Germany’s industrial heartland is coming back to life

Stefan Nicola|Published

Evonik Industries is building a plant to make a material the company believes will become the gold standard for industrial-scale 3D printing.

Vertical videos are a big hit on social platforms such as Instagram

Stefan Nicola|Published

The rise of the smartphone is driving a shift to vertical video as advertisers and young influencers create content.

Move over luxury cars, Germany wants to trial flying taxis

Stefan Nicola|Published

Germany, land of the no-holds-barred Autobahn, is pushing the next level of transportation: flying cars.

Facebook is losing friends as Snapchat lures U. K. teens away

Stefan Nicola|Published

Facebook Inc. is losing its swagger with young users, who are increasingly migrating to rival platforms including Snap Inc. ?s Snapchat.

Hot dogs and the Internet of Things

Stefan Nicola|Published

Forget about self-driving cars: In Germany, the Internet of Things starts with hot dogs.

Twitter invests $70m in music

Stefan Nicola|Published

Twitter invests about $70 million in SoundCloud to help the Berlin-based music streaming business expand its paid offering.

Goldman Sachs invests $27m in software firm

Stefan Nicola|Published

Human resources software maker Talentsoft obtains a sizeable investment from Goldman Sachs.

Four energy lessons for Obama

Stefan Nicola|Published

Germany’s move away from fossil fuels to renewables offers key lessons for the United States, writes Stefan Nicola.