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AI-powered robots offer new hope to German factories

AI-powered robots offer new hope to German factories

A blue-eyed humanoid robot carefully opens a box and places a tool inside as a crowd of visitors watch the demonstration of "physical AI" skills at a major industrial trade fair in Germany. Made by German startup Agile Robots, it was among a host of robots showing

German 'green village' rides out Mideast energy storm

German 'green village' rides out Mideast energy storm

While the world frets about surging energy prices pushed up by the Middle East war, one small German village has been reaping the benefits of its turn to climate-friendly renewables. Surrounded by wind turbines and studded with solar panels, Feldheim, population 130, boasts its own electricity and heating networks,

Google opens AI centre as Berlin defends US tech reliance

Google opens AI centre as Berlin defends US tech reliance

Google opened an AI centre Berlin on Thursday, pledging to step up innovation in the German capital, which boasts a dynamic start-up scene and strong academic and research institutions. German politicians hailed the move despite growing fears Europe is overly reliant on US tech giants that its own corporate

Google to open German centre for 'AI development'

Google to open German centre for 'AI development'

Google will open an AI centre in Berlin on Thursday, the latest sign of Europe's deepening reliance on US firms in cutting edge technologies despite the continent's stated aim to catch up with its rivals. Germany's ministry for digital affairs told AFP the centre

Showdown looms between Tesla and German union

Showdown looms between Tesla and German union

An industrial relations showdown looms this week as Germany's powerful IG Metall union is seeking to gain control of the works council at US billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla plant outside Berlin. The works council, an elected body of employees that negotiates pay deals and working hours