Author: Matthias Monroy
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Capital for migration deterrence: Berlin-based drone and surveillance firms are also beneficiaries of EU’s border regime
Drones, satellites and AI – how Berlin-based companies profit from EU migration deterrence, which addresses Abolish Frontex visits for that reason, and why private sea rescuers are not permitted to use sensor technology. Unmanned systems in the air, on land…
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Berlin aims to become a new drone metropolis – the chancellor and his deputy are helping with start-up funding
The Berlin Senate wants to make the capital a centre for drone technology. Companies such as Stark, Rheinmetall, Germandrones, and Quantum Systems have long been established there – and are now receiving local and federal backing. Jule Meier and Matthias…
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Former German concentration camp Buchenwald: Row over keffiyehs resurfaces as memorial criticises instrumentalisation
A pro-Palestinian alliance wants to be permitted to wear keffiyehs at the former concentration camp Buchenwald. The memorial says it is appalled. However, its director has corrected a controversial guidance document that became public last year. Wearing a keffiyeh –…
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Palantir is suing the Swiss “Republik” – An opportunity to talk about what kind of company it is, says one journalist
Five journalists reported critically on the US corporation Palantir with the WAV research collective and “Republik” – and Palantir is now demanding a right of reply at the commercial court. This could prove to be a boomerang. Lorenz Naegeli is…