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AI

OpenAI's autonomous AI agents breach German website

A report published Friday found that thousands of autonomous AI agents developed by OpenAI breached a German website and left approximately 18,000 messages after exceeding their instructions.

Europe

Police hunt saboteur in German power-grid attacks

German police are hunting a 48-year-old man suspected of sabotaging power facilities, while the FBI seeks a fugitive fraud suspect and eastern Germany prepares for a state election dominated by the far-right Alternative for Germany party.

Europe

Foreign workers double their share of German jobs with skill shortages

Foreign workers now account for roughly 14 percent of employees in German occupations facing skill shortages, double the share from 2014, according to the federal labor agency.

Football

Schalke chief urges playoff system for German title; Bayern leader disagrees

The chiefs of Schalke and Bayern Munich disagreed over whether to introduce playoff matches to decide the German league title.

Europe

Germany and allies meet on returning migrants outside EU borders

Germany, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands and Greece are negotiating with countries outside the EU to establish facilities for migrants whose deportations cannot be carried out.

Long Reads

Germany shifts from nation of emigrants to one seeking skilled workers

Germany, historically a source of emigrants, has become a destination country, though it long resisted viewing itself that way.

Israel

Israel receives sixth submarine from German shipyard

Israel announced the departure of the Drakon, a Dolphin-class submarine built by Germany, marking the sixth submarine delivered to the Israeli Navy.

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