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App commissions too high: Netherlands gives Apple more time to make changes

In the Netherlands, Apple is no longer allowed to charge high commissions to dating apps. The company has been given more time due to the EU fee adjustment

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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Google's URL shortener goo.gl will only show 404 errors from the end of August

The service for abbreviating long internet addresses was discontinued back in 2018. Existing redirects with goo.gl will soon no longer work.

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.

Popular JavaScript package is: Malware through supply chain attack

Following a phishing attack on npm-Maintainer, the package is, which is downloaded around 2.7 million times a week, was infected with a malware loader.

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.

Intel gives up Magdeburg fab and announces end of foundry

No modern Intel semiconductor plant will be built in Germany. 14A will be a critical process for the entire Intel Foundry.

Not sovereign: Microsoft cannot guarantee the security of EU data

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Record-breaking: L7 humanoid robot runs at a speed of 14.4 km/h

Tesla switches from Samsung to TSMC back to Samsung

Wild rumor: iPhone 17 Pro with customizable color?

Image leak: iPhone 17 Pro escaped?

A leaker has discovered a person in San Francisco apparently carrying a new-generation developer iPhone. It corresponds to previous rumors.

Apple's "F1" movie takes half a billion at the box office

By the weekend, Apple had taken in 509 million US dollars globally for "F1". That's almost over budget. And streaming is yet to follow.

Affordable humanoid robot: Unitree R1 costs 5900 US dollars

Unitree offers an affordable humanoid robot at a low price. Some compromises have to be accepted.

Munich Administrative Court: Pornhub and YouPorn remain blocked for time being

The administrative courts in Munich have provisionally upheld the blocking of two erotic websites, following similar decisions by courts in Berlin and Neustadt.

SMS was yesterday: How RCS is revolutionizing messaging

More functions, security and interaction – RCS as the next generation of mobile communication opens up many new possibilities for developers.

The man who fooled the NSA – on the death of Tom Lehrer

The mathematician, songwriter and satirist Tom Lehrer has died. In his later years, he put his musical work in the public domain.

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Alibaba announces AI glasses with display

With the "Quark AI Glasses", Alibaba is entering the competition for AI glasses, which was started by the Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

Afrinic: Government of Mauritius intervenes

After the Afrinic board election was annulled due to irregularities, the government has announced an investigation. ICANN is also increasing the pressure.

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Study Mode: OpenAI introduces learning mode for ChatGPT

Learning with ChatGPT will be even easier in future. The study mode explains the required result step by step.

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.

US campaigners fear Apple's "aggressive" messaging filter in iOS 26

iOS 26 optionally hides messages from unknown broadcasters. A Republican campaign committee warns that this could lead to a massive drop in donations.

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Super refresh: New RTX 5000 graphics cards to come with more memory

The super versions of the GeForce RTX 5070, 5070 Ti and 5080 will have 50 percent more RAM and will be released as early as 2025.

Brute force attacks on IBM Informix HQ possible

Important security updates have been released for IBM Informix HQ and Cognos Analytics.

Old disks in new clothes: Fraud also with external hard disks

UnionSine hard disks are a bestseller on Amazon. An investigation shows: Some new enclosures contain old, used HDDs.

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Physician software: CompuGroup Medical wins Bundeswehr tender

CompuGroup Medical receives a major contract for the digitalization of the Bundeswehr medical service and is to develop software for doctors.

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Meta shows 3 millimeter thin holographic VR display

Researchers at Meta Reality Labs and Stanford University have presented a new type of display that enables ultra-compact VR glasses.

The latest in Security

Microsoft researchers find TCC gap in Apple's Spotlight: data leak imminent

Patch now! Attacks on PaperCut NG/MF observed

Support expired: Admin attack on LG network camera LNV5110R possible

Security updates: Malicious code gaps in GPU drivers from Nvidia closed

Blacksuit ransomware: Law enforcement officials seize ransomware website

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

Report: Apple wanted to make basic AI models open source

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Ugreen Magflow: First power bank supports Qi2 charging with 25 watts

iPhone 17 Pro: Various new camera functions leaked

macOS Outliner Bike gets major update

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European cloud market grows – and US providers benefit

Although European cloud providers are growing, US hyperscalers dominate the local market. Sovereignty discussions do not seem to make a difference.

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Lenses in VR glasses: Between sharpness, weight and optical side effects

Fresnel, pancake or aspherical: VR glasses contain a lot of optical know-how, but choosing the right lens remains a compromise.

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

Cooperation between 1&1 and Deutsche Glasfaser for fiber optics in rural regions

1&1 and Deutsche Glasfaser want to use their cooperation to supply less densely populated regions with fiber optics.

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Another Pixel 6a catches fire – despite mandatory update

Another Pixel 6a has caught fire: According to a user report, the mandatory update released in July did not have the desired effect.

RWE lays first wind turbine foundation for 1.6 GW North Sea cluster

Construction of the largest offshore wind power project in the North Sea has begun. The foundations of the first wind turbine have been laid.

JavaScript: Reanimated 4 introduces new CSS-based animation API

Reanimated 4 brings a CSS animation API for React Native, reworks state animations and adapts worklets and the behavior of Spring animations.

GitHub Spark: Vibe coding for AI-enabled web apps with front and back end

GitHub introduces an AI-based development environment that creates full-stack AI-enabled web apps – visually and completely without coding, if desired.

Gaming: Almost every PC game is bought as a download

7 out of 10 video games are purchased digitally, reports the industry association game. Digital dominance is particularly overwhelming on the PC.

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Drone driver's license: Office insists on payment despite no indication of costs

The LBA is asking users to pay for drone driver's license exams taken in 2021. But there are doubts as to whether this is always legal.

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Grafana 12.1 launches public preview for monitoring tool Grafana Advisor

The new features include automated health checks with Grafana Advisor, a new overview for notification rules and more flexible data visualizations.

Proceedings closed: EU Commission fulfills data requirements for Microsoft 365

The EU Commission may use Microsoft 365, the data protection concerns have been resolved. The decisive factor is the EU data border.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

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Game worlds from the text prompt: Meta rolls out GenAI tools in Europe

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AI model Aeneas supplements fragmented Latin inscriptions

AI summaries reactivated: More strange news snippets from Apple

Google Shopping: Alert and virtual AI request

Please without AI: Source code editor Zed offers an off switch for AI functions

The latest in Cars & Mobility

KTM employees on their way to the early shift

Motorcycle manufacturer KTM back in full operation after takeover by Bajaj

Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10 R on test: Less extreme than feared

Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G Range Extender with all-electric drive, NMC 3 battery, fuel cell, hydrogen tanks

Frankfurt puts articulated H2 buses into regular service

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

"Light of Motiram": Sony sues Tencent over "Horizon" knock-off

The Chinese publisher Tencent is working on a game that is very similar to the "Horizon" games. Now Sony is complaining: "Light of Motiram" is a clone.

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VR: Sickly avatars activate the real human immune system

Even the sight of a sick-looking avatar in a virtual room alerts the human immune system. It therefore becomes active even before an infection occurs.

ChromeOS - das Betriebssystem für eine neue Ära

Googles Betriebssystem punktet gleich mehrfach: höhere Sicherheit, geringerer Stromverbrauch im Betrieb - und außerdem lassen sich so Neuanschaffungen vermeiden und Geräte länger nutzen. Informieren Sie sich über die Vorzüge des Betriebssystems in unserem Themenspecial!

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EU finances new Dresden school building for microelectronics and mechatronics

The Dresden Vocational School Center for Electrical Engineering is to move in 2029. EU funds are making a new building possible.

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Windows 10 turns ten years old today

Ten years ago today, Microsoft released Windows 10 for use – as the last supposedly major version of Windows.

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Dungeon Full Dive: German pen & paper construction kit soon to be free of charge

The Düsseldorf-based developer studio TxK Gaming has to close and is making the unfinished TTRPG construction kit Dungeon Full Dive available for free.

Google: Earthquake early warning system did not work properly in Turkey

Google has admitted that its earthquake early warning system gave people insufficient warning during the deadly quakes in Turkey in early February 2023.

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Too much Google: Criticism of age verification system for Android

The European Digital Identity age verification solution for Android, which is currently under development, does not appear to fully meet the EU's requirements.

EU satellite internet: UK, Norway and Ukraine can join IRIS2

EU Space Commissioner Kubiliius has invited European third countries to participate fully in IRIS2 satellite network, an alternative to Starlink.

EU Commission: Temu with "high risk of illegal products"

The EU Commission presents the preliminary results of its investigation into the Chinese platform Temu. If it does not react, it could be expensive.

Nvidia's N1X processor: As many shader cores as in a GeForce RTX 5070

The N1X has appeared in Geekbench – this time with GPU specifications. With 6144 shader cores, it is said to be quite large.

TI Messenger in the healthcare sector: Interesting facts for insured persons

Chatting with doctors and nursing staff – The TI messenger "TIM" is designed to protect sensitive health data and enable secure data exchange.

Apple TV+: The new HBO with "prestige television"?

Apple seems to have chosen the rise of a US cable TV channel as the model for its streaming service. The criticism proves the service right.

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