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Microsofts Secure Future Initiative: "Bullshit!"

With the Secure Future Initiative, Microsoft's bosses promised to make security a top priority. "It's all just security theater," says Jürgen Schmidt.

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BGH rules against Sony: Cheat tools do not infringe copyright

Cheat tools developed for PSP games do not infringe Sony's copyright, the BGH has ruled. It thus follows the reasoning of the ECJ.

Pluribus: Apple series from "Breaking Bad" makers with a sci-fi setting

After "Silo" and soon "Neuromancer", "Pluribus" is coming soon. Vince Gilligan's thriller series is about nothing less than the future of the planet.

"Sophisticated" backdoors: Nvidia must explain itself to China's government

The Cyberspace Administration of China is making serious accusations against Nvidia. The company must prove that it does not use backdoors.

Artificial intelligence: Vibe coding service Replit deletes production database

According to a Replit user, the service has deleted its production database, made false statements about it and ignored instructions. The manufacturer responds.

iPad Pro M5: Not just a new chip, but another change

Apple is not only bringing the brand new M5 chip to next professional iPad, which is due in fall. Selfie fans and videochatters will get a new component.

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Opposition to the Online Safety Act in the UK is growing

With the Online Safety Act, platforms such as Reddit must also ensure age verification. These are being circumvented. A petition has many signatures.

Not sovereign: Microsoft cannot guarantee the security of EU data

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iOS 18.6 is here: Apple must simplify sideloading in the EU

Popular JavaScript package is: Malware through supply chain attack

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YouTube auto-dubbing: Robotic translation annoys users and cannot be turned off

YouTube relies on an automatic feature that translates foreign-language videos poorly into German. Even premium payers cannot turn it off permanently.

UniFi OS: Ubiquiti brings network operating system for its own server

Anyone using Ubiquiti devices will be able to operate the associated management software themselves in future – free of charge and without any restrictions.

Chinese JD.com negotiates purchase of Media-Saturn

The Chinese online retailer JD.com is negotiating a takeover with Ceconomy. Ceconomy is the owner of Media Markt and Saturn.

Install quickly: Apple fixes zero-day attack in WebKit

According to Google, a WebKit gap in Chrome has already been actively attacked. However, Apple's security notes do not contain any information on this.

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Broadcom reduces the Bitnami catalog to hardened images

The Bitnami directory now only contains hardened images. Broadcom will no longer maintain all others or will only offer them to premium customers.

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Brilliant Labs presents "Halo" AI glasses: Privacy-friendly and open source

Brilliant Labs presents Halo, AI glasses that create apps by voice, save reminders and remain completely open source.

Baden-Württemberg police may be allowed to use Palantir software temporarily

According to a report, Baden-Württemberg has reached an agreement on the use of Palantir's police data analysis software. There are conditions for its use.

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Changing of the guard: Anthropic new AI market leader among US companies

Large US companies and start-ups are increasingly relying on AI models from Anthropic. Open source models, on the other hand, are losing popularity.

Update: Sleep apnea detection lands on the Galaxy Watch

Samsung delivers sleep apnea detection for the first Galaxy Watches via an update.

KI-basierte Attacken: Abwehrstrategien für KMUs

Cyberangriffe und daraus entstehende Schäden für den deutschen Mittelstand nehmen zu. KI verschärft die Gefahr, kann aber auch als mächtiges Werkzeug zur Verteidigung dienen.

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NAS by DIY: Cheap network storage to print yourself

A resourceful inventor designs a NAS housing using a 3D printer. He provides the construction plans and instructions free of charge.

iPhone 17 Pro: info on special color and large camera back

Apple's new Pro iPhones come with major changes this year. These are not just in the design.

Developers want to test Liquid Glass: iOS 26 beta apparently very popular

Apple's remodeled new design seems to be of interest to iPhone developers. CEO Tim Cook provided information on the current beta test.

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Stargate: Europe's fastest supercomputer is being built in Norway

Two Norwegian companies are building Europe's first giant data center for OpenAI. An initial sum of one billion US dollars is to be invested.

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Flying limits: Meta's 3D 360-degree film lets you experience great flying sports

The VR film "Touching the Sky VR" shows spectacular wingsuit and paragliding flights. The filming conditions were at least as extreme as the flight maneuvers.

Nokia smartphones will probably be history for good by the beginning of 2026

Nokia smartphones are coming to an end: the brand deal with HMD expires in March 2026 and a new partner for the smartphone license is no longer being sought.

The latest in Security

Security updates: IBM Db2 can be attacked in various ways

WordPress Theme Alone: More than 120.000 attack attempts documented

Gaps in Microsoft SharePoint: Zero days that may not have been zero days at all

Security updates: UEFI security vulnerabilities jeopardize Lenovo All-in-One PCs

NIS2: Cabinet hands over open construction sites to Bundestag

The latest in Apple – iPhone, iPod, Mac & Co.

iOS 26 allows selection of AI model in shortcuts

Apple Card: Has a successor to Goldman Sachs finally been found?

Overview: These airlines use AirTags for baggage tracking

Apple figures: Profit high, penalty tariff effect still small, iPhone doing well

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Reddit wants to become a search engine

It's not just OpenAI and Perplexity that are competing with Google. Reddit is also preparing to become a search engine.

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New VR games in August 2025: "World War Z VR" & "Grit and Valor: 1949"

Strategy and survival fans will get their money's worth in August. In addition, "World War Z" will receive its first VR implementation.

Three fishing boats, one with a Poseidon robot on board.

"Ikejime": Robot processes fish in a "humane way" and improves taste

The Japanese fish processing method "Ikejime" is intended to make fish tastier and more durable. However, the process is expensive. Robots take over the task.

TypeScript: Langium 4.0 brings infix operators for more compact grammar

The TypeScript framework for custom languages brings new grammar functions such as infix notation, faster parsing and features for complex DSL projects.

JetBrains: Price jump for development environments from October 1

The IDE manufacturer JetBrains is increasing the prices of its development environments such as IntelliJ IDEA and other products at, in some cases by 20 percent

KubeSphere removes open source files and discontinues support

The Chinese manufacturer has deactivated the open source download links for the KubeSphere product. The core project on GitHub is not affected.

Leak: Pixel 10 gets full Qi2 support with integrated magnets

Google's Pixel 10 is getting Magsafe support similar to Apple's iPhones. According to the leak, the manufacturer also has its own Qi2 accessories up its sleeve.

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Nuclear reactor for the US Army: BWXT is working on a 1.5 MW mini reactor

A transportable mini-reactor is to ensure the power supply to US military bases. BWXT is working with Rolls-Royce on a prototype.

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"Total Victory": Court rejects Google appeal in Epic legal dispute

Google's appeal against the jury decision in the App Store dispute with Epic Games has been rejected. Now the consequences could become real.

All-round strike against Insta360: DJI's 360-degree camera with 8K video

DJI enters the 360-degree camera market. The Osmo 360 is capable of 8K video recording at up to 50 frames per second.

Amazon makes more revenue than expected, but forecast leaves investors in doubt

Amazon is growing faster than before, but the stock market expects more profits from AI investments. As the outlook is also subdued, the share price is falling.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

Apple loses more AI experts to Meta

Video Overviews: Google brings AI visualizations to NotebookLM

AI compulsion in Whatsapp alarms Italian competition authority

IT salaries: Engineering managers earn the highest salaries in Germany

Youth protection: YouTube wants to notice the age of users with machine learning

The latest in Cars & Mobility

Motorcycle presentation Triumph Scrambler 400 XC: Spoke extension

Car theft with transponder: Mercedes, Porsche escape class action lawsuit

Tesla takes Model X and Model S out of the program in Germany

E-scooter accidents with personal injury increased by 26.7 percent in 2024

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EU-US customs deal: the issue of data tolls is officially off the table

The EU has confirmed "that it will not introduce or maintain network user charges", writes the White House. The Commission supports this in principle.

Large rolls of orange fiber optic cable for laying in the ground at a construction site in Beber, Lower Saxony.

TKG amendment to accelerate network expansion in force

Since Wednesday, the expansion of fiber optic and mobile networks is considered to be of "overriding public interest". This is intended to speed up expansion.

Die richtige Prozessarchitektur als Basis zur effizienten Verbesserung von SAP Prozessen

SAP ECC läuft aus, die Migration steht bevor: Wie Sie mit der richtigen Prozessarchitektur Ihre SAP-Landschaft nachhaltig modernisieren, erfahren Sie im Live-Webcast am 14.8. um 11 Uhr.

Qualcomm wants to compete with AMD and Intel for servers from 2028

Qualcomm is preparing its server offensive. With Oryon cores and chiplets, it is taking on AMD and Intel.

Samsung: Galaxy S25 FE coming out sooner - Tri-Fold and XR headset still in 2025

Samsung has provided an outlook for the second half of the year. Among other things, the company wants to launch the Galaxy S25 FE earlier – and more.

Dropbox discontinues its password manager

Dropbox wants to focus more on its core product – and is therefore discontinuing its Passwords service. Administrators have a lot of work ahead of them.

Copyright: Springer vs Adblock Plus enters another round

Partial success for Axel Springer: The BGH returns the proceedings on the admissibility of adblockers under copyright law to the lower court for retrial.

iPhone 17: Apple is probably planning a slight price increase

It is a given that Apple smartphones will become more expensive this year. The first figures have now been leaked.

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Palo Alto acquires Cyberark – and declares the IAM market legacy

Palo Alto and CyberArk want to become an omnipresent cyber guardian together. The takeover marks the beginning of the era of identity security.

Young woman holding a smartphone and sitting in the driver's seat. One hand is on the steering wheel, the other is holding the smartphone. She is looking at the smartphone, her head and part of her upper body are turned towards the camera. The driver's door is open. A glass building can be seen in the background. The sun could be shining because the light is warm.

Study: People breathe in 68,000 microplastic particles indoors every day

Microplastics can cause damage to health. According to researchers, the concentration of particles indoors is higher than previously thought.

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Made in the USA: Apple gives small manufacturers tips

That should please the Trump government: The "Apple Manufacturing Academy" will soon open in Detroit, where Apple wants to share its manufacturing expertise.