Blood oxygen function on the Apple Watch remains banned in the USAThe pulse oximeter on Apple's US version of its computer watch has been switched off for more than a year. Meanwhile, the patent dispute with Masimo continues.
Plex media server: streaming your own content will be subject to a fee in futureAnyone who wants to watch films on their home Plex server while on vacation or share content with friends will need a paid subscription in future.
Meta AI: Sexting in voice mode with John Cena and Judi DenchYou can have sexualized conversations with the AI chatbot on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – Even minors can do this.
Alien 3 Legacy Cut: "Unofficial" 4K version without consent of rights holdersIt took a fan five years to create a new version from the two known cut versions of the sci-fi film, fixing numerous weaknesses in the process.
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?
Opinion: Is a split imminent? – Synadia demands NATS back from the CNCFWith Derek Collison's demand that NATS be separated from the CNCF again, he risks an ongoing legal dispute or even a fork like Terraform.
He Dreiht: Germany's largest wind farm is being built off BorkumEnBW is building Germany's largest offshore wind farm off Borkum. The wind turbines are among the largest currently on the market.
Mozilla CFO warns: Bankruptcy looms without GoogleA Mozilla boss has revealed how big the dependency on Google really is. He also sees the danger of a new monopoly.
Now official: TSMC not allowed to produce chips with cutting-edge tech in the USThe Taiwanese government is renewing its "Industrial Innovation Law". It is explicitly about TSMC's chip production abroad.
Hugging Face reveals construction plans for 100-dollar AI robot armHugging Face has revised its SO-100 robot arm and released the improved version SO-101. Instructions for building it are available on GitHub.
Revolut announces its own mobile phone offerRevolut is further expanding its offering in the non-core business. After an eSIM for data, the neobank also wants to offer its own mobile phone contract.
Temu stops deliveries from China to the USAAfter the end of the de minimis rule, Temu only lists goods in the USA that are in warehouses in the United States.
IBM Cognos Analytics: Attackers can upload malicious codeSecurity updates close gaps in IBM Cognos Analytics. One vulnerability is considered critical.
Perplexity wants to know more about you than GooglePerplexity wants to collect more personal data with its own browser. AI is too often used for work-related purposes, which reduces the quality of the data.
Photo news: Canon's travel zoom, "Bigma" and CAI as Adobe betaCanon is reissuing an old lens for the RF mount, Sigma's Supertele is finally making an appearance, and "Content Credentials" are available to almost everyone.
Autonomous driving: Uber cooperates with Momenta from China on robotaxisUber is working with the start-up Momenta to introduce robotaxi services outside the USA and China. In Europe, the vehicles should be on the road from 2026.
Wenn eine neue Ticket-Welle auf Admins zukommtSind 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.
Google makes Gemini chatbot accessible for children under 13 – via Family LinkParents can use Family Link to control how their children use Google services. They were informed by email that their children can also use a chatbot.
Phishing network around "Darcula" exposed for scam text messagesAn international investigation has uncovered the structures of a fraud network. Around 900,000 people fell for it.
Fraudulent WhatsApp and phone calls about an alleged PayPal transactionCriminals are currently trying to lure victims with calls from the telephone network or via WhatsApp. Callers should hang up.
AI guidelines: Public sector AI use must adhere to fundamental rightsThe government has published guidelines for the "responsible and safe" use of AI in the federal administration. Everything should be verifiable.
"Milestone for digital sovereignty": 20 years of the Open Document Format (ODF)The Document Foundation celebrates the 20th anniversary of adoption of ODF as an OASIS standard. This promotes global digital independence and interoperability.
Monitoring: A total invoice with open itemsA study for the German government was to calculate how much is monitored by the state. The researchers were not allowed to know everything.
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FritzOS 8.10 Beta: Support for more fallback Internet connectionsNew previews of FritzOS 8.10 for the 7590, 7590 AX and 6591 Cable offer more options for Internet fallback connections, for example.
Developer Snapshots: Smaller news of the week The overview contains small but interesting reports on OpenAI, JetBrains, V8, Google Auth, dbForge, OpenAPI Tools, pnpm, NiFi and Akka.
"ePA coaches" to help senior citizens use electronic patient filesThe electronic patient file is intended to provide older people with a better overview of their diagnoses. However, many need help using it.
Protection of minors in media sees dramatic rise in complaints and checksMedia watchdogs are increasingly concerned about political extremism with right-wing, hateful and discriminatory content on social media.
Google offers a preview of a more personal assistantGoogle's Gemini will soon be able to access data from various Google services to become a more "personal" assistant with memory.
Cloud Native: Reusable CI/CD pipelines with GitLabTo provide developers with reusable building blocks for test and build pipelines, GitLab offers two concepts: Job Templates and GitLab Components.
Rockstar Games: GTA VI delayed again and won't be released this yearFans of the open-world gangster saga must wait several more months, as developers require additional time to ensure the game meets the highest quality standards
Next candidate for ninth planet found at the edge of the solar systemThe ongoing search for an additional planet at the solar system's edge has identified a new candidate, potentially challenging previous predictions.
Spotlight on photo culture – Exhibitions and festivals in May 2025India in double vision, photography in exile, street photography from Leica archive and photo festival in Zingst – May has a lot to offer for photography fans.
150 billion US dollars: IBM makes the USA look goodIBM wants to invest a lot of money in the USA. However, the promised development expenditure has been this high for years.
It's alive! Dragonfly BSD 6.4.1 released with many bug fixesThe developers at Dragonfly BSD can hardly keep up with the fixes from FreeBSD. A version 6.6 is due soon, but so far there are only enough important patches.
TikTok: User data from the EU was stored in ChinaThe Irish data protection authority imposes a 530 million euro fine and examines further measures after data of EU citizens was stored in China.
Redis: another license turnaround – from now on the open source AGPL appliesAfter one and a half years of proprietary marketing, Redis 8 has been given an open source license again. The database also supports new data types.
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Probably won't burn up completely: Soviet Venus probe about to crash to earthMore than 50 years ago, a Soviet mission to Venus failed, and now the capsule will crash uncontrollably to Earth and probably not burn up.
Passkeys: Microsoft forces new customers to log in without a passwordMicrosoft is continuing to abolish passwords. New Microsoft accounts are now passwordless by default.
"This is corruption": Trump company profits from investment in BinanceThe US President's family is likely to benefit financially from an investment worth billions in the crypto exchange Binance. There is already harsh criticism.
Apple's quarterly figures: iPhone sales boom before tariffs hitIn Q1 Apple saw year-over-year boosts in revenue and profit, driven by iPhone 16e and Services. Yet, these gains fell short of stock market expectations.
Microsoft increases prices for Xbox, accessories and in the future games, tooThe recommended retail prices of Xbox game consoles and controllers were raised on May 1. Microsoft also expects more expensive games for the Christmas season.
Payment by QR code: How a Softbank subsidiary wants to assert itself in JapanIn China, most people pay via AliPay and WeChat Pay – using Japanese QR code technology. There, provider PayPay is racing to catch up.
Film pimps lenses with night vision functionA thin film from the MIT laboratories reacts to heat radiation. This can be used to make lightweight night vision goggles or new sensors for driving in fog.
US ruling: Apple is not entitled to a share of web purchases from appsMajor setback in the ongoing dispute with Epic: Apple may not charge fees for purchases triggered by apps from the store.
Meta Platforms: More expensive advertising and lower taxes for more profitMeta Platforms reports more users and higher advertising rates. This boosts revenue. And if taxes are lower, the stock market is happy.
Finland and Germany remain loyal to X, statistically speakingX has lost more than 13 percent of all users in the EU in one year. The number of logged-in users is more stable. But there is a lot of double counting.