Industrial AI infrastructure as a building block of digital sovereignty With the official launch of the Industrial AI Cloud in Munich, Deutsche Telekom is setting an important milestone in industrial policy. In cooperation with NVIDIA and data centre partner Polarise,...
Society & Politics
Comforting words from AI are often better received
Desired partners in crises perform worse in extensive scientific test series Although people prefer compassion that comes from other humans, they find the empathy communicated by artificial intelligence (AI) to be more effective. This was discovered by researchers at...
Police crime statistics for 2025: Baden-Württemberg remains on track for safety – with new challenges on the horizon
Fewer crimes, high clearance rates and an overall stable sense of security: the 2025 police crime statistics (PKS) paint a positive overall picture for Baden-Württemberg. At the same time, they make it clear that crime is increasingly changing – away from classic...
Commentary: Security Is More Than Statistics — and More Than Policing
What Baden-Württemberg’s 2025 Crime Statistics really tell us At first glance, Baden-Württemberg’s 2025 Police Crime Statistics read like a success story. Overall crime is declining, clearance rates remain above 60 percent, and violence in public spaces is falling....
Ending Germany’s Mini-Jobs: A Political Reform with Economic Side Effects
Debate over labour-market reform raises questions about income security, flexibility and employment risks Germany’s long-standing “mini-job” model is once again under political scrutiny. Economists are warning that a rapid abolition of this special form of employment...
Comment: Mobile phone tracking for persons required to leave the country – promises of efficiency with unanswered questions
At first glance, the demand for mobile phone tracking and surveillance of persons required to leave the country who have gone into hiding seems pragmatic: if persons cannot be located, the police should use digital means to find them more quickly. Less effort, fewer...
Carnival in gigabyte frenzy
Record data consumption in mobile communications – 5G and AI ensure network stability Whether street carnival, festival tent or old town pub – Carnival 2026 was not only exuberant in analogue terms, but also more intense than ever in digital terms. Between...
Munich Security Conference – Security architecture under stress
The 62nd edition of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) once again demonstrated the security policy and operational significance of the meeting for Germany and its partners. Between February 13 and 15, 2026, global crisis dynamics, high-level diplomacy, and a...
TÜV SÜD: Safety assessment – Assessment guide for alternative drive systems in rail vehicles
Battery and hydrogen drives in rail vehicles contribute to the decarbonisation of European rail transport. However, there are still no comprehensible harmonised safety standards for alternative drive concepts. TÜV SÜD's ‘Assessment Guide for alternative propulsion...
Warm points keep trains running on time thanks to AI
Sensors ensure smooth rail operations in Scandinavia, even in very harsh winters Points that cannot be set due to icing or large snow accumulations lead to massive delays, sometimes even train cancellations. Heating them is not enough, as William Liu from the Royal...
