Money Heist season 5 theories: Alicia Sierra revealed as one of Berlin’s ex-wives

In the latest instalment’s final moments, Alicia infiltrated the Professor’s hideout and held him hostage at gunpoint.  With the fate of the criminal genius and his band of criminals hanging in the balance, fans are waiting on the edge of their seats to find out if the former inspector will pull the trigger.  Meanwhile, some […]

How German policymakers are hurting Berlin’s startups

GUEST: You can hardly go a day without seeing an article heralding the prodigal rise of Berlin’s startup scene. It is true that Berlin has tremendous momentum and potential. There is an iconoclastic streak to the city, and it is attracting young makers with creative ambitions from all over the world. But there is something […]

Berlin’s Full Node wants to be Europe’s largest blockchain coworking space

Beyond the massive speculative frenzy around cryptocurrencies, the underlying blockchain technology continues to attract an expanding range of entrepreneurs. This means various regions are now jockeying to become a hub for the growing ecosystem of blockchain startups. Berlin is one of the cities that believes it’s worthy of the crown, and now it’s getting some […]

‘End of equal rights’: Police union chief blasts Berlin’s New Year’s Eve safe zone for women

Published time: 30 Dec, 2017 18:19 The head of Germany’s Police Union has slammed the creation of a special safe zone for women at a New Year’s Eve celebration at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, saying it implies that women celebrating outside the zone won’t be safe. Rainer Wendt of the German Police Union (DPolG) told the […]

Never-ending construction: Berlin’s unfinished airport still plagued by ‘fundamental faults’

Berlin’s international airport in Brandenburg has turned into a sort of unending construction project due to numerous technical problems. Now, even the airport systems that were deemed ready-to-use were found to be malfunctioning. More than 2,000 days since the initially scheduled opening, the end of construction of the infamous airport dubbed “the building site of […]

Co-founder of Berlin’s ‘liberal mosque’ under 24-hour protection after multiple death threats

A co-founder of Berlin’s first ‘liberal mosque’, which has allowed both men and women, including members of the LGBT community, to pray together since opening last month, has been placed under 24-hour protection after receiving hundreds of death threats. Speaking to RT, Seyran Ates, a women’s rights activist and lawyer who is one of the […]

Failure-port: In Berlin’s unfinished air hub, only half the doors work & sprinklers still a problem

Published time: 1 Jul, 2017 03:20 Edited time: 1 Jul, 2017 03:22 Germany’s seemingly unending construction project, Berlin’s troubled international airport in Brandenburg, faces yet another delay as the airport’s head says that the construction will not be finished in 2017 due to problems with safety regulations. Read more The modification of the currently malfunctioning […]

Berlin’s approach to improving how people get around is less confrontational than Uber’s

Rob Price/BI App-based, ride-hailing services like Uber have become a popular transportation option in many major cities across Europe. But they’ve also come under fire from the region’s traditional taxi service providers for skirting established industry regulations. Uber-style disruption isn’t the only way to harness the power of digital to improve transportation, however. Some recent […]