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Underwater turbines in Normandy to generate electricity from the tides

France began generating electricity using the power of the sea back in the 1960s. A new tidal power plant is being built off the coast of Normandy.

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Lithography systems: China allegedly builds EUV machine

China is set to mass-produce complex EUV systems as early as 2026. However, this does not seem particularly realistic.

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?

Silhouette of the White House with US flag in front of the sunset

"Additional point of attack": White House directly connected to Starlink

The seat of the US President is now directly connected to Starlink thanks to a "gift". A cyber security expert speaks of an unnecessary risk.

Microsoft hastily discontinues Remote Desktop App

Microsoft is discontinuing its Remote Desktop app unusually quickly. It is pushing for the Windows app, which is less efficient, especially in Germany.

Pornhub & Co.: Providers defend themselves in court against blocking orders

Vodafone challenges NRW's blocking orders for Pornhub and YouPorn in court. Pÿur and 1&1 join the legal battle against these media regulator decisions.

iPhone in the car: improvements to CarPlay and navigation in iOS 18.4

With the next iOS update, Apple is adding some useful features for users who use their iPhone in the car, some of them forced.

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NASA: Sea levels rose unexpectedly sharply last year

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Microsoft: Native porting to Go should make TypeScript ten times faster

Unregulated tech tests: Thiel, Altman and co want Freedom Cities

Aerial view of the Isar 2 nuclear power plant

Siemens, Meta and others want to triple nuclear power in the world by 2050

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Google plans largest takeover in the company's history: Wiz

Alphabet is making a new attempt to acquire the security start-up Wiz. The data company is putting up seven billion dollars.

Review: 50 years of "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk - reissued in Dolby Atmos

With "Autobahn", Kraftwerk ushered in the age of electronic pop music 50 years ago. To mark the anniversary, we took a closer listen to the new Atmos mix.

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CL1 is the first commercial computer with human brain cells

CL1 is the name of the first commercially marketed computer in which human brain cells calculate. The price is low, as is the life expectancy.

Intel: Stock market rollercoaster ride after TSMC-Nvidia-AMD-Broadcom rumors

TSMC is said to have proposed a joint venture with Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom to Intel. Intel's share price promptly shot up.

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Chaos at CISA: US cybersecurity agency brings back fired employees via website

Dismissed employees should report by e-mail - and will be released immediately upon their return. CISA denies rumors about its Red Team.

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High honor for Apple's chip boss

With the A4 chip, Apple launched a chip offensive that paved the way for the Apple Silicon. Head of Hardware Technology Johny Srouji receives an award for this.

Industry calls on EU Commission to launch "Buy European" initiative

Almost 90 European companies and associations are demanding clear commitments from Ursula von der Leyen in order to achieve greater digital sovereignty.

Construction site of a new development area in Barsinghausen near Hanover, in the foreground a small excavator and a roll of fiber optic cable.

Gigabit land register: data on public properties to boost expansion

To make fiber optic and wireless networks easier to plan, authorities are developing an information service on public properties in the gigabit land register.

Dobot Robotics shows humanoid robot Atom for 27,500 US dollars

Humanoid robots should not be expensive if they are to help out in the home or in industry. The Atom from Dobot Robotics is comparatively inexpensive.

KI: Unternehmen brauchen solides IT-Management

Unternehmen sollten nicht vorschnell in Cloud-KI investieren. Stattdessen gilt es, die eigene IT-Infrastruktur zu optimieren. Ein zentrales Unified Endpoint Management schafft die nötige Basis für den sicheren lokalen KI-Einsatz.

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.

AI agents for the Adobe Experience Cloud

Unlike AI assistants, agents can act autonomously. In the Adobe Experience Cloud, they are supposed to communicate with customers and thus promote sales.

Spectrum rocket from Isar Aerospace on the launch pad

Space travel: Isar Aerospace plans to fly into space on Thursday

Isar Aerospace has received launch approval for its Spectrum rocket. The maiden flight is due to take place this week.

With an AI ring, sign language can be used for input into a computer

AI ring translates sign language in real time

A ring developed by a US university could make it easier for deaf people to input data into computers. It uses AI to recognize sign language.

Mazda's engine strategy for the coming years

Mazda is working on new engines. The brand is working with partners for electric drives and is developing a new combustion engine itself.

"Assassin's Creed Shadows" review: Great Japanese cinema!

The "Assassin's Creed" series combines the roots of the series with the modern – in Shadows, which leads to a very impressive result.

The latest in Security

AI and LLM: Critical security gaps jeopardize the Flowise low-coding platform

Malware distributors: FBI warns of fraudulent online file converters

Even Google cannot deny the British surveillance order

Fake security warning: Fraudsters try to hijack Github accounts

Poisoning training data: Russian propaganda for AI models

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

User reports of iCloud mail problems after installing iOS 18.3.2

Federal Court of Justice: Federal Cartel Office may monitor Apple more strictly

KeyCue 11: Learn keyboard shortcuts on the Mac with a new look

First iPhone foldable: Twice as expensive as an iPhone 16 Pro Max?

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Canvas and Audio Overview: Google's Gemini gets new functions

Canvas helps with coding and text preview in Gemini, audio overviews can be created in Gemini in the future.

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Wirtschafts-Akademie warns against increased use of AI robots in industry

The use of humanoid AI robots in industry – is not only changing the economy and society for the better, says the Bonn Business Academy.

Car industry: Audi reports industry-standard downturn of one third

In its business figures for 2024, the Volkswagen Group brand reports the industry-standard downward correction of around a third – and is still in the black.

Mission of the Blue Ghost lunar lander ends after two weeks

After two weeks, the Blue Ghost lander from the US company Firefly Aerospace is silent. It was the longest private moon mission to date.

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Astro 5.5 works on the interaction with diagram tools

Among other things, the JavaScript framework introduces a new option to simplify the use of diagram creation tools such as Mermaid.

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Claude learns to speak: Anthropic apparently has plans for voice control

OpenAI, Google and others have already mastered voice control for their AI models. Anthropic has now also announced that it is working on this.

Java 24: Stream Gatherers, Class-File API and quantum-resistant algorithms

A total of 24 JEPs in JDK 24 extend stream processing, introduce quantum-resistant algorithms and provide an API for accessing class files.

Auction: Twitter headquarters logo goes under the hammer

The blue bird, which adorned the side of the main building from 2012 to 2023, will now be sold to the highest bidder.

Fritz! Smart Energy 250: AVM's smart home sensor measures power consumption

Mounted on an electricity meter, AVM's new sensor collects and sends consumption data, making load control easier for households with a PV system.

Latest update: SLES 15 gets Service Pack 7 - and support until 2037

At its in-house exhibition, SUSE announced that SLES 15 will receive a final upgrade with SP 7. Support will end in 2037 and a successor is planned for November.

Smart Hans effect: Danger due to incorrect learning

Despite the correct result, AI may have learned something by making mistakes – the Clever Hans effect. Hans was a horse.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

AI networks without bottlenecks: Arista revises load balancing and monitoring

Zoom's AI Companion gets agentic capabilities

Siri meeting at Apple: Manager admits mistakes, shows unfinished features

Google is fully committed to Gemini and is saying goodbye to the Assistant

Amazon Alexa: All voice recordings are to be stored in the cloud and analyzed

The latest in Cars & Mobility

Renault 5 Turbo 3E e-car: return of the twin-hub drive turbocharged car

Punitive tariffs and stagnating e-motorcycles: Harley-Davidson remains in crisis

Anonymous letter: warning of negative consequences of Donald Trump's tariffs

Waymo: Self-driving cars collect more than 600 parking tickets

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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.

Numbers, please! 153 – Not such an inconspicuous number with many properties

At first glance, the number 153 seems boring. Yet it is mathematically exciting, is mentioned prominently in the Bible and was even a romantic network code.

Künstliche Intelligenz in der Softwareentwicklung – Chancen und Risiken

KI kann die Softwarebereitstellung beschleunigen und effizienter machen - birgt aber auch Risiken. Sicherheitslücken, schlechtere Codequalität und Ineffizienz können unerwünschte Folgen sein.

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Research: Method found for transmitting audio signals without headphones

Two non-linear ultrasonic waves can be used to transmit audio signals that can only be heard by a person at a very specific point.

Snaps Spectacles: roaming the streets with AR

Snap offers augmented reality glasses in the form of Spectacles. Now you can use the stand-alone device to get directions.

Roku shows ads before you even get to the home screen

Roku now shows some users advertisements before they reach the home screen. So you have to watch a commercial to be able to use the TV at all.

A mountain with a telescope, a comet in the sky

“Devastating” and 'irreversible' effects: ESO warns again of industrial complex

A detailed analysis confirms the dramatic warnings about the consequences of an industrial megaproject for Europe's astronomy lighthouse.

Months late: "Stranded" NASA astronauts have left the ISS

Suni Williams and Barry Wilmore were supposed to stay on the ISS for a few days, but then their spaceship had to return empty. Now they can travel home.

The glue makes the difference – Microservices in a web project

It also makes sense to work with modularized subsystems for web projects. However, errors during implementation can lead to sluggish modules.

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Stack and pin terminals: Zellij 0.42.0 brings a revised interface

Several command lines can be used in parallel in the Zellij terminal multiplexer. In the update to 0.42.0, applications can be moved to the background.

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Mobile phone frequency extension: "It's about better mobile phone coverage"

The Federal Network Agency has made a decision: The expiring frequency usage rights of the three major mobile network operators are to be extended until 2030.

Ministry of Family Affairs develops "data-saving age verification"

Family Minister Lisa Paus ordered a framework for data protection-friendly proof of age on the Internet from Fraunhofer. The results are now available.