Long working hours in Germany: 2.1 million people worked over 48 hours weekly in 2025 Germany’s Federal Statistical Office finds 2.1 million full-time employees worked overlong hours in 2025, highlighting …
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ServiceNow invests $40 million in BusinessNext to deepen banking AI partnership
by Helga Moritzby Helga MoritzServiceNow investment: $40M stake in BusinessNext bolsters AI banking push ServiceNow investment of $40 million buys roughly 5% of BusinessNext, intensifying a joint push into AI-driven banking software and global …
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German beer production falls 5.6% to below 80 million hectoliters in 2025
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerGerman beer production falls below 80 million hectoliters in 2025, BarthHaas reports German beer production fell below 80 million hectoliters in 2025, down 5.6%, as global output slipped to 1.896 …
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Business
EU fines AliExpress €550 million under DSA for selling illegal products
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerEU Imposes €550 Million Fine on AliExpress for Selling Illegal and Dangerous Products EU fines AliExpress €550 million over weeks-long listing of counterfeit clothes, unsafe toys and hazardous cosmetics that …
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AliExpress fined 550 million euros by EU for selling illegal products
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerAliExpress fine: EU levies €550 million penalty over illegal products sold on platform The European Commission fined AliExpress €550 million for failing to remove counterfeit, unsafe and banned goods, a …
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AliExpress Fined 550 Million Euros by European Commission Over Illegal Products
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerAliExpress fined €550 million by EU over failure to curb illegal products EU issues €550m AliExpress fine under the Digital Services Act for unsafe, counterfeit and illegally sold goods on …
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Germany’s EV subsidy program disburses €53.9 million as Tesla leads approvals
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerGermany electric car subsidy pays out €53.9m by June 30, 2026 as Tesla leads approvals Germany electric car subsidy paid €53.9 million by June 30, 2026; Tesla leads approvals as …
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Quantum Computing Startup Secures €57 Million, Warns of Encryption Risks
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerEuropean startup raises €57M to scale ion-trap quantum computers European quantum computing startup raises €57M to scale ion-trap systems, warns of encryption risks and eyes industrial use by 2029–2030 with …
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Germany secures EU approval for €659 million semiconductor production subsidies
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerEU Approves €659 Million in German Semiconductor Subsidies, Majority for Aachen Fab EU approves €659m German semiconductor subsidies to back new fabs in Aachen and Itzehoe, with clawback rules and …
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Business
Inflexion acquires German medtech Primed from Paragon Partners for €300 million
by Leo Müllerby Leo MüllerInflexion acquires Primed in roughly €300 million deal Inflexion buys German medtech Primed for about €300 million, aiming to speed product development and expand Primed’s presence in hospitals across 70 …