Achtung Tesla! German Automakers Try To Compete With Elon Musk Elon Musk trying out a brand new VW - Herbert Diess via LinkedIn
Volkswagon and other German car companies want to develop their own software systems and thus close the e-car technology gap with Tesla. But success will depend on a cultural change in the established auto sector.
INGOLSTADT It s all systems go in Ingolstadt, where Volkswagen has invested billions of dollars in setting up a new subsidiary. The plan is for the organization Car.Software to soon employ 10,000 people and become the second largest software company in Europe, after SAP, according to CEO Herbert Diess.
The Latest: Atlanta Shooting, Japan LGBTQ Breakthrough, Sad St. Patrick s Day A deserted vaccination centre in Erfurt, Germany, after authorities suspended the use of the AstraZeneca jab over blood clot fears. - Martin Schutt/dpa/ZUMA 2020-03-17
Welcome to Wednesday, where a shooting in Atlanta leaves eight dead, a Japanese court ruling could be a breakthrough for LGBTQ rights and Saint Patrick s Day celebrations are cancelled again. We also travel to Argentine s sea waters where an onslaught of foreign fishing fleets threatens marine life.
Let them have AstraZeneca! The negligence of Europe s leaders
As elsewhere in Europe, the German government s decision to suspend the use of the vaccine makes no logical sense when you weigh up the risks in concrete figures, writes Justus Haucap, Professor of Economics at the University of Düsseldorf, in German daily Die Welt:
In many ways we've moved beyond outdated parenting models of the past. But the modern parent too often produces "little tyrants" who wind up as dysfunctional adults.
The Latest: DisAstraZeneca, North Korea & Biden, Bond Villain Dies Moviegoers at the AMC Theater on the first day of reopening for theaters which had been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Burbank, California - Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Wire 2020-03-16
Welcome to Tuesday, where Europe faces an AstraZeneca panic, North Korea has its first words for Joe Biden and movie theaters reopen in Hollywood. We also explore the world of biomimicry, where new technologies are created in the image of nature.
• Australia #March4Justice protests: Tens of thousands of people in 47 locations across Australia take to the streets to protest sexual violence and gender discrimination in the workplace.
The Latest: AstraZeneka Halted, Zulu King Dies, $69m JPG People flee their homes in Makassar City, eastern Indonesia, where heavy rains have caused massive floods during monsoon season. - Cover Images/ZUMA 2020-03-12
Welcome to Friday, where additional countries suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine, Alexei Navalny s whereabouts are unknown, and South Africa mourns the King of the Zulu. Argentine daily
Clarin also shares the story of a legendary Buenos Aires ice cream shop, which has been forced to close for good.
• More countries halt AstraZeneca vaccine: Following Denmark, Norway, and Iceland, Thailand becomes the first Asian country to suspend the vaccine over sporadic reports that it produces blood clots, and at least one death attributed to an AstraZeneca vaccination.