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Blood oxygen function on the Apple Watch remains banned in the USA

The 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 future

Anyone 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.

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He Dreiht: Germany's largest wind farm is being built off Borkum

EnBW is building Germany's largest offshore wind farm off Borkum. The wind turbines are among the largest currently on the market.

Temu stops deliveries from China to the USA

After the end of the de minimis rule, Temu only lists goods in the USA that are in warehouses in the United States.

Opinion: Is a split imminent? – Synadia demands NATS back from the CNCF

With Derek Collison's demand that NATS be separated from the CNCF again, he risks an ongoing legal dispute or even a fork like Terraform.

Intel loses its Chief Sales Officer to Kuka

Christoph Schell leaves the chip company in very turbulent times and takes over the management of Kuka – another challenge for the new Intel boss Tan.

Afrinic crisis forces reform of global IP address management

Africa's regional Internet governance is on the brink of collapse. 25 years after decentralizing IP allocation, the Internet community reacts with new rules.

Fiber optic expansion: Germany will remains a DSL country for the time being

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Meta AI: Sexting in voice mode with John Cena and Judi Dench

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Revolut announces its own mobile phone offer

iPhone sales: 16e wins, 16 Pro loses

IBM Cognos Analytics: Attackers can upload malicious code

Security updates close gaps in IBM Cognos Analytics. One vulnerability is considered critical.

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Perplexity wants to know more about you than Google

Perplexity 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.

Intel Foundry: 18A-P and 14A technology for the masses

Intel admits that the 18A production process is aimed at a small target group. Successors will be launched in 2026 and 2027.

Xiaomi sets up development center for electric cars in Munich

Xiaomi's first electric car is a success in China. In future, the Chinese company wants to develop cars in Germany and has recruited experts for this purpose.

150 billion US dollars: IBM makes the USA look good

IBM wants to invest a lot of money in the USA. However, the promised development expenditure has been this high for years.

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Next candidate for ninth planet found at the edge of the solar system

The ongoing search for an additional planet at the solar system's edge has identified a new candidate, potentially challenging previous predictions.

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Gaming site Polygon sold and numerous employees directly laid off

On Thursday, Vox Media sold the gaming site Polygon, and numerous editors were apparently laid off immediately.

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AI guidelines: Public sector AI use must adhere to fundamental rights

The 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.

Kostenloses KI-Programm erweckt Ideen zum Leben

Wer mit KI-Unterstützung wachsen will, aber fachliche Beratung braucht, kann beim Programm „AI Business Innovation Sprint“ mitmachen. Von den teilnehmenden Teams wird das Beste am 5. Juni geehrt.

Monitoring: A total invoice with open items

A study for the German government was to calculate how much is monitored by the state. The researchers were not allowed to know everything.

FritzOS 8.10 Beta: Support for more fallback Internet connections

New previews of FritzOS 8.10 for the 7590, 7590 AX and 6591 Cable offer more options for Internet fallback connections, for example.

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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.

A woman buys medication online while sitting at her laptop. She is holding an empty pack in her hand; she would probably like to reorder the medication from a mail-order pharmacy.

"ePA coaches" to help senior citizens use electronic patient files

The 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 checks

Media watchdogs are increasingly concerned about political extremism with right-wing, hateful and discriminatory content on social media.

After App Store ruling: Apple changes rules for US developers

In its App Review Guidelines, Apple summarizes what devs can and cannot do. The great link freedom is now coming to the USA.

The latest in Security

Windows log-in possible via RDP with revoked passwords

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Security gaps at rehabilitation clinic: data of 17,000 patients accessible

ePA security: BSI had warned of risk

ChoiceJacking: Researchers bypass USB lock on Android and iOS

Dell protects PowerProtect Data Manager and laptops against possible attacks

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

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Patent lawsuit: Apple to pay 700 million US dollars over LTE technology

"Deal this year": Alphabet hopes for Gemini in iOS

Serious AirPlay gap: Users demand firmware update for old AirPort routers

NotebookLM: Listen to audio summaries now also in German

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Google offers a preview of a more personal assistant

Google'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 GitLab

To 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 year

Fans 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

Spotlight on photo culture – Exhibitions and festivals in May 2025

India 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.

It's alive! Dragonfly BSD 6.4.1 released with many bug fixes

The 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 China

The 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 applies

After 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.

For Support: AI Joins Wikipedia

Authors and moderators at Wikipedia receive support from AI. Wikimedia explicitly states that AI should not replace anyone.

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Probably won't burn up completely: Soviet Venus probe about to crash to earth

More 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 password

Microsoft is continuing to abolish passwords. New Microsoft accounts are now passwordless by default.

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Flying squirrel drone flies better than conventional drones

Can quadrocopters perform flight maneuvers even better? Yes, say South Korean researchers who have equipped a drone with variable wings and AI control.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

Meta's LLM conference LlamaCon: Llama goes after the top dog

Photonics chip can train AI

Gitex Europe: AI luminaries, start-ups and "exciting night culture" in Berlin

LLM: Alibaba's Qwen3 challenges Llama 4 & Co.

Qwen3: Alibaba makes new AI model freely available

The latest in Cars & Mobility

Citroën C5 Aircross compact SUV comes as a hybrid, PHEV and electric car

Numbers, please! 105.882 km/h speed record to sell 12 km/h electric cabs.

Share of freight transport by rail grows only slightly

iPhone as a credit card at a New York subway access barrier

New York City wants to bring subway tickets to the iPhone

"This is corruption": Trump company profits from investment in Binance

The 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 hit

In 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.

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.

Microsoft increases prices for Xbox, accessories and in the future games, too

The 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 Japan

In 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 function

A 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 apps

Major 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 profit

Meta 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 speaking

X 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.