Hacker News with Generative AI: Germany

Isar Aerospace launches Spectrum, fails early in first stage flight (nasaspaceflight.com)
Isar Aerospace, based near Munich, Germany, made the first-ever launch attempt of its Spectrum two-stage rocket on Sunday, March 30, at 10:30 UTC from the Orbital Launch Pad at the Andøya Space Center in Norway.
Isar aerospace first test-flight (live) (isaraerospace.com)
Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace has become the first European commercial space company to launch an orbital rocket from Continental Europe.
MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 still run train dashboards at German railway (Jan'24) (tomshardware.com)
Show HN: A web app that shows toilets near you (toilette-in-der-naehe.de)
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Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident (1943) (wikipedia.org)
The Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident occurred on 20 December 1943, when, after a successful bomb run on Bremen, 2nd Lt. Charles "Charlie" Brown's B-17F Flying Fortress Ye Olde Pub of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was severely damaged by German fighters. Luftwaffe pilot Franz Stigler had the opportunity to shoot down the crippled bomber but did not do so, and instead escorted it over and past German-occupied territory so as to protect it.
A Special Year at the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (computer.org)
Ask HN: Do US engineering skills translate well to European companies? (ycombinator.com)
I currently reside in the US and am looking to move to Europe (most likely Germany) some time in the next three years. Has anybody made this journey and have some insights to share?
Tesla Is Allegedly Withholding Wages of German Employees on Sick Leave (carbuzz.com)
Europe's Largest Makerspace (berlin-partner.de)
German electrical engineer with green card stripped and 'violently interrogated' (theguardian.com)
Berlin is investigating whether US immigration policy has changed, after a German national who is a permanent US resident was detained and “violently interrogated” by US border officials.
German parliament votes as a Git contribution graph (abstimmung.eu)
Namentliche Abstimmungen im Bundestag
Germany is unlocking billions to supercharge its military at a seismic moment (cnn.com)
100,000 Germans Surveyed, 94% Said No to Tesla Cars (forbes.com)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces a brand implosion in More Germany.
What the Press Got Wrong About Hitler (theatlantic.com)
Journalists accurately reported that the führer was a “Little Man” whom the whole world was laughing at. It didn’t matter.
German company set for first commercial rocket launch from Europe (msn.com)
Preparations are under way for a rocket test flight in Norway that could make history and give Europe greater independence from the market leader in orbital launches, the United States.
Germany tightens travel advice to US after three citizens detained (euronews.com)
The German foreign ministry has updated its travel advice for Germans travelling to the US after three German nationals were denied entry and detained as they tried to enter.
German Tourists Detained for Weeks, Then Deported from U.S. (nytimes.com)
Chained, detained for weeks and eventually deported, two German tourists trying to enter the United States were recently tangled in a system responding to President Trump’s push to sharply restrict entry and deport people en masse.
Bending Spoons acquires komoot (yahoo.com)
Technology company Bending Spoons today announced that it has closed the acquisition of komoot, the Germany-based route-planning platform for adventurers and outdoor enthusiasts worldwide.
Germany tightens travel advice to US after three citizens detained (euronews.com)
The German foreign ministry has updated its travel advice for Germans travelling to the US after three German nationals were denied entry and detained as they tried to enter.
Apple Loses Top Court Fight Over German Antitrust Crackdown (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc. lost its fight at Germany’s top civil court to overturn a regulator’s decision to put it under tighter antitrust scrutiny alongside other US tech giants.
Filen – Encrypted cloud storage hosted in Germany (filen.io)
Abuse of power at Germany's elite research institution [video] (dw.com)
The Max Planck Society is a figurehead of scientific research in Germany: a big name, a stellar reputation, and top-notch facilities. Anyone who makes it to one of its 84 institutes belongs to the elite: an organization that counts 31 Nobel Prize laureates among its ranks.
German spy agency believed Covid escaped from lab (rvmnews.com)
Germany’s top foreign intelligence agency has determined with 80% to 95% certainty that the COVID-19 pandemic originated from a Chinese government lab in Wuhan, according to new reports from German news outlets Zeit and Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Tesla is done in Germany: 94% say they won't buy a Tesla car (electrek.co)
A survey of over 100,000 Germans revealed that 94% won’t buy a Tesla vehicle.
Abuse at the Max-Planck Institutes in Germany (dw.com)
The Max Planck Society is Germany's preeminent research organization, boasting 31 Nobel laureates. But insufficient oversight leaves international scientists exposed to abuse and the whims of the institutes' directors.
Updates on Schleswig-Holstein Moving to LibreOffice (documentfoundation.org)
Nearly a year ago, we posted about the German state of Schleswig-Holstein’s plan to move 30,000 PCs from Microsoft Office/365 to LibreOffice.
German Intelligence Agency Concluded COVID19 Likely Originated from Lab Accident (dw.com)
Germany's spy agency thinks an accident in a Chinese lab likely led to the COVID-19 pandemic, media say. Evidence it collected allegedly indicates negligence at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Volkswagen enjoys surprise bestseller amid financial woes: the VW currywurst (theguardian.com)
In recent years, Volkswagen’s financial woes may have become emblematic of Germany’s economic downturn. But, amid a slump in car sales, one of its more obscure products that has nothing to do with automobiles is experiencing a boom: the VW currywurst.
Germany concerned over F-35 'kill switch' amid US policy shifts (eutoday.net)
Germany’s planned acquisition of 35 American F-35 fighter jets has come under scrutiny following concerns that the United States, under President Donald Trump, could disable the aircraft remotely.
Snapshots of Modern Mathematics from Oberwolfach (imaginary.org)
Here you can find the “snapshots of modern mathematics from Oberwolfach”. Snapshots are short texts on aspects of modern mathematics written by researchers visiting the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach. They are edited for accessibility and understandability by a team of editors. We recommend advanced High School mathematics as prerequisite for reading a snapshot.