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Metro boss Olaf Koch is allowed to leave at the end of the year

DÜSSELDORF – The CEO of the Metro retail group
can give up his office as desired at the end of the year. The supervisory board agreed to the amicable cancellation of the contract as of December 31, 2020, the company announced on Sunday in Düsseldorf. Olaf Koch’s wish became known on Friday.

ROUNDUP: New head of the supervisory board for Qiagen after failed takeover

VENLO – Shortly after the failed takeover by US technology group Thermo Fisher Scientific
gets Qiagen a new chairman of the supervisory board. Lawrence Rosen is replacing Hakan Björklund with immediate effect, the biotechnology and genetic diagnostics company announced on Friday evening. Qiagen did not provide any information about the background. Björklund had only headed the Supervisory Board for a good two years. Ex-Post CFO Rosen has been a member of the committee since 2013.

‘BamS’: Porsche investigates suspected manipulation

STUTTGART – According to a report by “Bild am Sonntag”, the sports car manufacturer Porsche is investigating possible internal manipulations of hardware and software on some vehicle models. According to the report, after the official approval by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) there were inadmissible changes to the exhaust systems and engine components of gasoline vehicles. Porsche itself reported the suspicion. The KBA has confirmed that there are, among other things, “on-site investigations”.

DNA analysis confirms the identity of alleged VW informers

BRAUNSCHWEIG – After a corpse was found in a burning car in Rottorf (Helmstedt district) it is clear that it is the alleged in-house spy in VW
– wiretapping. The DNA analysis showed that it was the owner of the vehicle, said public prosecutor Julia Meyer on Saturday. Several media had previously reported about it. As Meyer further said, there are many indications of a suicide, but this has not been conclusively clarified.

Apple fears in ‘Fortnite’ dispute over app store business model

CUPERTINO – Apple fears that its app store business will crumble if the iPhone company lets the makers of the popular online game “Fortnite” get away with their violation of the platform’s rules. If the behavior of the game company Epic Games were tolerated, “it would show all developers that they can ignore the obligations they entered into with their contracts with Apple,” said corporate manager Phil Schiller in a statement in the legal proceedings with the “Fortnite” provider on Friday. This could shake the entire business model and ecosystem of the App Store.

ROUNDUP / comparison after insolvency: Ford Group pays Mitec

EISENACH – The car manufacturer Ford and the insolvent Eisenach supplier Mitec have reached a settlement after years of litigation. Former Mitec owner Michael Militzer confirmed a corresponding report by “Welt am Sonntag” on request on Sunday. Then Ford is said to have paid around ten million euros to the insolvency administrator of Mitec. “That’s the number that matters,” said Militzer of the German press agency.

Additional Reports

-Press: Facebook takes crisis precautions for US election

TV ratings: Anna Loos suggests shows by Cantz and Jauch

Consumer advocates concerned about the dominance of large online platforms

-Corona controls in Austria: massive traffic jam at the Slovenian border

– Demand for prefabricated houses is increasing

– Tenants and landlords still have to wait for the rent cover judgment

– Criticism of the government’s plans for slaughterhouse workers

-Heat balance of the railway: ‘Better prepared for extreme temperatures’

-ROUNDUP 2: Majority for Carnival cancellation due to Corona – Laschet is looking for consensus °

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