Palantir vs. the "Republik": US analytics firm takes magazine to courtData analysis provider Palantir wants to obtain a counterstatement in court – and triggers a wave of solidarity for a small Swiss magazine.
End of the 150-euro threshold: EU decides on customs duty for cheap packagesFrom July 2026, ordering from online giants like Temu or Shein will be pricier. The EU introduces a flat fee for small shipments to ensure fair competition.
WTF: AI Agent Publicly Attacks Developer After Code Change RejectedAn OpenClaw bot has apparently published a negative blog post about matplotlib developer Scott Shambaugh. Reason: He rejected a pull request.
Disney+ without Dolby Vision: Disney says there are "technical challenges"Disney comments on the lack of Dolby Vision on Disney+: It is due to technical challenges. Meanwhile, the problem is spreading.
Berlin: Police can secretly enter homes for state trojan installationTo collect data from IT systems, investigators in Berlin can secretly search suspects' rooms. This is in a Police Act amendment.
Apple Study: Users Want Transparent AI Agents Instead of Black-Box SystemsA new study by Apple examines how people want to interact with AI agents. The result: transparency and control trump performance.
Android 17 Beta 1 is hereGoogle has released the first beta of Android 17. It can be installed on Pixel devices and is primarily aimed at developers.
AI security expert resigns from Anthropic, says the world is in dangerMrinank Sharma led an AI safety team at Anthropic and now wants to dedicate himself to poetry. He is the next former employee of AI companies with concerns.
Update now! Chrome update closes exploited vulnerabilityGoogle released an emergency update for the Chrome web browser over the weekend. It closes a vulnerability that is already being exploited.
Meta Quest embarks on a new beginning with "Horizon OS 2"Meta keeps its word and scales back its metaverse ambitions on Meta Quest. This is now reflected in the operating system.
Google's AI Blunder and Fresh Blood for MFT – This Week's Photo News 7/26Google punishes a photographer for good work, while the Micro Four Thirds system gains a new partner from China.
Voluntary chat control: EU Parliament plans next deadline extensionSuspicion-independent scans of private messages were supposed to be a thing of the past. EU institutions push for the next extension.
AI Hype OpenClaw: OpenAI signs Austrian developerPeter Steinberger developed OpenClaw, a powerful AI agent for personal hardware. Now he works for OpenAI. OpenClaw remains open source.
The Real Bottleneck: Why Faster Coding Doesn't Speed Up ProjectsThe bottleneck in software development has never been programming, but understanding the problem. On the underestimated ROI of understanding.
EU Commission: Shein underestimates its own risksThe EU Commission has initiated a formal investigation against the Chinese online retailer Shein. The provider may have violated its obligations.
Unity AI: Unity boss promises casual games by text commandUnity's CEO is drumming up support for AI features: A version of Unity AI that creates games via prompt is to be presented soon.
Bezahlbare Cyber-Sicherheit für den MittelstandBegrenzte Ressourcen, aber raffiniertere Bedrohungen – mit dem Einsatz von KI können sich Unternehmen effektiv schützen. Denn beim digitalen Wettrüsten ist KI ein Angriffs- und Verteidigungswerkzeug.
Zahlen, bitte! The ENIAC Six: The pioneers behind the universal computerENIAC is considered the world's first fully electronic universal computer. It was programmed by six IT pioneers who were almost forgotten by time.
Trusted Tech Alliance: Real transparency or sovereignty washing?With the Trusted Tech Alliance, 16 international technology groups aim to establish trustworthy standards. However, US corporations also dominate here.
macOS 26.4: Improvements for Safari and battery management – and a warningApple released the first developer beta of macOS 26.4 this week. The new Siri is missing, but there are other improvements – and important information.
Neutrino observatory IceCube receives over 600 new sensorsThe IceCube observatory in Antarctica has been expanded with over 600 sensors. They are intended to search for low-energy neutrinos.
Video podcasts: Apple builds "new experience" with HLS – and wants to profitWith iOS 26.4, Apple is also tweaking its popular Podcasts client. It is now focusing more on moving images. Advertisers will have to pay up.
Vulnerabilities in Cloud-Based Password ManagersIT researchers from ETH Zurich have investigated widely used password managers and found ways to view passwords.
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Sony technology identifies original songs in AI-generated musicSony's AI researchers have developed software that can determine the percentage shares of copyrighted works in AI-generated songs.
No end for MySQL: Features for Community Edition and more transparencyAfter massive staff cuts and a months-long development pause, Oracle promises a new beginning for MySQL – including enterprise features for the community.
Too much Copilot: Gentoo switches from GitHub to CodebergThe operators of Gentoo Linux have opened a presence on Codeberg, a platform competing with GitHub. They cite GitHub Copilot as the reason.
Netherlands: Police accidentally grant data access to man, then arrest himIn South Holland, police accidentally sent a man a download link instead of an upload link. When he used it, he was arrested.
From AI hype to AI fear: Why tech stocks are losing ground in 2026Backlash: Big tech stocks are down since the start of the year. Wall Street is concerned about the disruptive potential.
Swiss Alpine Drone Consortium wants fixed test drone flight zones in the AlpsThe Swiss Alpine Drone Consortium wants to simplify drone test flights in the Swiss Alps. This way, Switzerland is to remain the "Drone Valley".
Storage crisis: Playstation 6 could be postponed until 2028 or 2029The storage crisis is also putting pressure on console manufacturers: while Playstation 6 is said to be facing a delay, the Switch 2 could become more expensive
Comment on the operational safety of modern motorcycles: Built-in distractionInformation overload and abundance of functions increase the danger of distraction and overwhelm on motorcycles. Ingo Gach criticizes this as highly problematic
AI for weapons and surveillance: Pentagon threatens Anthropic with sanctionsThe Pentagon and Anthropic are negotiating how Claude can be used by the US military. Due to the AI company's red lines, the Pentagon is threatening sanctions.
Deepfakes from Grok: Irish data protection authority initiates a case against XThe data protection authority DPC Ireland has initiated proceedings against the European X subsidiary. Reason: the sexualized images from the in-house AI Grok.
Satellite internet: Starlink receives operating permit in VietnamAfter months of proceedings, Vietnam's government grants Starlink an operating license in the country. State media anticipate a "strategic boost."
Deutschland-Stack: Open-Source Alliance warns of "Sovereignty Washing"The OSB Alliance criticizes loopholes for hyperscalers and calls for an unconditional open-source strategy for the new state technology platform.
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold outHyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
Self-driving Networks – Realität oder Zukunft?Self-driving Networks gelten als nächster Evolutionsschritt moderner Netzwerkarchitekturen. Durch den Einsatz von künstlicher Intelligenz und Machine Learning sollen Netzwerke nicht nur überwacht, sondern aktiv analysiert, optimiert und in Teilen autonom betrieben werden.
Cisco: With Nutanix to the VMware AlternativeCisco integrates Nutanix, introduces Unified Edge, and looks into the future of energy distribution for AI hardware with Project Edison.
File manager nnn 5.2 brings eight contexts and faster disk analysisVersion 5.2 of the lean terminal file manager nnn doubles the number of parallel contexts and significantly speeds up disk usage calculation.
Open-source foundation celebrates birthday: The Eclipse Foundation turns 20The Eclipse Foundation can look back on a twenty-year history and now hosts hundreds of open-source projects.
How FPV drones are used at the 2026 Olympic Winter GamesCustom-made FPV drones show immersive images of winter sports at the Olympic Winter Games. The requirements for the pilots are high.
PayPal in retail: 7.6 million registered users in GermanyPayPal appears to be successful with contactless payments in retail. Initial figures since the launch in May 2025 are available.
SPD proposal: Social media rules also for adultsLinkedIn bragging and AI Slop are almost as problematic for adults as they are for young people, says Eva-Maria Weiß.
Bidding war: New Paramount offer makes Warner reconsiderSo far, the Warner board has been united behind Netflix's takeover offer. However, a new proposal from Paramount could now lead to negotiations.
US company Blue Water Autonomy is building an autonomous ship for the US NavyThe US company Blue Water Autonomy is building an autonomous ship for the US Navy. It is intended for long-term missions in the Pacific in the future.
Apple Buys Canadian Database Company KuzuFast, flexible graph databases could be created with Kuzu. The company was swallowed by Apple without much announcement.
Forgotten on the car roof: iPhone that fell off sends emergency callNear Eisleben, a lost iPhone automatically sent an emergency call on Sunday. It had been forgotten on a car roof and then fell off.
