Three quarters use classified ad platforms for their sales Clothing, books and furniture in particular are sold online 38 per cent of online sellers are annoyed by cheeky requests Children have outgrown their clothes, the new games console has replaced the old one, or...
Euralarm starts new Task Force Video Fire Detection
Euralarm starts new Task Force Video Fire Detection The Euralarm Fire Section has started a new Task Force that will focus on video fire detection. The start of the new task force follows after identifying video as an expanding technology for the fire business. The...
AI in schools often both a curse and a blessing
Educational scientist at Malmö University calls for regulation despite all the benefit Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is also on the rise in schools, not always to the delight of teachers and parents. But AI tools can offer solutions to many problems in...
One year of the Hesse safety portal: More than 8,000 defects reported / 60 percent of defects rectified
Minister of the Interior Roman Poseck: "With the safety portal, we are succeeding in making Hesse even safer." The "Security Portal Hesse" has been available to citizens in Hesse since the beginning of February 2023. Under the motto "Safe together in Hesse", the...
Electronic sniffer nose for ammonia
Even the smallest gas concentrations are detected - Australian researchers see widespread use A tiny electronic sniffer nose can be used to reliably detect the corrosive and toxic ammonia gas. It can be used in both the medical and energy sectors, according to the...
GITEX EUROPE in Berlin from 2025
From Dubai to Berlin - GITEX EUROPE, one of the world's most important events for tech and startups, is coming to the Berlin Exhibition Centre. Around 6,000 exhibitors from over 100 countries, 1,800 startups, more than 1,400 speakers - GITEX GLOBAL and the associated...
Germany: Nobody should have to go to the office just to collect a PINccc
Bitkom calls for the immediate reintroduction of mailing by letter Going to the office just to reset a PIN or collect a new one? - Since the end of last year, the PIN for the online function of the ID card has no longer been sent by letter. Instead, you have to make...
Brandenburg Police – Digitisation process is progressing
New app for Brandenburg police enables authenticity checks, reduces multiple entries and improves data accuracy Brandenburg's police force is introducing a new app on official smartphones. In future, police officers will be able to use it to digitally record ID...
Germany: Darmstadt Main Customs Office: Customs confiscates counterfeit products at the Ambiente trade fair in Frankfurt
Customs officers from the Darmstadt Main Customs Office identified complaints at 27 stands at this year's Creativeworld and Ambiente consumer goods trade fairs, initiated 27 criminal proceedings and subsequently withdrew 1,134 suspected counterfeits from circulation....
Germany: Significantly more counterfeit money in circulation in 2023
German Bundesbank has registered 56,600 counterfeit euro banknotes with a face value of 5.1 million euro The Deutsche Bundesbank (https://bundesbank.de) registered around 56,600 counterfeit euro banknotes with a face value of 5.1 million euros in German payment...