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Tesla Competitor Reveals Electric Car That Can Charge in Five Minutes

Futurism

The buzzy new tech will be available next month in BYD's flashy new Han L sedan. million EVs to the rest of the world 50 percent more than the next highest exporter, Germany. That announcement sent shockwaves through the EV space and beyond, and it's not hard to see why. In 2023, China exported 1.7

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Google makes bid to resolve competition concerns in Germany over its automotive services bundling

TechCrunch

Following competition objections raised on Google in Germany this summer over bundling of services including Google Maps via its Android-based in-car infotainment system software, known as Google Automotive Services (GAS), the tech giant has made an offer of some service unbundling and the removal of contractual restrictions it applies to vehicle makers (..)

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This Ad-Tech Company Is Powering Surveillance of US Military Personnel

Wired

In a letter to a US senator, a Florida-based data broker says it obtained sensitive data on US military members in Germany from a Lithuanian firm, revealing the global nature of online ad surveillance.

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VW will start testing its Argo AI-powered self-driving vans in Germany this summer

The Verge

Volkswagen will start testing its new autonomous vehicles in Germany this summer, the company announced Wednesday. The aim is to launch a commercial delivery and micro-transit service in Germany by 2025. Robotaxis, in particular, are seen as being further out than most companies are predicting.

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Home energy assessment startup Enter raises €19.4M Series A to expand in Germany and beyond

TechCrunch

With energy becoming more expensive, and energy security ratcheting-up as a geopolitical issue, tech startups looking at this problem have been proliferating. An example of this out of New York is Sealed , a climate tech company that designs, manages, and finances home weatherization and electrification projects.

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Meet 4 more of Europe’s fastest-growing tech firms:  Leetchi, MAG Interactive, Run a Shop, and Hailo

The Next Web

These startups include companies from France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden. These companies are not only competing to be named the fastest-growing tech company in Europe, but also hoping the best overall company by. The Next Web has been hunting down the fastest-growing startups in Europe. This story continues at The Next Web.

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Here are the 5 hottest startups in Germany

The Next Web

Aside from the eccentric party driven artist’s haven its known to be, Berlin is also the birthplace of one of Europe’s first tech hubs. Just last year Germany’s startups collected a record €4.6 billion in investments with Berlin-based scale-ups alone responsible for €2.64 billion of the intake.

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