The rise and fall of Oculus: How Meta's VR ambitions once beganOculus VR shaped modern virtual reality like hardly any other company and now threatens to disappear for good. It's time for a look back.
USA: Videos from Ring door cameras will soon end up with the police againThe Amazon subsidiary Ring has brought back company founder Jamie Siminoff. He is changing the direction of the company in the USA.
Tim Cook at All-Hands: News on Retirement and Apple's 50th AnniversaryAt a company meeting, Tim Cook addressed various topics. There is news regarding Apple's anniversary plans and his own retirement.
Meta Quest 4: CTO confirms work on two new VR headsetsDespite dire predictions: Meta continues to invest in VR and confirms two new devices are in development. One of them is likely to be the Meta Quest 4.
No more data collection frenzy: Google makes reCAPTCHA GDPR-compliantBy switching to order processing, Google relinquishes data sovereignty to website operators and responds to growing regulatory pressure in the AI era.
Attack via Signal: BfV and BSI warn politicians, military personnel, diplomatsAn attack on users of the Signal messenger, which became known last week, targets members of the Bundestag and other important individuals.
Patent dispute: Munich court prohibits Renault from selling Clio and MéganeThe automaker infringes a patent held by Broadcom. Renault has already announced its intention to appeal the verdict.
TeamViewer: Vulnerability allows access without prior confirmationIn TeamViewer, attackers can bypass access controls and gain access without prior confirmation.
New Apple hardware: iPads, iPhones, and MacBooks in the pipeline – by MarchApple is apparently on the verge of updating various hardware lines. However, software is slowing the company down, according to a report.
Analysis of new plans: Is Apple finally doing everything right with AI?Apple has lagged in AI. Now, the company is reportedly making progress, partly with Google Gemini. What to make of these ideas?
France replaces MS Teams and Zoom with its own video conferencing softwareWith Visio, France is introducing its open-source video conferencing for authorities. By 2027, 200,000 civil servants are to work independently of US providers.
OpenSSL: 12 security gaps, one allows malicious code execution and is critical12 security vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenSSL – using AI tools. One of them is considered critical. Updated software is available.
Claude Code: New "Fast Mode" accelerates AI model Opus 4.6For the AI model Opus 4.6, users of Claude Code now have a "Fast Mode" available, which enables significantly faster responses.
Digital liberation: EU Parliament calls for detachment from US tech giantsEU MEPs outline a course change in digital policy. They demand independence from US infrastructures and more domestic AI and open source.
Digital Sovereignty: ZB MED Launches Fundraising for PubMed AlternativeDespite promises to secure independent research data, funding for the European OLSPub project remains elusive. A library is going on the offensive.
Cisco AI Summit: After 2025's AI breakthrough comes 2026'sInvestments in AI are high, the return is still unclear. According to industry leaders, infrastructure is still lacking for the really big breakthrough.
Die wichtigsten Faktoren für die richtige PC-FlotteSteigende Kosten, mehr Cyberrisiken und die Erwartungen der Mitarbeiter erfüllen – IT-Teams müssen vielen Anforderungen gerecht werden. Mit der richtigen PC-Plattform lässt sich das aber bewältigen.
Temu and Shein: Trade association HDE suggests import banThe German Trade Association (HDE) is concerned about German retail and proposes an import ban for Temu, Shein, and others in a letter to the Chancellor.
ChatGPT as a doctor replacement? Study shows sobering resultsAI language models excel in medical exams – but when real people ask them for advice, collaboration fails.
Mercedes CEO: More effort needed to prevent right-wing shiftMercedes CEO Källenius warns of economic decline, which could be followed by a right-wing shift. Like Merz and Söder, he demands more commitment from employees.
Skoda Epiq presented: Small E-SUV with up to 430 km rangeSkoda plans to bring the small E-SUV Epiq to market in the first half of 2026. Almost everything is now known, except for the final design.
Digital services ad: Kiel in trouble after church leaving clipThe city of Kiel wanted to advertise digital government services on Instagram and chose leaving the church as an example. The outrage was immediate.
"Australia Did It": Well-mixed genre cocktailAn indie veteran is finally doing something new again: "Australia Did It" mixes simple but whimsical ideas at the bottom of the former Atlantic.
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Technical error: AOK Bayern closes thousands of electronic patient recordsFollowing a system update, AOK Bayern erroneously closed thousands of electronic patient records "due to [...] submitted objection".
Can AI deliver new mathematical insights? Top researchers put it to the testWith a new method, ten researchers are putting the mathematical "creativity" of large language models to the test. The preliminary result is sobering.
XPipe 21.0: Terminal Docking for Windows and Cisco Switch IntegrationThe open-source tool XPipe can now embed terminal windows directly and offers support for Cisco switches. Additionally, there are improvements for Proxmox.
AI bots on Whatsapp: EU Commission threatens Meta with enforcement measuresMeta is preventing competitors from accessing an API for WhatsApp data and is thus acting anti-competitively, warns EU Commission – and threatens consequences.
Report: Samsung to Start Mass Production of HBM4 Ahead of ScheduleSamsung is expected to start mass production of HBM4 stacks as early as February. The main customer is Nvidia for AI systems.
Opinion: Clauses in Netflix's new voice actor contract unlawfulLaw firm commissioned by voice actors' association considers central clauses of new contract, which Netflix presents to voice actors, to be invalid or unlawful.
Chip Research: Europe's Imec Gets High-NA EUV SystemEuropean researchers and companies gain access to the world's most advanced lithography system. Imec is inaugurating a suitable cleanroom.
Electric car Changan Nevo A06: Launch of mass-produced sodium batteryThe first sodium-ion battery in an electric car is to be mass-produced by the Chinese car manufacturer Changan. The supplier is battery producer CATL.
Greenhouse gas: Clean air during Corona pandemic caused methane levels to riseAs global economy hit a standstill in the fight against COVID-19, the air measurably became cleaner. This had unexpected effects on a powerful greenhouse gas.
Galaxy S26: Samsung once again omits magnets for Qi chargingAccording to certification documents, Samsung is once again omitting the use of magnets for wireless Qi2 charging in its Galaxy S26 series.
Humanoid Robots: China Aims to Become Market Leader Within Five YearsChina sees robots as the next major development step for AI and aims to secure a global lead through investments and domestic advantages.
Stroke, Rehab, Digitalization: Where Technology Helps – and Where It FailsHow IT, robotics, and smartwatches helped my post-stroke rehabilitation – and where there is still room for improvement.
Glances 4.5.0: System monitoring with NPU and ZFS supportOpen-source monitoring tool Glances supports Neural Processing Units and ZFS for the first time in version 4.5.0. Security vulnerabilities have also been fixed.
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Usage-based instead of flat rate: X changes costs of its developer interfaceX is once again reforming its fee structure for the developer interface. While the entry barrier is decreasing, the costs are likely to remain similar.
545 Euros wrongly debited: Consumer protection agency warns of promotional callsFreenet deceptively sold multiple contracts to a customer after promotional call, unnoticed. Consumer protection agency of Lower Saxony sees a “known pattern”.
Launch pause for Falcon 9 ended: Next ISS crew launches on WednesdayOn Wednesday, two women and two men will launch to the ISS, including a Frenchwoman. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket used for this purpose is now cleared for launch.
Flight Demonstration: First 5-ton eVTOL Transports up to 1.5 Tons of CargoThe Matrix V5000 is large and heavy, but depending on the variant, it can accommodate up to ten passengers or 1.5 tons of cargo.
Elon Musk's about-face: SpaceX to go to the Moon first after all – Mars laterFor over ten years, Elon Musk has stated at every opportunity that he wants to go to Mars and that the Moon should be ignored. Now he is changing direction.
RHIC Era Ends: 25 Years of Particle Research at Brookhaven LaboratoryThe last collisions at RHIC took place on February 6, 2026. The particle accelerator provided insights into Big Bang matter for 25 years.
Internet Archive's Wordpress Plugin Brings Dead Links Back to LifeIf you run your website with Wordpress, you can automatically bring dead links back to life. One plugin is all it takes.
After suspicious emails: Fairphone shop likely not hackedFairphone owners are reporting receiving emails with suspicious purchase confirmations. Fairphone currently does not assume a hack or data leak.
The camera market is growing, the giants are faltering – the photo newsFor the first time in almost 20 years, the camera industry is reporting growth for two consecutive years. This should really be cause for celebration.
Software as a tool, not an end in itself: A plea for more domain expertiseToo many teams discuss technologies instead of problems. It's time to refocus on the domain expertise.
