iPadOS 17.7.7: Apple withdraws update after problem reportsAfter days of error reports, Apple has responded and withdrawn an update for older iPads. But what do users who have already installed it do?
Trump unhappy with Apple: iPhones from India undesirable for the USAIn order to avoid high import duties in the USA, Apple is increasingly relying on iPhone production in India, thereby angering the US President.
ARM exceeds 10 percent CPU market share in notebooks and serversThe share of ARM processors in notebooks and servers will increase significantly in the first quarter of 2025. The total share will exceed 10 percent.
Android 16 for Pixel devices in June – Material 3 Expressive first as a beta Google has unveiled Android 16 and confirmed that the update will be released for Pixel devices in June. But initially without Material 3 Expressive.
Forerunner 570 and 970: Garmin with new sports watchesGarmin has unveiled two new sports watches with OLED touch displays. The Forerunner 970 and 750 are primarily aimed at ambitious runners and triathletes.
Reports of problems with iPadOS 17.7.7 on older iPadsThe update for the old iPadOS version 17 was supposed to fix various security vulnerabilities. Users complained about new bugs after installing the update.
Alleged Steam hack: Data leak contains SMS transmission logsThe seller announced 89 million data records from the gaming platform's inventory on the darknet. They contain telephone numbers and one-time codes.
World Press Photo withdraws recognition from Nick Ut for "Napalm Girl"Who took the famous Napalm Girl photo? World Press Photo withdraws authorship from Nick Ut – New documentary raises questions.
iPhone mirroring in the EU: still waiting for useful macOS functionDue to the EU's Digital Markets Act, iPhone remote control has not been available for the Mac until now. Will this change in April?
Construction start for world's largest battery storage facility in Switzerland An innovative technology center on the German-Swiss border is to house the world's largest battery storage facility, among other things.
Huawei is now apparently also a chip manufacturerHuawei now operates its own chip plant for smartphone processors and AI accelerators, ending its reliance on contract manufacturers.
macOS 16: What will Apple call its next Mac operating system?Apple will be unveiling its new macOS in less than a month. There is speculation about the name in the run-up.
US authoritarianism and the EU's tech dependenciesThe EU's list of tech dependencies on the US is long and the path to independence is arduous. But our authors believe that the EU must take it.
Guinness record: Student robot solves Rubick's Cube in 0.1 seconds The Guinness record for solving Mitsubishi's Rubik's Cube has been broken by a team of students. They put a lot of work into the system.
Three questions and answers: Will low code end the cloud trend?For a long time, there was only one way for enterprise applications: out of your own data center and into the cloud. Is the trend now reversing with low code?
Photo news: Two Lumixes and a dispute over a historical imagePanasonic's S1 II and S1 IIE are finally here, DJI has what is probably the ultimate affordable drone, and the "Napalm Girl" image has an unclear creator.
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New app measures particulate matter pollution when cycling and walkingExercise in the fresh air is healthy – with restrictions. An app records how much particulate matter is inhaled when walking or cycling.
Developer Snapshots: Smaller news of the week The overview contains small but interesting reports on GitLab, JetBrains, Solaris, Podman, k0rdant, Kyverno, Theia and Vertex.
Manipulation of the system prompt: Grok fabricated about "white genocide"The AI Grok spread false information about an alleged genocide in South Africa for several hours on Wednesday. xAI responded with a statement.
ARM gives up "Cortex"All CPU cores are getting new names at ARM. The architecture designer apparently wants to design cores specifically for PCs.
Mobile dispute: Court criticizes Federal Network Agency's inactionThe court mandates the regulator to decide within 4 months on disputes from failed telecom network access negotiations.
Second day of Pwn2Own Berlin: sandbox breakouts and AI exploitsAt the first Pwn2Own competition in Germany, international participants collected six-figure prize money. Particularly popular: Nvidia's AI server Triton.
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E-BAR: Care robot developed at MIT assists with walking and standing upOlder people want to stay in their own homes for as long as possible. A care robot like the E-BAR developed at MIT should make this possible.
Gaming Linux Nobara 42: Move to Fedora 42 base and Brave browserThe Linux distribution Nobara 42 updates the packages from the Fedora 42 base and the default browser changes to Brave.
Xring01: Xiaomi now relies on its own smartphone processorsXiaomi has started developing its own smartphone chips. The first processor called Xring01 is due to be released at the end of May.
Swift Edge 14: Acer launches lightweight 14-inch notebookAcer is relaunching the Swift Edge 14. The 2025 version uses Intel's Lunar Lake CPUs instead of AMD's Ryzen as before.
Microsoft solves dual-boot problems with Windows and LinuxMicrosoft had interfered with dual-boot installations with Linux during startup with Windows updates. The problem should now be solved.
BfDI: Take digital sovereignty seriously and uphold European valuesThe Federal Data Protection Commissioner reiterates her demands for more powers and hopes that European values "will not be trampled underfoot".
10 years of Rust: The programming language celebrates its anniversaryThe first stable version of Rust was released in May 2015. The programming language has established itself primarily due to its concepts for memory security.
Meta's use of EU data for AI may lead to lawsuit from data protection advocatesFrom May 27, Meta wants to start using EU user data for AI training. The data protection organization Noyb is now taking action against this.
Perseverance rover photographs auroras on MarsThe Perseverance rover has observed auroras from the surface of Mars. This is remarkable in two respects.
Powertoys 0.91.0: Many bug fixes for command paletteVersion 0.91.0 of Powertoys for Windows corrects a number of issues with the new command palette. There are further improvements.
Metabot: Metamaterial stretches and moves in the magnetic fieldMetabots are robots and a kind of composite material at the same time. It develops a wide range of properties. For example, metabots can dance.
Artist complains: Bungie uses unauthorized designs for "Marathon"An artist writes on Bluesky that Bungie used her designs for the shooter "Marathon" without permission. The studio blames this on an ex-employee.
Federal states also support “digital only” - but Rhineland-Palatinate warnsThe federal government wants to put an end to paper applications. Now the federal states have also committed to "digital only" – with one exception.
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Leadership culture in tech companies: The rediscovery of the whipTech companies like Microsoft are targeting “low performers” and swear by a performance culture. This already had fatal effects back then, says Axel Kannenberg.
Big Brother in the air: flight data giant sells billions of passenger profilesAirlines Reporting Corp., partly owned by Lufthansa, gathers extensive data on air travelers and sells it to entities such as Trump’s immigration authorities.
Hygon C86-5G: Ex-AMD partner apparently designs 128-core processorA fast server processor with 128 x86 cores is said to come from China. The Hygon C86-5G allegedly comes with 512 threads.
More deterrent: App Store warns against apps with "external purchases"Apps that offer their users in the EU direct purchase options for digital content are marked by Apple with an urgent warning.
Public transport study: benefits three times as high as the costsA new study changes the way we look at cost-benefit calculations of local public transport. According to the study, it has been underestimated.
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4: Qualcomm brings Wi-Fi 7 and XPAN to the mid-rangeQualcomm has announced a new generation of chips for mid-range smartphones. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 has XPAN and Bluetooth 6.0 on board, among other things.
After job cuts: Ubisoft wants to save more moneyUbisoft sees its austerity measures as a success – and wants to cut further costs. Meanwhile, games are to be given more development time.
Nutanix presents itself as an alternative for frustrated VMware customersIf Broadcom's licensing policy is scaring off VMware customers, the competition is happy, as could be seen at the Nutanix in-house exhibition.
CarPlay Ultra rolls out: Late as well as slow start for CarPlay 2Introduction of the next generation of CarPlay will only begin, however - at Aston Martin in North America. Apple says that Hyundai and Kia are also interested.
EU Commission: TikTok breaches DSA requirements for adsThe EU Commission accuses TikTok of not fulfilling an important requirement of the Digital Services Act for advertising.