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FRANKFURT/ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss banking software company Avaloq is starting preparations for a 2020 sale or initial public offering as its private equity shareholder Warburg…
Read More Swiss banking software company Avaloq prepares for 2020 sale: sources
PARIS (Reuters) – France is pushing for the creation of a European-wide regulator of digital platforms such as Google to sanction possible abuse of power,…
Read More France to redouble efforts to create EU tech regulator after copyright spat
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Libra Association, due to launch and manage the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency, is talking to European Union regulators after opposition from Germany…
Read More Libra coin group in talks with EU regulators, executive tells Reuters
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – When researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee in 2015, slowing it to a crawl in the middle of a U.S. highway,…
Read More Once hacked, twice shy: How auto supplier Harman learned to fight cyber carjackers
ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook’s (FB.O) attempt to drag cryptocurrencies into the mainstream with its Libra digital coin met with further scepticism on Monday when an…
Read More Facebook's Libra in regulators' sights as ECB's Coeure warns of 'stablecoin' risks
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German economy ministry said on Friday a second European battery cell production consortium was being discussed and preliminary agreements were expected…
Read More Germany mulls creation of new electric car battery consortium
BERLIN (Reuters) – Sony launched the Xperia 5, a slimline version of its flagship smartphone, at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin on Thursday…
Read More Sony appeals to film lovers with slimline Xperia 5 smartphone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major automakers said on Wednesday they have agreed to equip nearly all U.S. vehicles with systems to remind motorists of passengers in…
Read More Automakers to equip nearly all U.S. vehicles with systems to avoid deaths of children in hot cars
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is proposing a measure to make measles vaccinations mandatory for children and employees of kindergartens and schools. Chancellor Angela…
Read More European country introduces mandatory measles vaccination for kids
LONDON (Reuters) – British food delivery service Deliveroo will cease operations in Germany on Friday to focus on other markets in Europe and beyond, a…
Read More Deliveroo quits Germany to focus on other markets
LONDON (Reuters) – British food delivery service Deliveroo will cease operations in Germany on Friday and turn its attention to other markets, a spokesman for…
Read More Deliveroo to end operations in Germany, focus on other markets: spokesman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Pay-TV software maker Synamedia, supplier to Comcast’s Sky and AT&T’s Direct TV, believes the pay-TV market will continue to grow despite the…
Read More Synamedia sees pay TV driving growth for three-four years before IPO
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German payments company Wirecard AG said on Thursday it was teaming up with car-dealing platform AUTO1 Group to offer digital financial services…
Read More Wirecard deal with AUTO1 first fruit of SoftBank alliance
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is proposing a measure to make measles vaccinations mandatory for children and employees of kindergartens and schools. Chancellor Angela…
Read More European country introduces mandatory measles vaccination for kids
Half of Germany sees Islam as a threat, survey claims The twice-yearly Religion Monitor report found 50 percent distrustful of Islam But it found only…
Read More Half of Germany sees Islam as a threat, survey claims
FRANKFURT(Reuters) – Germany raised 6.55 billion euros ($7.4 billion) from its 5G mobile spectrum auction, the Federal Network Regulator (BNetzA) said on Wednesday after a…
Read More Germany raises 6.55 billion euros in epic 5G spectrum auction
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Adjust, a Berlin startup specializing in audience measurement and fraud prevention in mobile advertising, said on Wednesday it had raised $227 million…
Read More Berlin startup Adjust raises $227 million in bet on mobile ad growth
Media playback is not supported on this device Teenager Giulia Gwinn scored on her Women’s World Cup debut as Germany made a winning start to…
Read More Women’s World Cup: Germany Women 1-0 China Women
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday launched a smaller version of the company’s Echo Show smart speaker, which is powered by its popular voice assistant…
Read More Amazon launches smaller Echo Show device for $90
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German payments company Wirecard said on Wednesday it would work with India to simplify the process of issuing tax identity cards required…
Read More Wirecard teams up with India to issue tax ID cards
PARIS (Reuters) – Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said a decision by France regarding the 5G telecoms network would be based on security and performance…
Read More France: 5G telecoms decision based on security and performance, nobody to be ruled out
BERLIN (Reuters) – Vodafone wants the German government to facilitate the rollout of ultrafast fiber broadband connections to homes and businesses by investing in the…
Read More Vodafone presses Germany for more help in broadband rollout: Welt am Sonntag
Hunt for Hilter’s missing uranium: Physicist reconstructs Nazi attempts to build nuclear reactor after being sent a mysterious cube of 1940s German uranium. But where…
Read More Hunt is on for mysterious Nazi uranium cubes from nuclear power tests
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. activist investor Elliott revealed a 1.2 billion-euro ($1.3 billion) stake in SAP on Wednesday and said it supported a new management…
Read More SAP welcomes Elliott's $1.3 billion investment; shares hit high
PARIS (Reuters) – E-commerce giant Amazon and French retailer Casino are expanding their partnership, with Amazon installing pick-up lockers in Casino stores and making more…
Read More Amazon strengthens ties with French food retailer Casino
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s auction of spectrum for 5G mobile services resumes on Tuesday after bidding slowed to a crawl last week before the Easter…
Read More Germany's 5G spectrum auction resumes after bids slowed before Easter
PARIS (Reuters) – E-commerce giant Amazon and French retailer Casino are expanding their partnership, with Amazon installing pick-up lockers in Casino stores and more of…
Read More Amazon strengthens ties with French food retailer Casino
BERLIN (Reuters) – Workers at four Amazon logistic centers in Germany went on strike on Monday, the latest action in a long-running campaign for better…
Read More Amazon workers strike at four German warehouses
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish tech unicorn Klarna is nearing the point where it could seek a stock market listing, but it’s unlikely to be this…
Read More Tech unicorn Klarna may soon be ready to consider bourse listing: CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Federal Network Agency on Wednesday said Deutsche Telekom could raise fees it charges rivals for accessing its “last mile” infrastructure, the…
Read More German regulator proposes to hike fees Deutsche Telekom can impose on rivals