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Peter Thiel is a German-born tech billionaire, co-founder of Palantir and known for his closeness to Donald Trump and his criticism of liberal democracies. The Axel Springer Award is given to personalities who change markets.
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Criticism of Peter Thiel and Palantir will continue to grow in Germany, particularly with regard to the use of data by security authorities.
Likely · Within weeks
The debate about rent controls in Berlin will be reignited by Thiel's comments.
Possible · Within months
Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) announces the discontinuation of 76 program offerings by the end of 2027. Social media channels, newsletters, websites as well as linear radio and television formats such as 'Frau TV' and 'People hautnah' are affected.
Jürgen Klopp's debut as national coach on RTL reached 10.76 million viewers. The reporting focused on Klopp's emotional production and the journalistic closeness of presenter Laura Wontorra to her former TV expert.

The NRW media authority is refraining from taking any further steps in the dispute over an uncommented Höcke interview with podcaster Ben Berndt. Since the false statement about the SA was sufficiently classified through the public debate, the protection goal was achieved.

Deutsche Welle is continuing its Greek-language service despite earlier announcing its closure due to austerity measures, but on a reduced scale starting next year. The decision follows public pressure from Greece and Germany, including an objection from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In the future, 400,000 euros are earmarked annually for the editorial team instead of the previous 700,000 euros.

Jan-Philipp Schlecht, editorial director at Böblinger Boten, reports on the change in local journalism through digitalization and AI. Experts warn of dangers to democracy due to the disappearance of local reporting.

After the CDU election defeats in Saxony-Anhalt, speculation about the replacement of Chancellor Friedrich Merz dominates the Berlin media. Critics complain that this fixation on personnel issues ignores complex political problems.