It went 10 days without sales and decided to shut down the business, but it noticed a $2 fee that was still being charged to its account and it panicked. >> It felt like it was being scammed. And at that point, it decided to uh uh try to contact the FBI.But we have control over what emails go in and out. just as a as a last. >> So, you intercepted the email and it said, "I am reporting an ongoing automated cyber financial crime involving unauthorized automated seizure of funds from a terminated business acc ...

Still, Germany is placing a big bet on its biggest defense contractor, Rhin Matal. A major arm supplier to German troops in both world wars. Rinall and its subsidiaries have won a commanding share of recent government contracts.>> We are the fastest growing defense company in Europe at the moment. >> Armen Paper has been CEO since 2013. Pragmatic, forceful, strategic.He built Rhymmetal into a pillar of NATO rearmament. >> Ry Metal was an ammunition company is going from ammunitions to vehicle platforms, but ...

In 2024, Germany began sending its 45th Armored Brigade, 5,000 troops, to Lithuania. Once brutally occupied by the Nazis, Lithuania now welcomes German troops, bolstering NATO's eastern flank. Germany's first permanent deployment of a combat ready brigade abroad since World War II. ...

We saw evidence the Defense Ministry is thinking outside the box. Way outside the box. It's funding tests to see if these giant Madagascar hissing cockroaches can be repurposed from repulsive pests to miniature battlefield assets.>> This is a left turn and this is a right turn. Stefan Vilhelm's year old startup Swarm Biotactics in central Germany is working with the Bundes to develop technology that can steer the creepy critters autonomously and send them on reconnaissance missions. He let me take control.W ...

The drones are the future of warfare. >> We met Sven Kru in Berlin. He is co-CEO of drone manufacturer Quantum Systems.The company with factories in Germany and Ukraine just landed a€ 25 million euro contract with the Bundesphere to produce up to€ 750 intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance drones, ISR for short. We have now more than 1,500 at the battlefront day by day in use. >> 1,500 drones.>> Drones in use in Ukraine. Day by day, night by night. >> Drones, including quantums, have helped reshape ...

Despite the uptick in enlistments, the Bundesphere faces a manpower challenge. It wants to add about 75,000 active duty troops to its all volunteer force by 2035. History weighs on recruitment.The issue still sparks protests. A recent poll found an overwhelming majority of 15 to 25 year olds would not take up arms. If volunteer numbers fall short, the government may reintroduce the draft.Soldiers we met in basic training told us they find the reluctance of their generation to volunteer troubling. >> I think ...

Pistorius warns Putin is rapidly rebuilding Russia's military and he told us Russia could be in position to attack the West by the end of the decade. When does Germany need to be ready for war. We should do everything to be that in 2029.This is our objective. This is still a way to go. 3 days after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, then Chancellor Olaf Schultz told the Bundustag, Germany's parliament, the incursion marked a Titan venda, a turning point for Europe.He announced a special€ 100 billion euro fu ...

The war in Ukraine has shaken Germany's sense of security. But the country is also shaking off the shadows of its brutal military past. This Holocaust memorial in Berlin, a stark reminder of that history, stands close by the rice, where the national parliament is moving to restore Germany's military as Europe's most powerful force.Defense Minister Boris Ptorius has overseen a 23% uptick in enlistments over last year. How is the war in Ukraine changing Germany's view of its own security. I grew up in the Col ...

Training & Readiness - German military (Bundeswehr) is conducting basic training at the Müster Army base [1] - Training focuses on skills needed to defend against enemy assault [1] - A major has been training troops since 2018 [1] Geopolitical Context & Impact - Recruits are more aware of the potential for real-world conflict [2] - The war in Ukraine is influencing the recruits' understanding of their training's importance [2]

Were there comedians in your house all the time. >> Yeah. Yeah.Plenty of them. Plenty of them. Yeah.I mean, there's Mel, there's Sid Caesar, there's Wow. You know, Norman was there. Groucho came by, Steve.Yeah. Yeah. I mean, people were there, you know, and everybody said, "What is it like growing up?" When you're a kid growing up, you don't know.You just That's >> I think every house is like >> Yeah. And then you go to your friend's house and nobody's laughing over there. Not funny is not so funny over the ...