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US firms often fail to understand Germany

Business & Money: 24 Feb 13
Amazon’s current woes in Germany, following allegations that a security firm it hired intimidated foreign, seasonal workers, are just another example of how US firms misunderstand the German market, daily Die Welt reported. READ »

Germans will not copy French Google deal

Science & Technology: 4 Feb 13
German newspapers have rejected the idea of copying the agreement made last week between their French counterparts and the internet giant Google over royalties. READ »

North Korea seeks German economic advice

Business & Money: 5 Jan 13
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is looking to Germany for advice on how to attract international investment to his isolated dictatorship in 2013, a newspaper reported on Saturday. READ »

Major IT fair to highlight new internet wizardry

Science & Technology: 5 Mar 12
Internet players are set to make a big splash at the world's biggest IT fair opening in Germany Tuesday, a development likely to widen the event's appeal from a traditional devotion to pure technology. READ »

Google-backed internet institute raises eyebrows

Science & Technology: 11 Nov 11
While Google fights a sceptical public and officials in Germany, it is simultaneously funding a new internet research institute in Berlin. What is the US web giant hoping to accomplish? Moises Mendoza investigates. READ »

Hewlett Packard spends $13 million to fire CEO

Business & Money: 30 Sep 11
IT giant Hewlett-Packard is paying Léo Apotheker a hefty settlement for his 11 months work, it emerged Friday. The German former CEO will receive around $13 million (€9.5 million) and get his move back to Europe paid to boot. READ »

Google-funded Berlin internet institute to launch in October

Science & Technology: 11 Jul 11
A Google-funded institute in Berlin to study the internet's impact on society is starting to take shape, with the US tech giant company announcing on Monday it would invest €4.5 million in the project. READ »

Google creating internet institute in Berlin

Science & Technology: 16 Feb 11
Google has been the frequent target of Germany's data protection officials, but instead of retreating from the country, the US web giant is reportedly planning to create a leading internet research facility in Berlin. READ »

Google to hire hundreds in Germany

Business & Money: 25 Jan 11
Google on Tuesday said it planned to invest heavily in its operations in Germany this year, creating hundreds of new jobs at the US internet giant. READ »

Google boss tries to allay German privacy fears

Science & Technology: 9 Sep 10
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said on Thursday he understood why Germans were uneasy about the company's Street View service for historical reasons, as he began a charm offensive aimed at assuaging their privacy concerns. READ »

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