Switzerland: Cow and calf die after cyberattack A ransomware attack in Switzerland ends tragically for a cow and her calf.
Mass layoffs at Dell: Excessive demands in the HR departmentDell is downsizing significantly. Apparently 10 percent or 12,500 employees have to go.
30 years ago: When the C64 and Amiga pioneer Commodore went bankrupt30 years ago today, the home computer era came to an end with the bankruptcy of Commodore. For fans of the cult computers C64 and Amiga, it is a day of mourning
NASA: SpaceX could bring back Boeing's Starliner astronauts, but not until 2025Safety of the Boeing space capsule is controversial, return could take place without a crew. SpaceX would stand in for the astronauts - at the beginning of 2025.
Raspberry Pi Pico 2 with RP2350 microcontroller: powerful ARM cores and RISC-VSurprise from the Raspi developers: The RP2350 chip of the Pico 2 is not only more powerful than the RP2040, but also has alternatively usable RISC-V cores.
Logitech denies the "Forever Mouse" with subscription paymentIn an interview, the Logitech boss dreamed of a subscription mouse. The company emphasizes that such a product is not planned.
Fashion advertising at Mango – AI models wear the latest clothesAI has long since arrived in advertising. Mango has launched an advertising campaign whose content was partly created by AI.
Crowdstrike analysis: Trivial programming error had global impactIn an extensive and unnecessarily complicated document, the manufacturer explains its errors and names improvement measures for the security software.
Black Forest Labs: AI startup for image and video from the Black ForestFormer developers of Stability.ai have founded the start-up Black Forest Labs. Flux is to become a new type of image generator.
Apple's "Web Eraser": Safari will soon be able to hide annoying web contentThe Safari function was already controversial as a rumor, but now it's really coming. According to Apple, it is not intended as an ad blocker.
DigiCert: Customer seeks to exchange certificates later and defends in courtIts lawyers argue that the replacement would cause irreparable damage to the major customer from the US healthcare sector. CA extended the deadline.
Cisco: Critical gaps in IP phones - no updates availableThere will be no updates for critical gaps in Cisco IP phones. A proof-of-concept exploit has emerged for a recently reported vulnerability.
Musk sues Mars over advertising boycottMany companies no longer advertise on X because of brand-damaging tweets. This is said to be a violation of US antitrust law.
Almost all Raptor Lake CPUs urgently need BIOS updatesIntel processors without the K suffix also degrade. Once the damage becomes noticeable, it is irreversible.
Data leak: Episodes of Netflix and Crunchyroll series leaked online in advanceUnknown attackers have attacked a production partner of Netflix and Crunchyroll and published numerous unfinished episodes of hit series online
ESA is looking for volunteers to classify galaxiesThe space telescope sends large amounts of data to Earth. Volunteers and an AI are to help classify the countless galaxies in the images.
China appeals to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over EU tariffs on e-carsSince last month, the EU has been imposing provisional tariffs on e-cars from China. Does Beijing have a chance of having the measures stopped by the WTO?
Tinder, OKCupid, Grindr & Co. allow intimate data to flow outSecurity researchers have analyzed 15 popular dating apps: All apps reveal intimate data such as sexual orientation or exact locations.
0.005 seconds: How high-tech cameras decide gold at the OlympicsOnly 5 milliseconds separated first and second place in the 100-meter sprint final. We explain how the finish line technique works at the Olympic Games.
Security tips Cisco: Attackers abuse Smart Install protocolA remote configuration service for Cisco switches and weak passwords play into the hands of attackers. But admins can do something about it.
tvOS 18: Still no browser, but links can be sent to the iPhoneApple still does not have a browser for Apple TV devices. With tvOS 18, you can now at least share links, according to the latest beta.
Raspberry Pi RP2350: Pico 2 alternatives with wireless, more flash or smallerHobby boards with the new Raspi microcontroller are also available from Adafruit, Sparkfun, Pimoroni, Seeed, some with a fast HSTX connection or WIFI.
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First-person shooter: Bethesda releases bundle of "Doom" and "Doom 2"Bethesda is re-releasing its classic shooters "Doom" and "Doom 2" in a bundle. The new features include a fresh episode and official mod support.
Open Source: Tea protocol leads to "cobra effect" on package manager npmThe Tea protocol, which is intended to promote open source development, triggers a veritable flood of spam packages with transitive dependencies on npm.
On track: "GTA 6" still scheduled for release in fall 2025The world's most anticipated video game is still set to be launched in 2025. This was confirmed by publisher Take-Two when it announced its business figures.
Intelligent syntax highlighting with IntelliJ IDEA 2024.2The new version of IntelliJ IDEA 2024.2 switches to the new user interface by default and comes with many intelligent helpers for coding and deploying.
eCall system: lost cell phone triggers large-scale operationA cell phone has triggered a large-scale rescue operation. The alarm was probably triggered by the impact on the ground.
c't fire test: Beware of cheap charging bags for e-bike batteriesWe wanted to know: What happens if an e-bike battery burns down in a cheap charging bag that is advertised as fireproof?
Potsdam study: those who lose weight take fewer risksIt is widely known that nutrition and the psyche are linked. The German Institute of Human Nutrition has now provided further evidence of this.
AI products for US secret service: Palantir and Microsoft expand collaborationMicrosoft and data analytics company Palantir want to provide the US defense with the "most secure cloud, AI and analytics capabilities".
20 years of OpenStreetMap: On a par with Google Maps and Apple MapsWhen OpenStreetMap was founded, it was only known to a handful of activists. In the meantime, the globe is almost covered and OSM is not only useful in crises.
SUSE majority shareholder EQT acquires majority stake in AcronisThe large Swedish investment company EQT acquires a majority stake in the Swiss backup and security specialist Acronis.
Alaska Air: Boeing changes the design of the broken door panelBoeing and Spirit have to face up to the Transportation Security Administration. The manufacturer wants to change the design of the door latch that fell out.
Swisscom and Nokia: 300 drones for SwitzerlandSwisscom Broadcast plans to make 300 Nokia drones available to emergency services and companies throughout Switzerland.
New environments, more content: Disney+ and Paramount+ upgraded for Vision ProThe streaming services from Disney Corporation and Paramount Global have been improved for the Vision Pro. You can immerse yourself in nature and SpongeBob.
Digitale Souveränität und Datensicherheit – so klappt’s!Für ein Höchstmaß an digitaler Sicherheit braucht es zwei Voraussetzungen: Ohne digitale Souveränität und eine klare Funktionstrennung geht es nicht. Wir zeigen im Webcast, wie ein Unternehmen das erfolgreich umgesetzt hat.
Nanoleaf Expo Smart Display Case: LED display case with Wi-Fi for smart homesLight box controllable via WLAN stages collector's items with animated color gradients, is stackable and communicates with many smart home platforms.
iOS 18 camera no longer turns off audioSince the iPhone can record more than just photos, the sound stops when video recordings are activated. iOS 18 now changes this.
Digital and electrical industry: orders slump in JuneCompanies in the German electrical and digital industry are currently receiving few orders. They are gloomy about the prospects.
Out of the box: iOS 17.6.1, iPadOS 17.6.1 and macOS 14.6.1 availableThe activation of extended data protection for iCloud could fail with previous versions. Apple therefore added updates on Wednesday evening.
Hospitals demand less bureaucracyDoctors and nurses spend an average of almost three hours a day dealing with bureaucracy. Digitalization has not been a ray of hope so far.
Community Notes: Youtube also gets a fact checkLike X, YouTube wants to offer a feature that the community can use to correct incorrect information. Invitations for initial tests are being sent out.
Ransomware Royal is now called Blacksuit and scams 500 million US dollarsBlacksuit attacks companies worldwide and extorts millions. The FBI and CISA show current tactics and how admins can protect PCs.
Deutsche Telekom increases revenue and profitIn the past quarter, Deutsche Telekom generated 4.3% more revenue than in the same period of the previous year.
RISC-V developer board with Espressif ESP32-P4Espressif is producing more and more chips with RISC-V cores. The comparatively powerful ESP32-P4 now comes on a 65-euro board for smart home technology.
Blackmagic Camera now also for the iPad and with multi-camera controlIn September 2023, Blackmagic released its Camera app for the iPhone. Version 2.0 includes two major enhancements to the free app.