Internet

Welcome to Germany, the largest economy in Europe. Everything works well in the Federal Republic, except for things that do not. Those include the Internet connection speeds. But the government just launched its Gigabit Strategy. Hold on to your hats.

Since this morning, Berlin has a Security Operations Center (SOC). Its task is to identify cyber attacks and defend the city against them. Governing Mayor…

In Berlin, the BVG is the main public transport provider. Now it is also the owner of an elegant website. Guess what: The search function actually works. Where…

Facebook reacted to demands from Jewish NGOs, by extending its ban on antisemitic and racist hate speech. Typical antisemitic statements such as "Jews are controlling the world" are now violations of Facebook's Community Standards.

In Germany, the city state of Berlin has not managed to upgrade all computers used by its authorities to Windows 10 on time. The solution to this problem…

Twenty-five years into the information age, passengers on Berlin's 'U-Bahn' lines U2, U5, U7 and U8 now have data connections, meaning they can access the…

As a relatively small nation, Germany exports almost as many goods as the United States of America. The third-largest exporting nation builds the best vehicles and machines on Earth, but seems to be unable to fix its network coverage issues.

In several federal states, German police have searched homes and interrogated suspects in a large operation against hate speech, including threats and…

About a quarter century after the beginning of the information age, Berlin's main public transport provider BVG has developed the idea of bringing information,…

Germany, a country known for its strong economy and its advanced technology, still has internet connection speeds which can almost be described as hopelessly low. Mobile data connections Germans and expatriates living in Germany have to put up with are simply embarrassing. What fixed broadband connections are concerned, countries like Lithuania or…