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"Germany’s heat pump public discourse is positive but volatile"
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Germany’s heat pump public discourse is positive but volatile
Research from Germany analyzed sentiment in online news coverage to explore how heat pumps are portrayed in German public discourse. It found that while public perception is generally positive, it is neither uniform nor stable, and dipped significantly during debates around Germany’s heating law in 2023.

Germany-based eleQtron, which develops trapped-ion quantum computing processors using proprietary tech, raised a €57M Series A led by Schwarz Digits (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2026/05/05/german-deeptech-eleqtron-lands-eur57m-series-a-fundi…

German deeptech eleQtron lands €57M Series A funding
German deeptech company eleQtron has raised €57 million in a Series A funding round to accelerate the industrial scaling of its trapped-ion quantum computing technology. The investment was led by Schwarz Digits, the digital and IT arm of the Schwarz Group, with participation from the European Innovation Council Fund. Additional investors include existing backer Earlybird, alongside new participants such as Ankaa Ventures, Precitec, NRW.BANK, and IFB Hamburg. The funding package also in…

A new military service law requires all German men under 45 to seek approval from the Bundeswehr to leave the country for longer than three months.
It also obliges the military career center to issue it.
https://www.dw.com/en/german-men-need-mili

German men need military permit for extended stays abroad
The new military service law requires all men under 45 to seek approval from the Bundeswehr to leave the country for longer than three months. It also obliges the military career center to issue it.

Newsmax is planning to expand to Germany, Italy, Greece, and other international markets this year through partnerships and licensing deals with other companies (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/06/newsmax-expands-germany-italy-other-countries/

SCOOP: Newsmax plots expansion to Germany, Italy and other countries
Newsmax says its international expansion effort, which includes broadcasting via partnerships and licensing deals, will generate $25 million in revenue by the end of the year.

Wow, such democracy. Much freedom of movement.
#germany #eu

heute durfte ich eine kurze führung durch unsere bibliothek im vom-stein-haus geben für eine delegation von studierenden und dozierenden aus indonesien. das gibt mir die gelegenheit, hier auf das "DEEP"-projekt am germanistischen institut der uni münster zur vermittlung von demokratie-, nachhaltigkeits- und diskurskompetenzen hinzuweisen:
"Democracy, Environmental Education and discursive Participation"

This past weekend was no holiday for the cybersecurity world, so don't miss today's Metacurity for the crucial infosec developments you might have missed, including
--Germany names alleged ‘UNKN’ kingpin behind GandCrab and REvil ransomware empire,
--Meta pauses work with Mercor indefinitely following breach,
--N. Ireland education IT system contractor hit by breach,
--First convicted spyware maker dodges jail time,
--N. Korea carried out a six-month op t…

Germany names alleged ‘UNKN’ kingpin behind GandCrab and REvil ransomware empire
Meta pauses work with Mercor indefinitely following breach, N. Ireland education IT system contractor hit by breach, First convicted spyware maker dodges jail time, N. Korea carried out six-month op to steal $270m from Drift, Y Combinator dumps Delve over compliance fabrications, much more

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Jostiband Optreden - Bevrijdingsfestival Groningen - YouTube
#bevrijdingsfestival #5mei #Groningen

Alabama legislative committees approve GOP gerrymanders despite ongoing primary election (Jen Rice/Democracy Docket)
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/alabama-legislative-committees-approve-gop-gerrymanders-despite-ongoing-primary-election/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260505/p62#a260505p62

Supreme Court clears path for Louisiana to gerrymander mid-election (Yunior Rivas/Democracy Docket)
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/supreme-court-clears-path-for-louisiana-to-gerrymander-mid-election/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260504/p104#a260504p104