At a time of growing concern over the power of the world's mighty tech companies, one German state is turning its back on US giant Microsoft.

This state made the open-source shift, and chances are it won't be the last. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor June 16, 2025 at 1:49 a.m. PT querbeet/Getty Images ...

The door remains open for the German state to take a stake in Netherlands-owned grid firm TenneT, company executives said on Thursday, as it seeks fresh equity to support an estimated 200 billion ...

In brief: The long-running battle of Germany's northernmost state, Schleswig-Holstein, to make a complete switch from Microsoft software to open-source alternatives looks close to an end. Many ...

Police in the south-western German state of Baden-Württemberg are to be allowed to use the analysis software from US firm Palantir, which is controversial among data protection advocates. The ...