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Federal Council calls for rapid deployment for the police

Palantir is in live operation with the Bavarian police. The Federal Council is calling for the nationwide use of the data platform as an interim solution.

Harvard study: Open source has an economic value of 8.8 trillion dollars

Open source software is worth trillions to the economy. However, researchers warn that companies contribute too little to the development of open source tools.

Samsung confirmed: Soundbars paralyzed by firmware update

A faulty firmware update has shut down current Samsung soundbars. A quick fix will probably not solve the problem.

Expert opinion: AI puts German economy back on the path to productivity

The IW Cologne expects modest productivity growth over the next 15 years – primarily due to AI. This is the biggest technological lever.

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GDPR infringement: Luxembourg court confirms record fine for Amazon

Amazon to pay its record fine for data breach, says Luxembourg administrative court: 746 million euros.

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Ubuntu should become more modern – with Rust tools

The Ubuntu developers want to replace the classic Unix command line programs of the GNU project with new tools written in Rust.

iPhone mirroring in the EU: still waiting for useful macOS function

Due to the EU's Digital Markets Act, iPhone remote control has not been available for the Mac until now. Will this change in April?

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Intel allegedly pays fab engineers up to 500,000 euros in severance pay

Business figures discrepancy: Tesla is probably missing 1.4 billion US dollars

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Access to various internet platforms in Turkey restricted

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Italy confirms: Negotiations with Starlink halted

Next.js: Critical gap allows web apps to be compromised

Attackers can abuse a vulnerability in Next.js to bypass authorization. Updates are available.

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Host Europe asks to pay: Mail migration from May

The web host Host Europe has announced a migration of mailboxes. Customers can expect additional costs and the use of Microsoft services.

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Hiking app: Komoot is sold

The company behind the Komoot app, which was founded in Potsdam, is sold: The Italian company Bending Spoons takes over the hiking app.

Ransomware test balloon discovered in the Visual Studio Code marketplace

Two extensions that encrypt files and issue a ransomware message were undetected in the official Visual Studio Code marketplace.

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Boeing may have to carry out another Starliner test flight

NASA still wants Boeing to transport people to the ISS. The Starliner may have to prove itself in another unmanned test flight.

Apple Watch Ultra 3: Better wireless, hopefully better blood pressure monitoring

Fans of the best Apple Watch had to be strong in 2024: there was only a new color, nothing else. Will they be compensated this fall with the Ultra 3?

Washington Post: Trump confirms cyberattack against Russia in 2018

Oracle allegedly hacked: User data for sale on the darknet

Has there been an IT security incident at Oracle? Security researchers say yes, according to media reports Oracle denies an attack.

Woman showing how her Indian accent is filtered out when speaking English in the demo video by the company Krisp.ai.

Accent-free meetings: AI platform filters speech in real time

The Krisp meeting assistant filters out accents from speech in real time. In a first beta, the Indian accent has to take the hit.

AI search: Google brings AI Overviews to Germany

The "Overview with AI" is an AI-generated continuous text. In future, Google will also display it in Germany for suitable search queries.

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.

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Black-Red coalition wants to massively expand surveillance powers

The CDU/CSU and SPD have a long wish list for domestic and legal policy – with a clear trend: more surveillance and more digital powers for authorities.

iOS 19 and co.: Apple announces WWDC for June 9

Apple's developer conference WWDC will take place from June 9 to 13, 2025. According to rumors, a redesign of iOS is on the horizon.

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Apple photographs city and countryside: images for AI training in future

The Group has already incorporated web content for AI training without being asked, and now the outside world – is being captured by camera cars.

WhatsApp: Problems importing backup data

Several users report hanging loading processes and unrecoverable problems with backup data, which is usually stored on Google Drive.

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Scorched Ryzen 7 9800X3D: Manufacturers continue to investigate cases

Asrock tested a motherboard in which a Ryzen 7 9800X3D suffered heat damage. Meanwhile, a new MSI case emerged two weeks ago.

Rabea Rogge: Germany's first female astronaut is soon to fly into space

The first German astronaut, Rabea Rogge, flies into space on a SpaceX mission. She is financed by crypto billionaire Chun Wang.

The latest in Security

Cloudflare puts an end to insecure HTTP

secIT 2025: patent remedies against cybercrime and 21 kg of espresso beans

Fake store warning: the start of spring attracts criminals

Constitution Office warns NGOs of rising Russian cyberattacks

Patch now! Attackers exploit Nakivo Backup & Replication Director

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

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No more oversleeping: better alarm clock in watchOS 11.4

macOS 15.4: 2025 Macs cannot cope with release candidate

First iPhone Foldable: What we know – and what we don't know yet

Report: iPhone mirroring allegedly remains inactive in the EU

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Without GPS: EU researchers develop satellite-independent navigation system

With Ranging Mode (R-Mode), the German Aerospace Center DLR is working with partners to develop an alternative to satellite-based navigation systems.

After Trump's decree: fight for US funding for Tor, F-Droid and Let's Encrypt

Following a decree by US President Trump, the Open Technology Fund is no longer receiving funding. That is why the organization is now going to court.

Audi A5 PHEV: plenty of power, no DC charging

The Audi A5 gets two technically enhanced plug-in hybrids. Performance and range increase considerably compared to the predecessor.

JobSet: New API for distributed ML and HPC applications on Kubernetes

The new open source JobSet API is designed to provide more flexible and diverse configuration options for large-scale distributed HPC and ML use cases.

eBay: New privacy policy allows AI training with personal data

The new privacy policy allows the platform to use personal user data such as marital status to improve its service.

Quantum tornadoes: Physicists discover electron vortex in semimetal

A research team from Würzburg and Dresden has demonstrated the phenomenon predicted eight years ago. This could make data transmission more efficient.

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Partial solar eclipse: visible everywhere in Germany depending on cloud cover

At midday on Saturday, the moon will move in front of the sun and partially cover it, even here in Germany. Your eyes will need protection when observing it.

Raspberry Pi OS: Create your own system images with rpi-image-gen

With the new tool rpi-image-gen, user-defined images of Raspberry Pi OS can be created. It is not necessary to maintain your own repository.

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Coalition negotiations: Digital Ministry disappeared

There is an allegedly final paper from the CDU/CSU-SPD working group on digital issues: There is no longer any talk of a digital ministry.

Numbers, please! 3.75 megabytes of memory - The world's first hard disk

The IBM 350, the world's first hard disk, was released in 1956. As the RAMAC computer's memory, it had space for 3.75 megabytes of data.

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Smartphone wallet: EU committees agree on digital driver's license

The 4th European Driving License Directive is in place. By the end of 2030, a mobile driving license will be available to all EU citizens via a digital wallet.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Photos: OCR function and more AI integration

New AGI test overwhelms AI models

All about global growth: Altman changes OpenAI leadership

South Korean chip designer FuriosaAI does not want to be bought

Fleet 1.47: A better overview of code and navigation

The latest in Cars & Mobility

Motorcycle: Ducati again without plus, hope for cheaper models

Opel Corsa Electric gets a little more range

BMW "New Class": shift matrix and recycling

Foxconn could soon be building electric cars for Mitsubishi

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 to be released one month apart

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5060 Ti will reportedly be released with 16 and 8 GB of memory in mid-April. The normal 5060 is to follow later.

Investment and trading platform eToro aims for IPO

After almost tripling its turnover in 2024, the platform has applied to the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an IPO.

IDC Analyst Briefing: Warum Sie jetzt auf KI-PCs setzen sollten

IDC-Analysten erläutern in diesem Briefing, warum Unternehmen bei der Anschaffung neuer Client-Systeme auf KI-PCs setzen sollten und was für eine Investition in diese neue Geräteklasse spricht.

Microsoft: New Visual Studio Hub bundles information on the IDE

The new website is designed to make it easier for developers to keep up to date with innovations. It offers further links relating to the IDE.

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Traces of life? – Longest organic molecules discovered on Mars to date

The conditions for the emergence of life on the Red Planet were probably even better than assumed. This is indicated by molecules that have now been discovered.

Matching the new AirPods Max firmware: Apple sells USB-C audio cable

With iOS 18.4 and a new firmware, the AirPods Max finally get USB audio. For analog connections, Apple sells a new cable.

Eclipse IDE: Sharp on all monitors with HiDPI display

Monitor-specific UI scaling for Eclipse under Windows is a problem, but solvable – A look behind the scenes of development.

Only a few days after return to dual leadership: Samsung co-CEO dies

Less than a week after Samsung appointed a second CEO, Han Jong-hee, the longest-serving one, died of a heart attack.

Microsoft wants to significantly accelerate ray tracing in games with DXR 1.2

In April 2025, DXR 1.2 will be released for developers, standardizing new functions for more speed at two stages in the graphics pipeline.

Journalist reads along: US ministers discuss military strikes in Yemen on Signal

Before the USA attacked Yemen, senior government representatives discussed this in a signal group. However, they were not among themselves there.

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Internal recordings reveal: Deutsche Bahn cuts back on digital strategy

At an internal event, Deutsche Bahn announces cuts to the project that is driving digitalization forward. This causes job fears and uncertainty.

Yahoo separates from TechCrunch

TechCrunch is undergoing another change of ownership. New owner is the private equity firm Regent, which has already bought PCWorld, Macworld and TechAdvisor.

Federal Network Agency extends rights of use for mobile radio frequencies

The Federal Network Agency has now officially decided to extend usage rights for mobile frequencies that expire in 2025. 1&1 is to receive access to 800 MHz.

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