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The six best Star Trek games

–, "Star Trek" continues to capture the imagination, and not just in the form of films and TV series. Heise online presents the six best "Star Trek" video games.

Not sovereign: Microsoft cannot guarantee the security of EU data

In a hearing, the Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft France had to admit: There is no guarantee that EU data is safe from being transferred to the USA.

Softbank: 1,000 AI agents replace 1 job

One billion AI agents are set to be deployed this year. "The era of human programmers is coming to an end", says Masayoshi Son.

iOS 26: Continue waiting for the public beta, macOS 26 available shortly

The Apple scene is waiting for Apple to make the first public preview version of iOS 26 available. macOS 26 is said to have been available for a short time.

India: 53 percent more iPhone produced

Apple is continuing to massively expand its iPhone production on the subcontinent. This is apparently succeeding despite resistance from China.

Apple management: Will Tim Cook remain CEO for another five years?

Apple's management is getting older and older. A report assumes that CEO Cook will stay until his 70th birthday. Other managers will then be in their mid-60s.

Critical Sharepoint security vulnerability: First patches are available

Microsoft has now released a patch, but attackers were not idle over the weekend. Dozens of SharePoint installations fell victim of "ToolShell"

Basement room with various IT devices on a shelf.

Illegal streaming: police take action against providers from Germany

Wetransfer wanted to grab rights to all files

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Sam Altman advises against using your own ChatGPT agent

Satellite operator SES merges with Intelsat

Serious Sharepoint gap: Already 100 organizations compromised over the weekend

The elimination of the Sharepoint security vulnerability is underway and meanwhile it is being analyzed who exploited it. The number of victims is increasing.

Microsoft: Chinese Technicians looked after the US Department of Defense cloud

Technicians from China took care of the Department of Defense's cloud on behalf of Microsoft. After this came to light, the provider had to rebuild.

Doctor in a coat with a smartphone in his hand. Next to it a projection with DNA strands

Clinical co-pilot receives first approval for Class IIb medical device

"Prof. Valmed" was the first company to receive approval from the European Union for its co-pilot of the same name.

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Starlink: First figures on the – surprisingly low – capacity limit

In the USA, there are discussions about using Starlink for broadband expansion. A new analysis raises doubts as to how sensible this is.

Update: New version of Sharepoint 2016 fixes toolshell vulnerability

Microsoft is following up and is also releasing a patch for the 2016 edition of Sharepoint. Admins should install this immediately.

BfDI record fines: Vodafone pays 45 million euros

The Federal Data Protection Commissioner imposed a record fine on the Vodafone Group for breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation.

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Google shows the Pixel 10

Google responds to leaks of the Pixel 10 with an official video: The clip shows the design of the new flagship Android, including the triple camera.

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Clues to more: Fifth exoplanet discovered in exciting star system L 98-59

The star L 98-59 is only 35 light years away, and several interesting exoplanets have already been found there. Now a particularly Earth-like one has been added.

MacBook trackpad: Accurate enough to be a scale

Apple's solid-state cursor field detects pressure very accurately. This is even enough to determine what you put on it to the nearest gram.

Konkrete Ansätze für mehr digitale Souveränität

Digitale Souveränität sollte derzeit höchste Priorität genießen. Doch oft wird sie nicht ganzheitlich gedacht und falsch eingeschätzt. Hilfreich ist deshalb ein Souveränitätscheck für IT-Entscheider.

Mixed reality projection of a toddler playing in a living room.

Portals to the past: a VR app makes memories accessible

Black Mirror sends its regards: the smartphone app "Wist" creates walk-in memories from videos. We have tried it out.

British kamikaze drone reaches up to 450 km/h with racing car aerodynamics

The British SkyShark kamikaze drone is available with an electric drive or a gas turbine. The good aerodynamics have an effect on speed and range.

Cisco Identity Services Engine: Attack on old gaps – update now

In recent weeks, Cisco has closed critical ISE gaps – and now the company is warning of exploits. Anyone who has not yet patched should act immediately.

Decades after the Ekranoplan: China is working on new ground effect vehicles

Ground effect vehicles combine the characteristics of ships and airplanes and have advantages over both. China's military may now want to take advantage of this

Apps included in the Microsoft 365 Family plan are seen on an iPhone.

Microsoft Exchange: Bug causes "[EXTERNAL]" in the mail subject line

Microsoft has apparently tweaked an Exchange function. As a result, "[EXTERNAL]" currently appears in the subject line.

Amazon buys wearable startup Bee

The start-up Bee is building a permanently listening AI wearable for the wrist. Now Amazon wants to buy the company.

The latest in Security

Ransomware: UK wants to ban government agencies from paying ransoms

Attacks on Microsoft Sharepoint: What admins need to do after patching

Multifunction printers of various brands: Active attacks on June vulnerabilities

Comment on Passkeys: One for all – or Microsoft against the rest?

HPE Aruba Instant On Access Points: Update closes partly critical gaps

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

Hints of new HomePod model with Apple screen leaked

iOS 26 will probably arrive in September 2025

iOS 26 and Co.: 4th developer betas are here – When can everyone join testing?

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After penalty: EU Commission allegedly approves Apple's app fee model

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Before war with Israel: Apple warned Iranian users about spyware

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Firefox brings AI assistant for tab groups

In version 141, Firefox expands the tab groups and the vertical tab bar. WebGPU support for Windows is completely new.

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OpenAI and Google win gold at the Math Olympics

International Math Olympiad is a particularly difficult math test. OpenAI and Google DeepMind declare that the performance of their AI models is a breakthrough.

RoboCup: HTWK Leipzig is soccer world champion in humanoid "Kid Size" class

The robotics team from HTWK Leipzig has defeated a Chinese team in the "Kid Size" class. The German team had only just received the robots.

VMware: Broadcom replaces VCSP program with selective model

Broadcom discontinues the VCSP program for partner companies. It will be replaced by an invitation-only model. But this step does not initially affect Europe.

40 years of Amiga – the wow machine

The Commodore Amiga 1000 not only marked the beginning of the multimedia age in 1985. The architecture and its effects are still significant today.

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Three Chinese groups identified as attackers on Sharepoint servers

An analysis by Microsoft names three different groups from China as the attackers of the latest Sharepoint vulnerability. But it is unlikely to stop there.

Slim glasses with integrated projector and pupil tracking.

Movable micromirrors: German start-up rethinks AR displays

The Karlsruhe-based start-up Gixel is developing an AR display that aims to outperform conventional solutions in key aspects.

Presentation Opel Mokka GSE: Small E-SUV with plenty of power

Opel is taking the most powerful battery-electric drive with 206 kW from the Alfa Romeo Junior. It remains with front-wheel drive and a 54 kWh battery.

Bird's eye view of the construction site

OpenAI, Oracle and Meta in the race for the largest gigawatt supercomputers

The Stargate joint venture hyped up by the US government has reportedly not yet signed any contracts. Oracle and OpenAI are building without Softbank.

A stream of zeros and ones shoots out of the 12 yellow stars of the European flag

Commission calls for 2.500 additional ICT specialists for the EU

EU authorities want 2.500 additional employees in ICT areas. This is shown by the EU Commission's draft budget.

Screenshot of the Federal Government's Facebook page. You can see the lead picture with the Federal Chancellery.

VG Cologne: Federal government may continue to operate Facebook fan page

A blow for data protectionists: Cologne Administrative Court allows the German government to operate a Facebook page. Meta is responsible for the data.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

GitLab 18.2: Duo Agent Platform for VS Code and JetBrains released as beta

DuckDuckGo: Image search without AI images

Meta opposes the EU's AI plans

Apple AI framework MLX: future support for Nvidia's CUDA

After the "200 million job": Meta AI recruits more Apple AI employees

The latest in Cars & Mobility

Stellantis makes a billion-euro loss in the first half of 2025

Harley-Davidson electric brand LiveWire presents electric light motorcycle

EU proposal: No more combustion engines in new company and rental cars

Electric car: Subaru presents Uncharted, Solterra and E-Outback models

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Intel takes the axe: Clear Linux OS abruptly discontinued

The Clear Linux OS, optimized for performance and container operation, is history. It remains to be seen why Intel has suddenly discontinued the distribution.

Man points to screens in The Space Situation Center in Uedem

DLR and Bundeswehr to exchange almost all space data in future

German space agency and the Bundeswehr will exchange data at the Space Situational Awareness Center. This should contribute to better infrastructure protection.

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.

iPad alongside Capture Card 4K S and two Nintendow Switch 2 Joycons

Elgato 4K S: New capture card for 4K streams

The capture card records high-resolution material at 60 fps. Another new feature is its own recording software.

"Hellraiser Revival": Horror becomes playable on PC, Xbox and Playstation

Sci-fi and horror: "Hellraiser" becomes a video game. "Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival" is said to be inspired by the first two films.

Jupiter probe: NASA has repaired broken JunoCam several times by heating it up

NASA's Juno probe's been studying Jupiter for nine years. Conditions are super harsh, and the camera's been taking a beating. But the heat's kept fixing it.

Selfie monitor with magnet from Rollei

It is well known that the iPhone selfie camera does not produce the best pictures. An additional screen should remedy this.

Zahlen, bitte! Solomon W. Golomb and an octillion IT systems

With his work on linear feedback shift registers, the mathematician Solomon W. Golomb created the basis on which countless IT systems work today.

Two silver-colored Ugreen NAS next to each other against a white background

Ugreen NAS: Network storage with economical ARM processors and 2.5 Gbit/s

Ugreen is launching an attack against established NAS manufacturers in the entry-level class. Two new devices are appearing with ARM CPUs.

The calculating machine made from K'nex parts.

Youtuber builds mechanical 8-bit computer from K'nex

Shadowman39 has built an 8-bit computer with the help of K'nex construction toys. Despite its imprecise mechanics, the machine solves simple arithmetic problems.

Satellite image of clouds over the ocean

Weather data from the US military: radio amateurs want to enable further access

For alleged security reasons, US military no longer intends to share satellite weather data for research purposes. Amateur radio operators plan to fill the gap.

CarPlay Ultra in the Aston Martin: Sometimes the instrument cluster goes out

A one-week test by an IT blog still reveals some weaknesses in Apple's improved car integration.

An orange dot with the inscription "Betelgeuse" and a light blue spot with the word "Companion"

Thousands of years mystery solved: Close companion star of Betelgeuse discovered

The giant star Betelgeuse has been observed for thousands of years and its fluctuations in brightness have long been known.Only now has a cause been discovered.

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