Germany

Germany Signs Long-Term U.S. LNG Deal To Replace Russian Gas

Sefe’s CEO, Egbert Laege, announced that Germany has signed a long-term deal with the U.S. to replace Russian gas with LNG from Venture Global LNG. Germany’s state-controlled firm Securing Energy for Europe (Sefe) has signed a 20-year deal with Venture Global LNG to import 2.25 million tons of LNG per year from

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Did German Newspaper Replace Editors With AI

According to The Guardian and other media outlets, the parent publishing firm of German newspaper Bild, Axel Springer SE, has reportedly replaced editors with AI. German tabloid company Bild has denied reports it is laying off parts of its editorial team and replacing staffers with artificial intelligence and “automated processes.” 

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German Intelligence Agency Releases NFT Collection To Recruit Talent

The German intelligence service (BND) has released an NFT collection as a treasure hunt to recruit talent. German Intelligence Agency Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) has released a non-fungible token (NFT) collection to recruit talent through a gamified blockchain treasure hunt. The agency released “Dogs of BND” earlier this month, a collection of

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Hundreds Attend First AI Church Service

An experimental Lutheran church service, almost entirely generated by AI, took place at St. Paul’s church in the Bavarian town of Fuerth and was attended by hundreds of people. The artificial intelligence chatbot asked the believers in the fully packed St. Paul’s church in the Bavarian town of Fuerth to

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Germany’s Recession Is EU’s First Falling Domino

According to experts, Germany’s recession is seen as the first falling domino within the EU, given that Germany has long been the flagship and a powerhouse of Europe. Germany entered a technical recession in the first quarter of 2023, according to recent figures from the Federal Statistical Office. What’s behind

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Wanted: Spies, No Remote Work, And Must Leave Cell Phone At Home

Germany’s foreign intelligence service, BND, is hiring spies. The job does not offer remote work, and applicants must leave their cell phones at home. Intelligence services are finding it harder to recruit staff since the pandemic as prospects want to work from home and would rather not part with their

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Germany Brands Climate Protesters ‘Criminal Organization’

Germany’s State Protection Chamber of the Potsdam Regional Court has branded the climate protesters Letzte Generation as a ‘Criminal Organisation.” Agroup of German climate protesters, Letzte Generation (Last Generation), are suspected of being a “criminal organization” in a landmark decision by the Potsdam Regional Court. The ruling was determined by

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European Security Order ‘Is No More’ – German President

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier told Germany’s RBB radio broadcaster that the European security order “is no more” due to the Ukraine war. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has “destroyed” the security order in Europe, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has claimed. He argued that there would be no return to former security

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‘One Third Of Scientific Papers Are Made Up’

According to neuropsychologist Bernhard Sabel of Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, a new fake-paper detector has revealed that one-third of scientific papers are made up. When neuropsychologist Bernhard Sabel put his new fake-paper detector to work, he was “shocked” by what it found. After screening some 5000 papers, he estimates

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