Germany is considering a 10 percent digital service tax on US tech giants

Under new Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Germany could impose a new 10 percent tax on major online platforms such as Google and Facebook. Reuters reported that political factions in the country struck a d [...]

Amazon Germany fined $70 million for 'influencing' third-party Marketplace pricing

The Bundeskartellamt, or the Federal Cartel Office of Germany, has prohibited Amazon from continuing its practice of using mechanisms to control the prices charged by sellers on its platform in the co [...]

Germany and Europe's AI sector has strong research but few models, limited compute, and regulations that favor US competitors

A scientific advisory body to the German federal government paints a sobering picture of Germany as an AI hub in its 2026 annual report: strong research output, but hardly any homegrown models, too l [...]

Engadget Podcast: iPhone 16e review and Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+

The keyword for the iPhone 16e seems to be "compromise." In this episode, Devindra chats with Cherlynn about her iPhone 16e review and try to figure out who this phone is actually for. Also, [...]

Google invests 5.5 billion euros in new data centers and offices in Germany

Google plans to invest about 5.5 billion euros (around $6 billion) in Germany by 2029, with most of the funding going to new data centers and expanded office space.<br /> The article Google inve [...]

Germany’s most conservative banks are about to let millions of customers buy Bitcoin

Germany’s cooperative banks and savings banks, the local institutions that handle mortgages, current accounts, and small business loans for tens of millions of customers, are rolling out their own [...]

Lyft and Baidu plan to bring their robotaxis to the UK and Germany next year

Lyft and Baidu have shed more light on their plan for a worldwide fleet of autonomous vehicles. After the first rollouts — which are earmarked for Asia and the Middle East later this year — the co [...]

SAP and OpenAI plan to launch an AI platform for Germany's public sector using Microsoft Azure

SAP and OpenAI are launching "OpenAI for Germany," an AI platform for Germany's public sector, built on Microsoft Azure and run by SAP's Delos Cloud subsidiary.<br /> The art [...]

Germany tells Trump: you cannot get to the moon without us

Germany’s space minister has a message for Washington: the dependence runs both ways. In an interview with Politico at the VivaTech trade show in Paris this week, Dorothee Bär said Europe provides [...]