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Eutelsat offers itself as a replacement for Starlink in Ukraine

Eutelsat aims to deploy 40,000 terminals to replace Starlink in Ukraine soon. Talks with suppliers and the EU Commission are ongoing.

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

The White House is to hold talks on how to establish Freedom Cities in the USA – Cities without regulation.

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Undocumented commands tear security hole in ESP32 Bluetooth

Reports of undocumented Bluetooth HCI commands from ESP32 chips are doing the rounds. They open up a security flaw.

Saudi Arabia: Neom management allegedly covered up high costs

The Neom settlement project with the band city The Line in Saudi Arabia is controversial. It threatens to become a financial disaster.

"Time bomb" hidden in code: developer sentenced

A programmer planted a code time bomb on his employer in case he was fired. It went off and he is probably going to prison.

DeepSeek challenger: Alibaba Qwen can now also "think"

The QwQ reasoning model is significantly leaner than DeepSeek R1 and is said to be more powerful in many areas.

Biggest theft in history: Bybit used freeware and became a victim as a result

Insecure freeware enabled the attackers to steal billions from Bybit. The problems had been known for a long time.

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Apple to allow sideloading in Brazil: Court sets 90-day deadline

Cologne gets Europe's largest river water heat pump

Google accidentally disables older Chromecasts

How a town in Texas is fighting back against Amazon's delivery drones

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US stock market: Tesla shares plummet, Big Tech with heavy losses

The US stock markets fell sharply on Monday, with Tesla suffering particularly heavy losses. None of the "Magnificent Seven" escaped unscathed.

No more Nao and Pepper robots? Aldebaran Robotics insolvent

The manufacturer of the humanoid robots Nao and Pepper, Aldebaran Robotics, has slipped into insolvency. Whether and how it will continue is largely unclear.

Apple Intelligence: Apple must move smarter Siri, deletes promotional video

It had already become apparent: Apple's developers have not yet managed to fundamentally improve Siri. The new date is a long way off.

AMD confirms prices and launch date for Ryzen 9950X3D and 9900X3D

The new processors with stack cache are due to be launched on March 12, 2025. They will cost the same as their predecessors.

Bit-Rauschen: speculation about Intel's future fuels the share price

The US government apparently wants to save Intel's US chip plants. The x86 CPUs may be spun off. Nvidia proves its expertise with DeepSeek-R1

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Workforce halved: Broadcom laid off 19,000 VMware employees since acquisition

Within two years, Broadcom has laid off more than half of VMware's employees. Analysts are satisfied with the takeover overall.

Apple to redesign user interfaces

iOS, macOS and iPadOS will soon look similar to visionOS. Insiders have revealed this. For iPhones, it would be the biggest redesign since 2013.

Niantic wants to sell "Pokémon Go" to Saudi Arabia

Niantic wants to sell its "Pokémon Go" game division to the company Scopely, which is backed by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund – for 3.5 billion US dollars

Waymo's autonomous cabs are coming to Silicon Valley

Google has started developing autonomous vehicles in Silicon Valley. Now Waymo is offering its service with autonomous cabs there.

Hybrides UEM: Die Zukunft der Geräteverwaltung

Endgeräteverwaltung aus der Cloud oder lokal? Die Antwort: Sowohl als auch! Am besten ist eine hybride Lösung, die die Flexibilität cloudbasierter Systeme mit der Sicherheit lokaler Infrastrukturen kombiniert.

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HP: Firmware update paralyzes printer

HP shoots itself in the foot in the fight against third-party cartridges. A firmware update causes problems with own cartridges.

Artificial studio look: Google's free AI filter for video conferencing

Google Workspace users can customize their video transmission in meetings with AI support. Google Chat automatically translates incoming messages.

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"Puzzling": Galaxies in the early universe rotate clockwise too often

The James Webb space telescope looks further back in the universe than any other instrument. Now a baffling puzzle has been discovered in the data.

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Inconsistent cyber security standards: municipalities without a clear strategy

There are currently still many deficiencies in the IT security of local authorities. A study sheds light on the shortcomings and possible measures.

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Vision Pro: New target group DIY enthusiasts, Spatial special with Metallica

Apple has found a new use case for the Vision Pro in the USA. In the rest of the world, the company is delighting customers with a new immersive music special.

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Researchers print functional artificial muscles with 3D printer

Artificial muscles can replace servomotors, for example, or be used in medicine. However, production is not easy.

The latest in Security

USA: Incorrectly configured server exposes sensitive data of nursing staff

With important security update: macOS 15.3.2 and iOS 18.3.2 available

Google and BSI work on secure cloud solutions for the public sector

BSI study: Lack of information on IT security for networked devices

Akira ransomware slips past IT protection solution via webcam

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

Apple Intelligence: Siri advertising changes, update reactivates AI again

iOS 18.4: Apple optimizes Photos app

Apple Home: architecture upgrade could soon become mandatory

Apple Intelligence on Mac, iPad and iPhone

Gigabytes for AI: Is Apple hiding Intelligence memory usage on the Mac?

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Pure Storage: New highly scalable high-performance storage FlashBlade//EXA

Pure Storage aims to meet the special requirements of AI and HPC applications with its new FlashBlade//EXA all-in-one storage system.

OpenAI Operator: API for own AI agents published

Create and integrate AI agents yourself: OpenAI makes Responses API, tools and SDK available to developers.

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New Zealand: 14.5 billion euros managed with an Excel spreadsheet

In New Zealand, a single Excel spreadsheet is used for the financial management of the public healthcare system.

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Undisputed leader: 274 Saturn moons now known after record discovery

Saturn leads the list of planets with the most moons since 2023. Now that a record discovery was published, it seems to be uncatchable at the top.

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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.

E-cars: Battery manufacturer Northvolt insolvent in Sweden, German plant remains

The manufacturer of car traction batteries Northvolt has filed for insolvency in Sweden. The German and American subsidiaries are not affected.

Contrary to Telekom's criticism: Vodafone takes action against black screeners

Vodafone takes action against black viewers and switches off signals. Telekom had previously accused its competitor of deliberately tolerating black viewers.

Possible record: strongest non-hydraulic robot arm can lift almost 3000 kg

The all-electric Super Jammer can handle heavy weights. It now wants to break the Guinness record. It has already proven that it can do it.

Smart glasses: Google wants to take over eye-tracking start-up

Eye tracking – but without a camera. AdHawk Microsystems is working on this. Google now wants to take over the Canadian start-up.

Report: Meta Platforms tests self-developed chip for AI training

The AI accelerator developed by Meta itself is intended to reduce dependency on Nvidia and costs. It is planned for recommendations and generative AI.

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.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

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CL1 is the first commercial computer with human brain cells

OpenAI pumps 11.9 billion US dollars into CoreWeave

A new AI from China sees itself as Artificial General Intelligence

Better AI Siri: Did prompt injections slow down Apple's schedule?

HR professionals remain: Companies are reluctant to use AI in recruiting

The latest in Cars & Mobility

Electric cars at the Toyota Kenshiki Forum 2025: Toyota goes electric

Europe could become independent of battery imports

Auto industry: Volkswagen profits slump by almost a third

BMW New class: Zone architecture and powerful computers

First release under Wine: Framework Mono 6.14 now with ARM64 support for macOS

Framework Mono version 6.14 supports macOS systems with ARM64 processors. It is the first stable release since the project was taken over by Microsoft.

Comment: We are digitally unsovereign

The chaotic US policy is making Germany and Europe aware of their own dependency. We must finally act, says iX editor-in-chief Oliver Diedrich.

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Fiber optics: Expert brings fixed switch-off date for copper networks into play

A fixed copper exit price that is realistic for the German market would ensure non-discriminatory migration, according to a competition report.

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Smallest microcontroller has eight connections on 1.38 square millimeters

The TI MSPM0C1104 accommodates the 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0+ core, 1 KByte RAM and 16 KByte flash on 1.6 mm × 0.861 mm.

TikTok: With chill music against night-time use by teenagers

TikTok is taking measures to better protect young users. For example, they should sleep at night and not roam through the colorful world of TikTok.

Seaglider: Electric ground effect vehicle Viceroy begins test campaign

Regent Craft has completed its first Viceroy ground effect vehicle. The US company wants to use it to change mobility.

Consumer and data protection: EU and South Korea conclude digital agreement

After lengthy negotiations, the EU and South Korea have reached an agreement on digital trade. This is intended to secure data traffic, for example.

Blizzard is not bringing Blizzcon back until 2026

Blizzcon is coming back: game developer Blizzard wants to hold its in-house exhibition in Anaheim again – but it will be a while before that happens.

Rumor mill: Apple C1 in more devices, iPhone e-model annually

The iPhone 16e is no longer an entry-level phone. Is Apple therefore speeding up the release cycle? And when will the next device with C1 be released?

Affordable RISC-V single-board computer with dual Ethernet

The Orange Pi RV2 combines a RISC-V eight-core from China with many connections, including two Gigabit Ethernet ports and two M.2 SSDs.

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CO₂ shrinks the atmosphere: orbit will be able to accommodate fewer satellites

We knew the Earth's atmosphere was shrinking due to climate change. Now, we have determined how many satellites will fit into low Earth orbit in 2100.