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German search engine Ecosia, used by government services, ditches Mistral for open-source models, including Chinese ones, citing Mistral's disappointing quality (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-ecosia-search-engine-mistral-chin…

German search engine ditches Mistral, bets on Chinese open-source AI
“We are disappointed with the quality of Mistral,” Ecosia founder and CEO told POLITICO.

"Germany unveils strategy for becoming Europe’s strongest military by 2039" did they mean Germany über alles? 😳
Is it a sequel or third in a trilogy?
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/202…

Germany unveils strategy for becoming Europe’s strongest military by 2039
The Bundeswehr will move away from rigid hardware quotas − the number of tanks, aircraft or ships − toward a flexible, effects-based planning model.

Whether the AfD can govern depends partly on the B.S.W.,
which was born from a split with the far-left party Die Linke but has veered rightward.
Like the AfD, it has an affinity for Russia and advocates very strict migration controls.
https://www.nytimes.c…

After Victory in German State, Far Right Needs Help to Take Power
The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, does not have a straightforward path to governing Saxony-Anhalt, but a small populist party could clear the way.

"Wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower aims to boost German electricity production"
#Germany #WindTurbines #Energy

Wind turbine taller than the Eiffel Tower aims to boost German electricity production
SCHIPKAU, Germany (AP) — A wind turbine described by its developer as the world’s tallest now rises 365 meters (1,197 feet) above the sparsely populated landscape of eastern Germany, surpassing the height of the Eiffel Tower. The colossal turbine has been built at an existing wind farm in Lusatia, southeast of Berlin. Once a major […]

Scheinbar bewege ich mich mit meinem Fahrrad bergaufgehend zu langsam für mein #Garmin, so dass ein Großteil der #Höhenmeter vom Garmin gar nicht erfasst wurden
#autoMode

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz doubled down Monday on pushing through unpopular reforms to Europe’s largest economy
after a far-right party surged to a landslide victory in a regional election, with a very good chance of forming the first far-right state government since the Nazi era.
Merz said his center-right Christian Democratic Union was “deeply shocked”
by what he called “the most serious election defeat that the CDU has had for years, for decades.”
But he indi…

German chancellor under pressure after AfD win in state polls
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under pressure after the far-right Alternative Germany (AfD) party achieved a significant victory in a regional election. AfD nearly secured a majority in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, marking a potential shift for Germany, which has avoided far-right leadership since the Nazi era. Merz, who leads the center-right Christian Democrats, had promised to weaken AfD but failed. The victory complicates Germany's political landscape amid challenges like Russia's aggressi…

A profile of Garmin CEO Cliff Pemble, who helped diversify its GPS product lines and grew annual revenue from $2.6B in 2013 to a record $7.2B last year (Brent Crane/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/20

The Alternative for Germany party dominated a crucial state election on Sunday, according to near-final results,
but fell short of the absolute majority needed to become the first far-right party to govern part of the country since the Nazi era.
If those results hold, the AfD, as the party is known by its German initials,
could still assume power in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in the coming weeks,
depending on the negotiations among rival parties that have vowe…

Germany’s Far Right Just Misses Majority in Crucial State Election
The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, trounced its rivals but was left unsure if it will be able to govern in Saxony-Anhalt. The result shocked Germany.

The AfD is exploiting Germany’s fear of change
The Alternative for Germany has just achieved the best result of any far-right party in the country’s postwar history.
In regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, a state in eastern Germany,
the party more than doubled its share of the vote,
and is projected to take about 44 percent,
likely just short of an absolute majority.

The result could put the state into a political deadlock.
It would take an extr…

The AfD is exploiting Germany’s fear of change
A political culture built on stability is failing in an age that demands disruption.

A far-right leader who has won an important state election in Germany has
thanked Elon Musk for his support,
as voices in Europe warn the result is a serious moment for the continent.
No far-right party has led or formed a government in Germany since the defeat of nazism at the end of the second world war.
Ulrich Siegmund, the Alternative für Deutschland’s lead candidate, thanked Musk on X
after the tech billionaire said “Well done!” in German to the AfD co-fou…

First Thing: German far-right leader thanks Elon Musk after landmark election win praised by Russia
The populist, far-right, anti-immigration AfD won the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt