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.
Breakthrough: New Guideline Boosts Fiber Optic Expansion in BuildingsMillions wait for fast internet; expansion often stalled. New VDE guideline removes obstacles.
US hyperscalers face headwinds from the statesSix US states want to stop the construction of new data centers. Microsoft is striving for "good neighborliness".
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.
Echovo brings AI speech synthesis entirely to the iPhoneA free app for iPhone enables text-to-speech and voice cloning. It demonstrates the possibilities of local AI on the device.
Nothing Phone (3): Playground beta with Vibe-Coding for Essential OSNothing released Playground for Phone (3) beta. Users create app widgets with Vibe-Coding, a component for the upcoming Essential OS.
Deutsche Telekom increases DSL tariffs for existing contracts from before 2023Deutsche Telekom is raising prices. DSL contracts concluded before April 2023 are affected.
Kyndryl: Stock Crashed, CFO ReplacedThings are burning at infrastructure specialist Kyndryl: the quarterly report is delayed, the CFO is leaving, and the stock is plummeting.
ECJ paves the way against data protection fines in the millionsCompanies can directly sue the European Data Protection Board over its decisions – a success for Meta before the ECJ in the dispute over billion-euro fines.
Due to visa restrictions: US tech jobs boom in IndiaRestrictive visa policy of the Trump administration has an unintended effect: US tech giants are increasingly relying on personnel in India instead of the USA.
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OpenAI's AI gadget will arrive in 2027 and not under the io brandOpenAI will launch its first AI gadget in 2027 at the earliest. Furthermore, due to a trademark lawsuit, it will not be released under the io brand.
21 instead of 10 tons payload: Ariane 6 before first launch with four boostersAriane 6 launched five times with payloads, and now an upgrade is due: with four boosters instead of two, it is set to transport Amazon satellites on Thursday.
Open Telekom Cloud will be called T Cloud Public in the futureAfter ten years, Open Telekom Cloud gets a new name: T Cloud Public. With it, Telekom aims to compete with AWS, Azure, and Google in the EU.
Goal or Rules: Benchmark Tests Behavior of AI AgentsA new benchmark aims to test whether autonomous AI agents will bypass security measures to achieve their given goal.
Partial outages for e-prescription and electronic patient recordSince Tuesday morning, there have been disruptions in the TI. For many insured people, logging into the e-patient record and the e-prescription are affected.
Checkmate in 37 moves: Deep Blue's silicon victory over KasparovIn 1996, IBM's Deep Blue computer defeated chess world champion Garry Kasparov in 37 moves. The victory marked a turning point for humans and machines.
Electric car BMW i3 comes as sedan and station wagonBMW's upcoming e-car is called i3. The electric version of the popular 3 Series is expected to launch in summer and will also be sold as an M version from 2027.
Prime Video: Consumer advocates report 200,000 sign-ups for class action lawsuitOver 200,000 people have now registered for a class action lawsuit against advertising on Prime Video. Other proceedings are also underway.
Fritzbox 7632: Fritz's most affordable router for G.fast connectionsFritz is launching its third Wi-Fi router that supports G.fast. This allows for 1 Gbit/s if a provider lays fiber optic cable to the building.
AI agents play Roman board game and thus determine its rulesA few years ago, an archaeologist discovered a round stone that likely once served as a game board. Thanks to AI, rules of the game have now been reconstructed.
Home office everyday life: Private activities hardly disturb productivityA study shows: More than half of home office employees accept packages during working hours, for example. Nevertheless, productivity is increasing.
Health and Sports: Apple's Fitness+ still under review, Health+ postponed?Apple apparently remains uncertain about the future of its in-house sports service. Plans for a health payment service are now reportedly on hold.
JavaScript: webpack is unpopular – but most usedIn a new study, Vite is the most popular JavaScript tool, nearly surpassing webpack in usage. Only two percentage points separate them.
Autonome Agenten: Wie KI die Prozessautomatisierung revolutioniertKI-Agenten planen und lösen komplexe Aufgaben selbständig und systemübergreifend. In der Prozessautomatisierung bringen sie aber auch neue Risiken und höhere Anforderungen an die IT-Infrastruktur mit sich.
After data breach: Coupang sabotages investigations, US politics interferesCoupang is actually only active in South Korea but listed in the USA. There, the online retailer is seeking support against investigations into a data breach.
How do I motivate my boss?Employee motivation is a common topic. But what about the motivation of managers and team leads?
Microsoft Dependency: Federal Government Pays near 500 Million Euros in One YearFederal spending on Microsoft licenses is rising rapidly. An analysis points to the risks of digital dependency.
YouTube Music: Lyrics disappear behind paywall for some usersGoogle is experimenting with showing song lyrics in YouTube Music only to paying Premium users. It is unclear whether this idea has a future.
Agibot Night: Humanoid robots perform gala show with comedy, magic, and danceHumanoid robots can do more than just work in industry. A gala show demonstrates their performance potential.
PHPUnit 13: New Array Assertions and Stricter Mock ChecksWith version 13, the PHP testing tool tightens its rules and introduces new array comparisons, stricter mocks, and a clear minimum requirement for PHP.
Instagram & Co. harmful to children? Wave of lawsuits begins in the USAUntil now, social networks have mostly been able to reject legal attacks on their functionality by referring to US immunity. This could now change.
Uber acquires delivery service Getir in TurkeyAbu Dhabi is exiting the delivery service Getir and selling to the ride-hailing company Uber. Uber already owns a competitor.
Discord introduces age verification worldwideStarting next month, Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access to all content on the platform.
G Pro X2 Superstrike: Logitech releases mouse with inductive clickLogitech is launching the G Pro X2 Superstrike, a gaming mouse that works without mechanical mouse clicks. Instead, an inductive sensor detects inputs.
