The Parliament is, according to the Financial Times, poised to call on the European Commission to separate Google’s core search business from its other businesses or take some other serious measure… Read more »
The German firm focuses on behind-the-firewall installations because its customers — the likes of the U.S. Navy — aren’t too keen on building their applications in the public cloud. Read more »
German publishers who recently accused Google of blackmail for threatening to stop listing their stories in Google News – after they tried for years to wrangle copyright cash out of Google… Read more »
Telefónica will cut 1,600 jobs in Germany following the merger of O2 Deutschland with E-Plus, to get rid of duplicate roles. The jobs will be phased out by 2018, the firm… Read more »
Google says it is “studying their order to determine next steps.” Based on precedent, those next steps will involve Google paying lip service to the privacy regulators and doing nothing to… Read more »
After courts in Hamburg and Berlin upheld bans on Uber’s services, the company announced the opening of its traditional-taxi-friendly UberTaxi service in those cities. Read more »
Rocket Internet’s upcoming IPO looks to be a barnstormer. As reported by Reuters on Wednesday, the flotation on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange next month is already fully subscribed, and the German… Read more »
Netbiscuits, the Germany-based provider of analytics tools for the mobile web, has appointed a new CEO. Daniel Weisbeck, the company’s COO and CMO, is taking over the top spot from Michael… Read more »
The weeks-long, country-wide ban is over, but the taxi association that sparked it will appeal, and Uber is arguably still not legal in Germany. Read more »
This month will see Netflix roll out in many more European countries, and France is the first. It’s also announced a partnership with French ISP Bouygues Telecom. Read more »