Federal Transport Minister wants to link truck scrapping bonus to turning assistant Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer wants the planned state truck scrapping bonus linked to the installation of turning assistants. As the German press agency learned from government circles, companies should only get the help if they also acquire a technical system for trucks that can prevent accidents with cyclists and pedestrians. There is no mandatory introduction of these technical systems to date. The new truck scrapping bonus is intended to get old commercial vehicles off the road and boost sales of newer models.

Federal millions for teachers’ laptops too late In the opinion of the FDP in the Bundestag, the planned acquisition of work laptops for teachers is going far too slowly. There could be no more talk of an “immediate funding program”, said deputy parliamentary group leader Katja Suding of the dpa. The background to this is a formulation in the relevant federal-state agreement on financing the devices. There it says that the 400 million euros for the teacher’s laptops should be spent by the end of next year. Suding expects that no more teachers will receive one of the loaners this year. In a situation in which the calls for hybrid lessons are getting louder, that is catastrophic.

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Giant processor beats supercomputer A giant processor with the gigantic AI chip Cerebras wafer-scale engine with 400. 000 Kernels has a top 100 – Supercomputer by the factor 200 beaten. The task consisted of a complex system of linear equations, such as those required for flow simulations or weather forecasts. As Cerebras explains in a blog post, the lead of the CS-1 is primarily based on its high memory performance and the fast connections between the cores.

ADFC is committed to connecting BER Airport to the cycling network The General German Bicycle Club ADFC wants to ensure that BER Airport is connected to the cycling network . The airport is not safely accessible via bike paths, and there are no bike parking spaces. The association cites Frankfurt Airport with its model project for bicycle-friendly industrial areas as an exemplary example of the expansion of a bicycle infrastructure. Cycle superhighways, some of which are still to be created, should encourage ten percent of employees and numerous airport visitors to switch to bicycles up to 2030. (igr)