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TECH in Heilbronn: Schwarz-Digits boss calls for industrial policy for the cloud

Sovereign clouds are becoming a billion-dollar business. Schwarz Digits calls for a “Buy European” approach. But the US providers AWS and Microsoft also attract customers with their own offers.

Philippines, Japan seek to strengthen defense ties amid U.S.-China thaw

Colombian voters weigh economic reforms against right-wing crackdown

Colombians will cast ballots on Sunday in what is likely to be the first round of a presidential election, choosing between a leftist pledging to expand reforms begun by the current government, an ‌independent businessman promising a security crackdown and a right-wing senator seeking to become the country’s first female leader. Leftist Ivan Cepeda, a 63-year-old senator, is leading opinion polls, but looks likely to fall well short of the 50 per cent-plus support needed to avoid a June run-off.

Restructuring: How loyal do managers have to be?

Even in difficult situations, bosses in the team must represent their employer's position. Otherwise you risk termination. But this principle has limits.

Human-shaped object in US military UFO files intrigues Chinese expert

Amid a flurry of interest in newly declassified US government UFO files, a Chinese researcher has expressed intrigue in an apparent video of a fast-moving, human-shaped object. Zhang Nan, a Beijing-based researcher into unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), said he was particularly fascinated by a nearly five-minute video, captured by a sky-facing US military infrared sensor in Florida in 2020. In the footage labelled “NAG UAP 1 Jun 20”, a humanoid-like shape hovered for a long time before...

A hotly debated lung cancer drug cut the risk of death by 34% in a late-stage trial in China

An experimental lung cancer drug from Akeso and Summit Therapeutics reduced the risk of death by 34% in a late-stage trial, according to data released Sunday.

Why Trump reversed course to fast-track psychedelic drugs for mental healthcare

President Donald Trump is trying to fast-track research into psychedelics as treatments, creating new opportunities and risks.

My golf buddy dropped me when I didn’t ask him to be my financial adviser. Was I naive?

“Friendliness alone is not a sufficient reason to trust someone with your finances.”

Precious metal: How quickly does the price of gold arrive at the jeweler?

A reader wants to buy wedding rings. She is advised to buy quickly because of the rising price of gold. But does the jewelry trade really react that quickly?

Top Wall Street analysts see robust growth potential in these 3 stocks

Investors keen on capitalizing on the AI boom can track recommendations from top Wall Street analysts

Gamechanger: A smart approach in the fight against resistant bacteria

Ideas that change and improve our world. We introduce them. This time: new active ingredients against antibiotic resistance.

Study financing: Isn't the Bafög reform coming? - Trouble in the coalition

Research Minister Bär no longer expects a quick Bafög update. Why she shows understanding for a possible stop to the reform.

Labor market: The eight-hour day dates back to 1923 - and that's a problem

The eight-hour day was a historic achievement. But now our working time rules need an update. A column.

FDP: Kubicki attacks Strack-Zimmermann after the party conference: “Now you know where the hammer is”

After his election, the new FDP leader tightened his tone towards the defeated Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann. This also expresses itself - and appears more personable.

Chinese scientists leave posts after whistle-blower raises alarm over their research

Three more senior Chinese scientists have been disciplined by their universities after a high-profile blogger raised red flags about their research. Nankai University in Tianjin announced on Saturday that Chen Quan had been removed as dean of its College of Life Sciences. The university said that Chen, as a corresponding author, failed to properly oversee the quality and authenticity of experimental data in a paper published in Nature Cancer in 2024. Meanwhile, Sun Yat-sen University in...

Middle East: Israel's army captures important fortress in Lebanon

Israel is expanding operations in southern Lebanon. Capturing a Crusader fortress could bring strategic advantages. The Hezbollah militia fires again on Israel.

Study financing: SPD sticks to student loan reform – anger over Bär’s statement

SPD parliamentary group deputy Esdar contradicts Minister Bär: The SPD wants to implement the Bafög modernization as agreed. What changes are planned for students.

Russia: Germans take part in Putin's forum - AfD politicians there

Many German companies are holding their position despite sanctions in Russia, according to a new survey. At the economic forum in St. Petersburg there will now be a business dialogue for the first time.

Comment on TECH: Europe must not miss the second AI chapter

The US dominates the AI ​​race with capital. But the next phase will soon decide whether Europe will become a technology power or a technology landscape.

Education: “Simply wrong”: SPD criticizes CSU Minister Bär, who declares the Bafög reform to have failed

Is the Bafög reform still coming? The responsible CSU minister no longer expects it and declares it a failure. But the SPD has a completely different opinion.

Survey among CFOs: Hurdles to digitalization

A survey of CFOs shows that digital transformation is progressing too slowly in some companies.

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Confronting cancer in Hong Kong

Nigeria’s opposition divided, incumbent Tinubu eyes second term

Nigerian politician Peter Obi will run for president in the West African nation’s January elections, ensuring that the opposition to incumbent Bola Tinubu will once again be fragmented. Obi, second runner-up in the 2023 ballot narrowly won by Tinubu, was ratified late on Saturday as the candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress party. In his acceptance speech, he pledged to tackle insecurity, double health insurance coverage, and “invest heavily in schools, teachers, technology, and...

Business class for Lau? The mileage cheat - nonsense or real?

Hello everyone, of course here in the sub, in the best case scenario, expensive vacations are avoided in order to increase the deposits into the Grail. But there are certainly some people here who allow themselves one or two vacations. Lately I've been getting more and more people in my feed who are preaching that by routing all of your spending through your credit card, you can secure miles worth several business class flights per year. Now to my question? How much is there? Do

Is Hong Kong winning the war on cancer or facing new battle in late diagnosis?

In the first of a six-part Health Matters wellness series on cancer in Hong Kong, Emily Hung looks into how the city takes on its leading cause of death while maintaining one of the lowest mortality rates in the developed world and what more it must do to excel as a hub for cancer research. When Hong Kong began modern cancer tracking in 1983, it recorded 15,000 new cases and a far higher death rate than today. Four decades on, the number of cases has more than doubled to 38,000, yet the risk of.

Mitsui Eyes LNG Expansion as Data Centers Drive Power Demand

Mitsui is looking to invest in liquefied natural gas projects across the Middle East, the U.S. and Australia, its CEO said.

‘He threatened to cut the roots’: A tree fell onto my neighbor’s property during a storm. Then all hell broke loose.

“The neighbor estimates damage from the tree at approximately $6,000 or more.”

How do you pronounce FTSE All-World?

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Insight Innovation: Suddenly in high demand: memory chips are becoming the bottleneck of AI

New technology is transforming the once mass-produced commodity into a key element for AI data centers - and driving prices, profits and share prices to previously unknown heights.