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Spam filter: DNS blacklist Nixspam ceases operation

For more than 20 years, Nixspam waded through the flood of unwanted emails and maintained an IP blacklist. Now the iX project is ending its services.

NASA switches off further instruments on the Voyager probes

The 50th birthday is a must, but the Voyager probes should ideally continue to work into the 2030s. To achieve this, however, electricity must be saved.

The Godot 4.4 game engine offers useful tools like interactive in-game editing

The open source engine for 2D and 3D games is designed to make development more convenient, offers faster loading times and integrates the Jolt physics engine.

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RISC-V for cars: Infineon announces microcontroller with new computing cores

In future, the market leader in microcontrollers for vehicles will also rely on the open instruction set architecture RISC-V, which competes with ARM cores.

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Valve shuts down Steam Family Libraries for good

Valve is finally replacing the family libraries with Steam Families. This has advantages and disadvantages for friends and families.

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US cyber security: capitulation to Russia or a sign for negotiations?

There is great uncertainty in the security industry whether the US government's U-turn could endanger the country. But there are also voices of moderation.

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"Monster Hunter Wilds" is Capcom's most successful game

Capcom has sold eight million copies of "Monster Hunter Wilds" within three days. The player numbers are immense.

Jamming: Polish researchers suspect GPS jammers on ships in the Baltic Sea

AMD's Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT are here - at least almost

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Ariane 6 and Starship: Next attempts for both rocket launches on Thursday

"Sweet spot": Google founder calls for a 60-hour working week

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AMD and Intel take market share from Nvidia

At the end of 2024, there was a major redistribution of desktop graphics cards. Nvidia lost eight percentage points to AMD and Intel.

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SpaceX loses Starship in orbit, but catches booster of giant rocket again

The eighth test flight of SpaceX's giant rocket was also ultimately unsuccessful. Starship suffers loss of control in space, but at least the booster came back.

Comet: Perplexity announces its own browser

The AI search engine Perplexity announces Comet – a browser for "agentic search". There is already a waiting list.

Critical vulnerability in VMware ESXi, Fusion and Workstation is being abused

Broadcom warns of partly critical security leaks in VMware ESXi, Fusion and Workstation. Attackers are already abusing them.

Letter delivery in Denmark to be discontinued at the end of 2025

The postal company Postnord is radically implementing the digital transformation: the letter service in Denmark is to be discontinued at the end of 2025.

Software prices: IBM & Co. hit hard

Over the past ten years, the cost of IBM software has risen significantly faster than inflation. Such price increases are a burden on the German economy.

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Grok 3 offers voice mode especially for phone sex and conspiracy stories

Elon Musk's xAI offers AI with virtually no guard rails. The new Voice Mode can therefore shout, moan, swear and more.

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Eutelsat offers itself as a replacement for Starlink in Ukraine

Eutelsat aims to deploy 40,000 terminals to replace Starlink in Ukraine soon. Talks with suppliers and the EU Commission are ongoing.

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GDPR right to information also applies in case of "disproportionate effort"

The Federal Fiscal Court states that a request for information isn't excessive if the applicant seeks information on their data without factual limits.

Service Desks als Zielscheibe für Hacker

Service Desks sind ein beliebtes Ziel für Hackerangriffe. Schwache Sicherheitsmaßnahmen können dabei den Zugriff auf kritische Daten ermöglichen. Lesen Sie hier, welche Gegenmaßnahmen Unternehmen ergreifen sollten.

Biggest theft in history: Bybit used freeware and became a victim as a result

Insecure freeware enabled the attackers to steal billions from Bybit. The problems had been known for a long time.

Billions in write-downs: Porsche SE records deep red figures

VW holding company Porsche SE closes 2024 with a double-digit billion loss. However, shareholders will probably not go away empty-handed.

AMD confirms prices and launch date for Ryzen 9950X3D and 9900X3D

The new processors with stack cache are due to be launched on March 12, 2025. They will cost the same as their predecessors.

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Biometric control: EU entry and exit system to start gradually

The EU member states are set to roll out the entry/exit system for border management, which has faced years of delays, gradually over a six-month period.

Google and BSI work on secure cloud solutions for the public sector

With a cooperation agreement, Google and the BSI want to promote the development and provision of secure and sovereign cloud solutions for public authorities.

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KBV boss: Launch of the electronic patient file could be delayed again

The head of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) does not believe that the ePA will be launched in April and gives reasons.

The latest in Security

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BSI study: Lack of information on IT security for networked devices

Akira ransomware slips past IT protection solution via webcam

Attacks on VMware ESXi: Tens of thousands of servers still vulnerable

Security update: Critical malware vulnerability threatens Kibana

Attackers can embed a backdoor in the Commvault backup solution

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

Rainbow of colors in blue: Apple sells MagSafe power cable in six shades

Outlook problems again: This time it hits iOS users

PCIe extensions for Thunderbolt 5 on the Mac

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Apple Intelligence coming soon to the App Store

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Gender pay gap: women also earn less than men in IT

The fact that women sometimes earn significantly less than men in the same job is much debated. Let's take a look at the situation in IT jobs.

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Gender health gap: "There is a lack of basic research"

While there is a lot of data from men, women were not allowed to take part in clinical trials for a long time. How and why this is now changing.

Super moon, gorges and a new beginning: the pictures of the week

While the spring flowers are sprouting here, other parts of the world have a very different climate. This week's pictures will take you south.

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Grok can now also be marked in posts on X – and replies

X users can now also publicly question Elon Musk's Grok AI by tagging it in posts. There are only a few restrictions.

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Radeon RX 9070 (XT): Low-priced RRP models sold out quickly

AMD misses the chance to get one over on Nvidia. The Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 are significantly more expensive than recommended.

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Google founder Larry Page is working on a new AI start-up

Google founder Larry Page wants to make factories more efficient with an AI. However, the start-up is still working in secret.

McDonalds: More productivity with AI

The fast food chain is rolling out an AI and software update to 43,000 stores to reduce stress for employees and increase customer satisfaction.

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TTArtisan presents foldable instant camera with a retro look

The lens manufacturer TTArtisan has presented a foldable instant camera that combines an eye-catching retro design with modern instant photo technology.

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Medical practices can now report infectious diseases via the DEMIS portal

The Robert Koch Institute is also releasing its German Electronic Reporting and Information System for Infection Protection for use by medical practices.

RISC-V chips for a digitally autonomous EU: 240 million euros for DARE SGA1

The "Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe" (DARE) project brings together 38 partner companies and research institutes to develop high performance and AI CPUs

DeepSeek challenger: Alibaba Qwen can now also "think"

The QwQ reasoning model is significantly leaner than DeepSeek R1 and is said to be more powerful in many areas.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

Duck.ai and Assist: DuckDuckGo's AI answers leave the beta phase

AI chatbots in .NET: New .NET AI template to reduce barriers to entry

US competition lawsuit: Google argues with national security

What Apple's iPad 11 can't do – and why it's still interesting

Prime Video tests AI synchronization of films and series

The latest in Cars & Mobility

Cooperation: Hyundai builds robotaxis together with Avride

Presentation of the VW ID.Every1 study: outlook on the entry-level model

Renault R4 E-Tech Electric: Small SUV at fair conditions

"Tech neutrality principle": EU rethinks early combustion engine phase-out

USA seeks alternative to GPS

The US telecoms regulator is looking for clever ideas for additions or alternatives to the GPS positioning system. This is not sufficiently reliable.

IT workers at the limit: three quarters complain of stress and burnout

High workloads, tight deadlines and difficult bosses are weighing on the nerves of IT staff, according to a survey. But many still enjoy their job.

NIS-2: Warum Sie trotz Verschiebung handeln sollten

Die EU-Cyber-Sicherheitsrichtlinie NIS-2 ist als Gesetz in Deutschland noch nicht erlassen worden und wird vermutlich erst im Herbst 2025 in Kraft treten. In einem Webcast erklären wir, weshalb Unternehmen bis dahin nicht untätig sein und trotz Verschiebung handeln sollten.

US Department changes rules for Internet funding program to help Starlink

In a revised version, Starlink will be included in a US funding program that previously only provided for fiber optic connections.

20 years ago: heise online takes on the music industry

On March 7, 2005, Heise-Verlag lost in court against the music industry. Because it was a matter of principle, it did not let up and was ultimately vindicated.

Ryanair postpones the introduction of digital-only boarding passes

The low-cost airline wants to drive forward the digitalization of its passengers and is relying on an app.

ARD and ZDF media libraries no longer on Joyn

ProSiebenSat.1 had integrated the media libraries of ARD and ZDF into Joyn against the wishes of the public broadcasters.

Instagram is probably working on a "community chat" function

In future, Instagram users will be able to chat in groups of up to 250 people. However, the function has not yet been officially announced.

"Flying Batteries" to make micro drones take off

Conventional batteries for micro drones are too large and heavy. A solid-state battery, cell switching technology and energy-storing actuators should help.