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Lithography systems: China allegedly builds EUV machine

China is set to mass-produce complex EUV systems as early as 2026. However, this does not seem particularly realistic.

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NASA: Sea levels rose unexpectedly sharply last year

It is well known that sea levels are rising worldwide as a result of climate change. Last year, however, the increase was unexpectedly large, according to NASA.

Unregulated tech tests: Thiel, Altman and co want Freedom Cities

The White House is to hold talks on how to establish Freedom Cities in the USA – Cities without regulation.

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Microsoft: Native porting to Go should make TypeScript ten times faster

The company has taken the first steps to greatly accelerate the programming language through a native implementation of the compiler in Go.

D-Wave proclaims quantum superiority – wrongly

D-Wave claims to have beaten a supercomputer with a quantum annealer. For the first time, the problem solved should be useful.

Intel: Stock market rollercoaster ride after TSMC-Nvidia-AMD-Broadcom rumors

TSMC is said to have proposed a joint venture with Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom to Intel. Intel's share price promptly shot up.

Europe could become independent of battery imports

By 2030, 90 percent of the batteries required in Europe are to be produced domestically. According to a recent study, however, this is only partly realistic.

"Time bomb" hidden in code: developer sentenced

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Eutelsat offers itself as a replacement for Starlink in Ukraine

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CL1 is the first commercial computer with human brain cells

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Workforce halved: Broadcom laid off 19,000 VMware employees since acquisition

iPhone in the car: improvements to CarPlay and navigation in iOS 18.4

With the next iOS update, Apple is adding some useful features for users who use their iPhone in the car –, some of them forced.

Pornhub & Co.: Providers defend themselves in court against blocking orders

Vodafone challenges NRW's blocking orders for Pornhub and YouPorn in court. Pÿur and 1&1 join the legal battle against these media regulator decisions.

Dynatrace promises developers better control over databases

The acquisition of the Israeli start-up Metis gives Dynatrace AI-supported observability tools for monitoring and optimizing databases.

Gemma 3: Google launches new free AI model

Gemma 3 comes in four sizes and runs locally on mobile devices. Google is also releasing the free ShieldGemma 2 model.

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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.

Presentation of the Mercedes CLA EQ: The first with more excitement

The CLA represents a great leap forward for Mercedes in terms of technology and is associated with many hopes. It makes other models look old.

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Adobe beats financial expectations, but shares fall on AI concerns

The software company is able to increase revenue and profits more than expected. But there are concerns about Adobe's AI strategy.

Online casinos such as "Slotmagie" offline after data loss

German online casinos of the Merkur Group shut down their games on Saturday. Before this, most private data of hundreds of thousands of people was accessible.

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Siemens, Meta and others want to triple nuclear power in the world by 2050

A number of large companies want to triple their nuclear energy capacities by 2050. They see rising demand for electricity.

Hybrides UEM: Die Zukunft der Geräteverwaltung

Endgeräteverwaltung aus der Cloud oder lokal? Die Antwort: Sowohl als auch! Am besten ist eine hybride Lösung, die die Flexibilität cloudbasierter Systeme mit der Sicherheit lokaler Infrastrukturen kombiniert.

Corruption investigations: EU Parliament bans Huawei lobbyists

The EU Parliament and the Commission have shown Huawei lobbyists the door in the face of allegations of bribery against the Chinese company.

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Billion-dollar coup: initial investigation details on the Bybit case

The crypto exchange Bybit suffered a billion-euro theft with a wallet from the provider "Safe", probably also through social engineering.

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Liven Ambient 0: Simplified firmware update for new functions

The ambient synthesizer received the firmware update 1.5 on Friday. The update process has been simplified and there are new functions.

History: IBM 75GXP, the hard disk to get out of the hard disk business

In March 2000, IBM introduced new hard disks. The 40GV and 75GXP became notorious for their high failure rates.

Inner turmoil, glowing pyramids and northern lights: the pictures of the week

This week, our gallery photographers show impressive landscapes from Giza in Egypt to the breathtaking Aurora Borealis over a fjord.

OpenAI declares AI a "national security issue" and calls for US dominance

In response to the US AI Action Plan, OpenAI wants strict controls and copyright restrictions. Google is calling for international cooperation.

The latest in Security

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IT security to be largely exempt from the debt brake

Remote access: Ivanti Secure Access Client as a gateway for attackers

Malware vulnerabilities threaten FortiOS, FortiSandbox & Co.

Security updates: Root vulnerability threatens Cisco ASR routers

Security vulnerabilities: Gitlab developers advise rapid update

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

AirPods allegedly get live translation

Keepass client Strongbox bought up – Users worried

AI delays with Siri: Apple builds disclaimer into website

iPhone 17 Air: A question of thinness

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Data Act: State data protectionists fear disempowerment

According to data protection officers of federal states, the draft of the Data Act violates European law. They would be deprived of their competence.

Wiring up Big Brother ... and fight: On the death of whistleblower Mark Klein

The US whistleblower Mark Klein is dead. He made it public for the first time that the NSA was also eavesdropping on US citizens.

Punitive tariffs and stagnating e-motorcycles: Harley-Davidson remains in crisis

EU tariffs on US bikes will exacerbate Harley-Davidson's situation. The electric bikes are not helping; LiveWire only sold 612 units worldwide in 2024.

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Meta Platforms begins field tests of "Community Notes"

Fact-checking professionals are out at Meta. Users should provide "context", free of charge. This should not affect the business, please.

Easier to use: DuckDB gets local web user interface

As of version 1.2.1, the DuckDB in-process database can be conveniently operated via a local UI, which is installed as an extension, as an alternative to CLI.

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Adata: "World's smallest external SSD with dual-interface interface"

The SSD SC730 is less than 4 cm short and can be connected to USB-A and USB-C via a slider. It is also sufficiently fast.

RCS messaging: end-to-end encryption is coming, Apple promises

iPhone and Android users will soon be able to communicate via the standard messaging apps without having to do without end-to-end encryption.

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Denmark as a role model? What Deutsche Post says about the future of letters

Denmark's largest postal service provider Postnord will stop delivering letters at the end of 2025. Will Germany follow suit? And what does the trade union say?

Apple Arcade: Classic games on the way

Apple has added a number of well-known old hits to its gaming subscription. Among them: Space Invaders and Katamari.

UBTech offers humanoid research robot for around 41,000 US dollars

The Tiangong Walker is probably the first commercial humanoid robot developed specifically for research. Low costs should lower the barrier to entry.

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Source code editor Zed talks directly to Git

The source code editor Zed, written in Rust, now offers a view for managing commits.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

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AI-supported software development: building personalized AI agents with Theia AI

Xbox Copilot: AI helps with computer games

Federal government should act: Minister presidents want sovereign AI

“Something is rotten in the state of Cupertino”: Critique after delay of Siri AI

Analyst: "HomePod with display" aka "Home Hub" further this year

The latest in Cars & Mobility

Anonymous letter: warning of negative consequences of Donald Trump's tariffs

Waymo: Self-driving cars collect more than 600 parking tickets

Electric car Renault Megane E-Tech: Only one drive system left

Waymo's autonomous cabs are coming to Silicon Valley

Digital Apple Account Card in more countries

Apple credit can now be used to buy almost anything from Apple. A virtual card has been available in the wallet – for some time now.

Firefox funding under pressure: Mozilla fears for payments for Google search

If the US Department of Justice has its way, Google will soon no longer be allowed to pay for the default search facility.

Künstliche Intelligenz erfolgreich einsetzen – die Rolle der CPU

Beim Einsatz von KI (Inferenz) kommt es primär auf Geschwindigkeit und Genauigkeit an. Effizienz und Sicherheit sind dabei aber ebenso wichtig wie die Unterstützung anderer geschäftskritischer Workloads.

OpenZFS 2.3.1 catches up with the current Linux kernel

The first update of the OpenZFS 2.3 branch brings full compatibility with Linux kernel 6.13 and supports FreeBSD back to version 12.2.

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Android 16 achieves platform stability with the third beta

The final release is approaching, but this beta also brings new features. These include outline text for a higher-contrast text display.

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Android 16 supports Auracast

Google has integrated Bluetooth Auracast into Android 16, allowing Bluetooth earbuds to connect to public channels to listen to announcements, for example.

Google distributes fix for broken Chromecasts

Second-generation Chromecasts have not been working for a few days. Google is now distributing an update that should solve the problem.

Regional court ruling: Automatic reply email may be unlawful

According to a court, anyone who provides an e-mail address in an imprint and only replies by auto-reply is in breach of competition rules.

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Forced browser selection: Firefox counts doubled iPhone user base

Do the browser selection dialogs forced on Apple by the EU have an effect on iPhones? Yes, says Mozilla – with reference to Germany.

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ESA's Hera asteroid probe gained momentum during flyby of Mars

Next year, Hera will investigate the consequences of the targeted impact of the Dart probe into an asteroid moon. It has now gained momentum on Mars.

Latest update: FreeBSD 13.5 with many fixes and without KDE Plasma 5

FreeBSD 13.5 optimizes the driver for Intel Ethernet cards and says goodbye to old AGP graphics cards. Users should upgrade to version 14 soon.

3.2 gigapixels: World's largest digital camera attached to its telescope

In the summer, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is due to start work in the summer, with the world's largest digital camera at its heart.

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Ryzen 9 9950X3D: AMD's top AM5 model almost available at RRP

AMD's Ryzen CPUs perform better than the Radeon GPUs – The two Ryzen 9 9000X3D cost only slightly more than AMD recommends.

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The latest in Robotics

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Google DeepMind: Two Gemini AI models for more intelligent, useful robots

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Roomba robot manufacturer iRobot has serious doubts about its own future

Possible record: strongest non-hydraulic robot arm can lift almost 3000 kg

TUM: Robot moves safely through crowds of people

No more Nao and Pepper robots? Aldebaran Robotics insolvent

The latest in Enterprise Computing

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JUPITER: New supercomputer module for European AI factory

New rules: Google bans secret affiliate links in Chrome extensions

Artificial studio look: Google's free AI filter for video conferencing