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iPadOS 17.7.7: Apple withdraws update after problem reports

After days of error reports, Apple has responded and withdrawn an update for older iPads.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 USA

In order to avoid high import duties in the USA, Apple is increasingly relying on iPhone production in India, thereby angering the US President.

Alleged Apple blockade: Fortnite on iPhones goes "offline" globally

According to Epic Games, Apple is blocking the latest update to the game. Fortnite is therefore no longer available in the EU.

Reports of problems with iPadOS 17.7.7 on older iPads

The update for the old iPadOS version 17 was supposed to fix various security vulnerabilities. Users complained about new bugs after installing the update.

Blackout in Spain and Portugal: what happened at the beginning

Spain's government blames three power failures in Granada, Badajoz and Seville for the start of the blackout. The cause is still being investigated.

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Alleged Steam hack: Data leak contains SMS transmission logs

The seller announced 89 million data records from the gaming platform's inventory on the darknet. They contain telephone numbers and one-time codes.

Switzerland plans to ban anonymity and data retention by decree

A draft ordinance in Switzerland stipulates that users of all major platforms must provide a copy of their ID or driver's license or a telephone number.

Instead of Apple Pay: PayPal launches contactless payment on iPhone

Android 16 for Pixel devices in June – Material 3 Expressive first as a beta

Tesla Optimus Bot: Video to prove embodied intelligence

Google's new logo: "G" with a color gradient instead of color blocks

A computer animation shows the planned technology center.

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.

Forerunner 570 and 970: Garmin with new sports watches

Garmin has unveiled two new sports watches with OLED touch displays. The Forerunner 970 and 750 are primarily aimed at ambitious runners and triathletes.

Huawei is now apparently also a chip manufacturer

Huawei now operates its own chip plant for smartphone processors and AI accelerators, ending its reliance on contract manufacturers.

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Critical security vulnerability in automatic update system for Asus mainboards

An automatic update system that has been criticized by experts for years is once again introducing a serious security vulnerability.

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Nutanix presents itself as an alternative for frustrated VMware customers

If Broadcom's licensing policy is scaring off VMware customers, the competition is happy, as could be seen at the Nutanix in-house exhibition.

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Malicious communication devices discovered in solar inverters in the USA

Following the discovery of unknown communication devices in Chinese solar inverters, US energy authorities want to reassess their risk.

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Hygon C86-5G: Ex-AMD partner apparently designs 128-core processor

A fast server processor with 128 x86 cores is said to come from China. The Hygon C86-5G allegedly comes with 512 threads.

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Developer Snapshots: Smaller news of the week

The overview contains small but interesting reports on GitLab, JetBrains, Solaris, Podman, k0rdant, Kyverno, Theia and Vertex.

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US authoritarianism and the EU's tech dependencies

The 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.

Wenn eine neue Ticket-Welle auf Admins zukommt

Sind Beschäftigte mit ihren digitalen Arbeitsmitteln unzufrieden, dann richtet sich die Unzufriedenheit ans IT-Team. Mit bestimmten Tools können Admins die Sicht der Anwender rechtzeitig verstehen.

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.

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.

Mobile dispute: Court criticizes Federal Network Agency's inaction

The 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 exploits

At the first Pwn2Own competition in Germany, international participants collected six-figure prize money. Particularly popular: Nvidia's AI server Triton.

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ARM exceeds 10 percent CPU market share in notebooks and servers

The share of ARM processors in notebooks and servers will increase significantly in the first quarter of 2025. The total share will exceed 10 percent.

The latest in Security

Palo Alto security patches: Firewalls with PAN-OS are vulnerable

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Warning of attacks on new SAP Netweaver vulnerability, Chrome and Draytek router

Crypto exchange Coinbase: data leak after cyber attack

DoS attacks on Dell's monitoring tool PowerScale InsightIQ conceivable

SAP Netweaver gap: Ransomware groups jump on the bandwagon

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

Mobile HBM: Super-fast DRAM for (Apple) smartphones with AI

macOS 16: What will Apple call its next Mac operating system?

Microsoft Teams: Notifications can wake up Apple Watch sleepers

iPad Pro M2 with Pencil 2 and hover function.

iPad sales are going splendidly – Apple well ahead of the competition

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E-BAR: Care robot developed at MIT assists with walking and standing up

Older 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 browser

The 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 processors

Xiaomi 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 notebook

Acer 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 Linux

Microsoft 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 values

The 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 anniversary

The 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 advocates

From 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 Mars

The Perseverance rover has observed auroras from the surface of Mars. This is remarkable in two respects.

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Powertoys 0.91.0: Many bug fixes for command palette

Version 0.91.0 of Powertoys for Windows corrects a number of issues with the new command palette. There are further improvements.

Music haptics: iPhone vibrates to music – soon also just for singing

The so-called Music Haptics make songs in Apple Music tangible. This little-known feature will soon be further improved.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

Google New accessibility features for Android and Chrome.

Google gives Android and Chrome new operating aids

Visual Studio 2022 17.14 accelerates the C++ compiler and brings MCP

Now AI agents are coming: Microsoft pulls the plug on Bing API

Peak Points: YouTube wants to play advertising at the most important moment

New sales low: business figures of German ICT companies remain poor

The latest in Cars & Mobility

Air conditioning control with CarPlay Ultra

CarPlay Ultra: These manufacturers could still get it

Toyota bZ4X Touring electric car: more space, more power

Electromobility: expansion of the charging infrastructure is making progress

Autonomous driving: Hanover gets first self-driving bus

Metabots move in an artificially generated magnetic field.

Metabot: Metamaterial stretches and moves in the magnetic field

Metabots 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.

Portfolio-Guide – So finden Sie den richtigen Prozessor

Die Unternehmens-IT muss eine Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Workloads bewältigen. Dieser Portfolio-Guide zeigt Ihnen, welche Prozessorfamilie für welchen Anwendungszweck am besten geeignet ist.

Federal states also support “digital only” - but Rhineland-Palatinate warns

The federal government wants to put an end to paper applications. Now the federal states have also committed to "digital only" – with one exception.

"Purdubik's Cube" solves the Rubik's Cube.

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.

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Leadership culture in tech companies: The rediscovery of the whip

Tech 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 profiles

Airlines Reporting Corp., partly owned by Lufthansa, gathers extensive data on air travelers and sells it to entities such as Trump’s immigration authorities.

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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.

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Public transport study: benefits three times as high as the costs

A 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-range

Qualcomm 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.

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After job cuts: Ubisoft wants to save more money

Ubisoft sees its austerity measures as a success – and wants to cut further costs. Meanwhile, games are to be given more development time.

CarPlay Ultra rolls out: Late as well as slow start for CarPlay 2

Introduction 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 ads

The EU Commission accuses TikTok of not fulfilling an important requirement of the Digital Services Act for advertising.

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Tesla Optimus trudges through the neighborhood.

Musk warns: AI could lead to a “Terminator”-like future

Walking robot Zippy with the head of a Lego minifigure.

Miniature walking robot: "Lego minifigure" runs over 0.8 km/h fast

Cartwheel Robotics develops cuddly humanoid robots

LeXiang No.1: Lenovo shows its first humanoid robot

Phase change drive: soft robot runs with water vapor actuators

The latest in Enterprise Computing

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