Partnerships with defence companies could create annual manufacturing capacity of up to 60,000 drones France is increasingly involving carmakers and automotive suppliers in the development and mass production of military drones, according to Reuters. At least six...
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Rotterdam as a Blueprint: How Europe’s Largest Port Is Redefining Security and Resilience
Cybersecurity, drone management, energy infrastructure and critical-infrastructure protection are converging into a single security architecture Geopolitical crises, cyberattacks and increasingly fragile supply chains are fundamentally changing the security...
Hesse Consolidates Counter-Espionage and Operational Intelligence
Hesse’s Interior Minister Roman Poseck and LfV President Bernd Neumann present the organisational restructuring of the State Office for the Protection of the Constitution. ©LfV Hessen Germany’s financial and logistics hub responds to growing hybrid threats with...
German Businesses Warn of Growing Threat from Hybrid Attacks
Nearly nine in ten companies believe drone attacks, sabotage and cyber operations could trigger a serious national crisis Berlin, 6 August 2026. German companies are increasingly concerned that hybrid attacks involving drones, physical sabotage and cyber...
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When biosensors clean themselves: Nanotechnology opens up new prospects for diagnostics and wound care
Continuously monitoring biosensors are regarded as a key component of personalised medicine. Yet, ironically, it is precisely their direct contact with blood, wound exudates or other biological fluids that has often posed a problem to date. Researchers have now...
EU AI Act: New Transparency Rules Put Companies Under Growing Compliance Pressure
Deepfakes, AI-generated content and biometric systems are moving further into the regulatory spotlight. From 2 August 2026, additional provisions of the EU AI Act become applicable, introducing binding transparency requirements and strengthening enforcement across...
New VDE-AR-N 4100 standardises requirements for meter and transformer installations
Revised TAR Low Voltage responds to rising connected loads in buildings and establishes more uniform guidelines for planning, metering and installation As the electrification of buildings increases, so too do the demands placed on their electrical infrastructure....
Data Centers Under Threat: Cyber-Physical Systems Emerge as a Critical Security Risk
Data centers are the backbone of the digital economy. Yet as operators expand capacity to accommodate artificial intelligence, cloud computing and hyperscale workloads, the infrastructure supporting those services is becoming increasingly complex – and increasingly...
AI in Recruitment: Why Companies Must Act Before the EU AI Act’s High-Risk Rules Take Full Effect
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping recruitment, from screening applications to supporting candidate selection. Under the EU AI Act, certain AI systems used in employment are classified as high-risk. Yet some of the corresponding regulatory requirements will...
