Cyberattacks, disinformation, hybrid warfare — modern threats are often invisible and difficult to detect. In Leipzig, the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics is now researching how such risks can be identified and countered at an early stage. At the same time, a new Saxon research network is bringing together 18 institutions to work on security and resilience. | more
The Czech energy group EPH, together with LEAG and MIBRAG, controls large parts of the East German lignite industry - and is now planning to invest in new gas-fired power plants. Fridays for Future is taking to the streets in Dresden today as part of an international week of action that is targeting EPH and its main shareholder Daniel Křetínský across Europe for the first time. | more
Wer Notebook, Fernseher oder Drucker ohnehin auf der Einkaufsliste hat, kann derzeit in Meißen bei MEDIMAX richtig sparen. Drei aktuelle Angebote stechen durch ihren Preis besonders hervor – darunter ein Samsung-4K-TV für weniger als die Hälfte des ursprünglichen Preises. | more
Germany has a reliable power supply. This is according to data from the Federal Network Agency. Outages are also rare in Bavaria. | more
A new core network for hydrogen transportation with great economic potential is being built in eastern Germany. The construction is intended to strengthen the region as a center for sustainable energy. | more
Companies, service providers and research institutes join forces to strengthen the solar industry in eastern Germany | more
Die Koffer sind fast gepackt, die Sommerferien beginnen – und viele nutzen die freie Zeit für einen kleinen Einkaufsbummel. Genau jetzt lohnt sich ein Besuch der Marken Outlets Schwarzheide besonders: Zahlreiche Stores haben ihre ohnehin günstigen Outlet-Preise nochmals deutlich reduziert. | more
Despite the imminent loss of around ten million 1&1 customers, O2 is optimistic about the future and plans further growth. | more
A digital test field for rail travel of the future has been opened in the Ore Mountains. New applications and the new rail radio FRMCS are being tested there. | more
Kurz gesagt: Der Palais Sommer 2026 bringt vom Sonnabend, dem 20. Juni, bis zum Sonntag, dem 26. Juli mehr als 60 Abendveranstaltungen auf den Dresdner Neumarkt. Fast täglich beginnt das Programm um 18 Uhr vor der Frauenkirche. Der Eintritt ist frei. | more
The energy supplier SachsenEnergie plans to invest more than 500 million euros in grid expansion, decarbonization and the expansion of the telecommunications network in 2024. | more
Saxony-Anhalt's Minister President Reiner Haseloff is calling for better infrastructure links between the new federal states and Berlin and Eastern Europe. He emphasizes the need for more direct international connections from Berlin and improved train connections between Dresden, Magdeburg and Berlin. He also focuses on the demographic challenges facing the East and calls for more freedom in the allocation of university places in order to combat the shortage of doctors. | more
Die meisten Führungskräfte wissen, was gute Führung ausmacht. Sie kennen Kommunikationstechniken, besuchen Seminare und haben zahlreiche Managementbücher gelesen. Und doch geraten viele im Alltag immer wieder in Situationen, die sie verunsichern: schwierige Mitarbeitergespräche, Konflikte im Team, weitreichende Entscheidungen oder der Spagat zwischen wirtschaftlichem Druck und menschlicher Verantwortung. | more
Saxony ranks third nationwide in the expansion of the 5G mobile communications network in a comparison of the states with the same area. Coverage is 92.5 percent of the state's area, while the national average is 89 percent. | more
