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Programming language: Rust 2024 is the most comprehensive edition to date

The latest Rust edition brings major innovations for the ownership model, Unsafe Rust and slices, among other things.

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Reboot and firmware update useless: Thousands of Asus routers compromised

An IT security firm has discovered a sophisticated campaign to compromise Asus routers. The built-in backdoor is extremely persistent.

Media report: German consortium wants to build AI data center

Five German tech companies are planning to build a joint AI data center and are planning to apply for EU funding. There are still many unanswered questions.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during an event at Computex in Taipei in June 2024.

Nvidia boss: "Huawei is formidable technology company"

In a video interview, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discusses Chinese competition. Huawei is said to be well advanced.

Criminal Court: Microsoft's email block a wake-up call for digital sovereignty

Microsoft blocked the email account of Chief Prosecutor of the International Court of Justice after Trump's sanctions. Critics: “We urgently need alternatives.”

EU Commission takes action against Pornhub, XVideos and Co.

Brussels initiates Digital Service Act proceedings due to insufficient age verification. Stripchat loses its status as a very large platform.

Cologne gets Europe's largest river water heat pump

Cologne is decarbonizing its district heating system. To this end, a heat pump with a capacity of 150 megawatts is being built on the Rhine.

Charm offensive: OpenAI office opens in Munich

TSMC's first European chip design centre to be established in Munich

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YouTube auto-dubbing: Robotic translation annoys users and cannot be turned off

Bundeswehr relies on Google Cloud

Build 2025: Microsoft's Edge browser translates entire PDFs with one click

From June, Microsoft's Edge browser will be able to translate PDF documents into different languages at the touch of a button.

New record: "Star Wars Battlefront 2" experiences renaissance

Suddenly the whole internet is talking about it: Although "Star Wars Battlefront 2" has not received any updates for years, there is a new player record.

China trade conflict: Rare earths are becoming rare – now also in the EU

The trade war between the USA and China is also affecting the EU economy. This is particularly noticeable for commodities.

Access to subscription content blocked: Consumer advice center warns Disney+

The NRW consumer advice center issued a warning to Disney+ for blocking access to subscription content as part of its price increases.

New e-bike: VanMoof "S6" to be unveiled on June 11

E-bike manufacturer VanMoof plans to present the first new models under new ownership in June. Expectations are high.

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Microsoft allegedly puts development of Xbox handheld on hold

Microsoft is said to have been working on an Xbox handheld as a competitor to Steam Deck for some time. According to a report, development has now been paused.

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Poisoning training data: Russian propaganda for AI models

Newsguard has found Russian propaganda websites designed to manipulate AI chatbots.

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Missing link: Federal government's symbolic policy conceals enforcement deficits

Failed threat assessments and data silos: Why new laws and technical solutions do not solve the structural problems of German counter-terrorism.

BKA names identity of the suspected boss of the Trickbot gang

The Federal Criminal Police Office BKA is searching for the alleged head of the notorious "Trickbot" gang by name and face.

Die IT-Infrastruktur effizient verwalten

Jede Konsole für die Endgeräteverwaltung hat Vorteile, ein Wechsel ist oft aufwändig. Deshalb hat Aagon eine Plattform aus seiner UEM-Lösung ACMP und Intune geschaffen, die die Vorteile kombiniert.

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Industry study: Pay-TV services illegally copied on an "industrial scale"

The inactivity of big tech companies is supporting the "theft" of premium video services such as live sports streams on a grand scale, according to an analysis.

Tobacco lobby's "smoke alarms" for youth protection and against illegal vapes

On World No Tobacco Day, the tobacco industry is acting as a youth protector and creating a special kind of "smoke detector" with vape-kontrolle.de.

Record number of new electric car registrations

Over 158,000 new e-cars were registered in the first four months of 2025. At the same time, the total charging capacity increased.

Judge examines restrictions on Google's AI strategy in antitrust proceedings

In the US antitrust proceedings concerning internet search, the judge is focusing on possible consequences for Google's position in the AI race.

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Electronic patient record: Those who object should not be disadvantaged

At the 129th Ärztetag, delegates called for cybersecurity, strengthened IT infrastructure and for more protection for patient data.

A laptop, photographed from above, stands on a blue surface, surrounded by the shadows of several hands symbolically reaching for the laptop.

Regional court ruling: Who is liable for phishing with manipulated emails?

The Regional Court of Rostock has clarified who bears the risk of an incorrect transfer of an invoice in the event of "misinformation" due to phishing attacks.

The latest in Security

Data leak at Corplife, delivery services & webshops

Malicious code attacks on IBM Db2 and Tivoli Monitoring possible

iPhone thieves use spear phishing to steal unlock PINs

Windows 10 relocation assistance with "Windows Backup for Organizations"

Security vulnerabilities: IBM Guardium Data Protection as gateway for attackers

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

Opinion: Apple Watch – from tea timer to lifesaver

After criticism of Siri debacle: Apple rejects traditional WWDC interview

In the test: MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro 13"

Next macOS allegedly only supports a few Intel Macs

iOS 26 instead of iOS 19: Divided response to Apple's expected version jump

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Photo news: Retro fever and remote production

Fuji has production at "Canon" and Yashica is also reinventing the film lever – The world of photography is turning at a nostalgic speed.

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Developer Snapshots: Smaller news of the week

The overview contains small but interesting reports on Stack Overflow, Aurora, RAD-Studio, Windows 11, ramalama, Curl, Meta, Symphony, Syncope and Ember.

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Comic non-fiction book: A drawn journey through the decades of games

Journalist Jean Zeid and illustrator Émilie Rouge have published an entertaining and informative non-fiction comic about the world of games.

Joyn may not simply embed content from ARD and ZDF

A Munich court has ruled in favor of ARD and ZDF in the dispute with Joyn. The broadcasters had filed a lawsuit because ProSiebenSat.1 had linked their content.

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SEC discontinues proceedings against Binance

The SEC has dropped the proceedings against Binance. It is the next major crypto exchange to benefit from the crypto-friendly US exchange rate.

Moto G86 Power: Motorola's new mid-range with a huge battery

Motorola has unveiled new mid-range smartphones. The Moto G86 Power sounds particularly interesting due to its huge battery.

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Magnetic storage: LTO-10 loses downward compatibility

IBM announces its own LTO-10 generation drives and tape storage devices. For the first time, this is not compatible with its predecessor.

BMW i4: First details of the facelift

BMW plans to present a thoroughly revised i4 in summer 2025. Performance and range are to be partially increased.

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AI in medicine: study shows shortcomings of commercial image analysis models

Various commercial AI models for analyzing medical image data can be influenced by written annotations on the images.

EA closes studio and scraps "Black Panther" game

EA has canceled a "Black Panther" game announced for 2023. The development studio founded specifically for the game is being closed.

Return of Palmer Luckey: Meta and Anduril build AR glasses for the US military

After supporting Donald Trump's first election campaign, Palmer Luckey was fired from Facebook. Now Trump is back and Luckey is working with Meta again.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

New York Times lets Amazon use articles for AI training, for example for Alexa

Test station of the Meta Ray-Ban glasses.

For hardware: Meta wants to open its own stores

Nvidia makes record sales with GeForce and doesn't even mention it

Text generation: AI training with protected works becomes a case for the ECJ

ChatGPT Plus for everyone: Alleged gift apparently a hoax

The latest in Cars & Mobility

Tariff dispute: US trade court puts a damper on Trump

Brazil sues BYD for violation of labor rights

Cadillac Vistiq: Expensive E-SUV charges only hesitantly

Auto industry: New boss for multi-brand group Stellantis

re:publica: "Into the glass" – but not so fast

"Into the glass" and out of the copper network was the motto at re:publica. Migration remains a long-term project, even under the new digital minister.

GeForce Now: Native app for Steam Deck

Nvidia releases its in-house game streaming service GeForce Now as a native app for Valve's popular gaming handheld Steam Deck.

Erfolgreicher handeln – mit KI und Cloud Computing

Um im Wettbewerb erfolgreich zu sein, müssen Handelsunternehmen Trends erkennen, Produktionskapazitäten vorausschauend planen und Kundenwünsche schnell umsetzen. Wie das mit der richtigen Kombination aus künstlicher Intelligenz und Cloud Computing gelingt.

PCIe 5.0 plug-in card for 28 M.2 SSDs: 109 GByte/s and up to 400 watts

The Taiwanese company Utran Technology wants to connect 28 M.2 SSDs with a PCIe plug-in card. With a few tricks, it can achieve 109 GBytes per second.

DOGE: Elon Musk leaves the White House

Musk's time as a "special government employee" is coming to an end. Most recently, the entrepreneur was not without controversy in the White House, either.

Stack memory with 36 GByte per chip: HBM4 mass production from October 2025

SK Hynix is on the home stretch for mass production of the blazing fast HBM4 stack memory for Nvidia's next generation Rubin accelerator.

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Victoria's Secret has been struggling with a security incident for days

IT is not allowed to log in, the website is down: Victoria's Secret's online business has been at a standstill for days.

Organized crime: the Bitcoin generation

Cryptocurrencies have arrived in the mainstream, including in organized crime: the Bitcoin generation is contributing its experiences from its youth.

Apple wants to standardize version numbers across devices

A uniform versioning of the Apple operating systems for iPhone, iPad, Mac & Co. should make it easier for users to recognize the current version in future.

Windows Update Preview: Small improvements and Copilot additions

The Windows Update Preview in May brings many small improvements and corrections. Microsoft is also expanding Copilot.

Detailed view of the sun's surface in pink colors

Thanks to adaptive optics: By far the sharpest images of solar corona taken

Detailed images of the sun's corona have been hampered by turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere. Adaptive optics now make it possible to compensate for this.

Aroundtown real estate group wants to convert offices into data centers

In view of the growing demand for data centers in Europe, Aroundtown is planning to convert office space. The biggest hurdle is obtaining official approvals.