Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Dahua Technology unveiled an expanded lineup of AIoT-based smart living products at IFA Berlin 2026, pushing further into wireless surveillance, intrusion detection, video intercoms, monitors and fire safety.

Mainz – September 09, 2026 -- German public broadcaster ZDF has shortlisted five debut novels for its 48th annual "aspekte" Literature Prize, a €10,000 award recognized as a launchpad for major literary careers since 1979.

Penzberg – September 09, 2026 -- The digital vocational-training platform Ausbildungskompass received the "Excellent" rating in the special category "Digital Administration: Benefits for Citizens and Businesses" at the Best of Technology Award 2026, presented on September 3, 2026 in Düsseldorf.

Hamburg – September 09, 2026 -- Germany's Faktenkontor agency group has rebranded as PER Group, restructuring its five subsidiaries around client-outcome delivery rather than traditional agency disciplines such as PR, data or technology.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Germany's TÜV testing organizations are building a joint certification framework for artificial intelligence systems, with market rollout targeted for late 2026, as new survey data shows 79 percent of German citizens fear uncalculable risks from AI.

Munich – September 09, 2026 -- Sky Labs presented new clinical trial data for its ring-based blood pressure monitor, CART, at the ESC Congress 2026 in Munich on September 7, showing an 80% data evaluability rate in continuous monitoring of atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients and high correlation with standard ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in severe heart failure cases.

Bochum – – September 09, 2026 -- GLS Bank board member Aysel Osmanoglu has issued a public statement following an unexpectedly strong result for the far-right AfD in Saxony-Anhalt's state election, warning that the outcome puts fundamental societal achievements and democracy itself at risk.

Wiesbaden – September 09, 2026 -- Germany's industrial production dropped 1.1% month-on-month in July 2026 on a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, according to preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Output was 1.6% lower than in July 2025 on a calendar-adjusted basis. June 2026 figures were revised down to flat growth (0.0%) from a preliminary +0.2%, leaving output 0.5% below the prior-year month.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Pudu Robotics' PUDU D7 semi-humanoid robot has been named an Honoree in the Best in IFA Next & Emerging Technologies category of the IFA Innovation Awards, marking the machine's first European showcase at IFA 2026 in Berlin.

Frankfurt am Main – September 09, 2026 -- Thirty percent of German small and mid-sized companies (Mittelstand) with foreign business expect their cross-border revenues to decline over the next three years, according to a new KfW Research study, with 6 percent forecasting a sharp drop. Roughly 24 percent anticipate growth, while 47 percent expect no change.

The findings stem from a January 2026 survey conducted before the outbreak of the Iran conflict, meaning sentiment may have since deteriorated further.