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Harvard study: Open source has an economic value of 8.8 trillion dollars

Open source software is worth trillions to the economy. However, researchers warn that companies contribute too little to the development of open source tools.

Business figures discrepancy: Tesla is probably missing 1.4 billion US dollars

The Financial Times has noticed that there is a huge discrepancy between Tesla's expenditure and the company's value deep in its financial figures.

Access to various internet platforms in Turkey restricted

Online services such as X, YouTube and social media are only available to a very limited extent in Turkey. This is likely due to protests against the government.

Underwater turbines in Normandy to generate electricity from the tides

France began generating electricity using the power of the sea back in the 1960s. A new tidal power plant is being built off the coast of Normandy.

Web browser: Google plugs critical security leak in Chrome

Google updates the Chrome web browser and closes a security vulnerability classified as a critical risk.

High honor for Apple's chip boss

Security vulnerability with maximum risk level in remote server maintenance

Hiking app: Komoot is sold

The company behind the Komoot app, which was founded in Potsdam, is sold: The Italian company Bending Spoons takes over the hiking app.

Intel allegedly pays fab engineers up to 500,000 euros in severance pay

Cost-cutting measures at Intel also affect the semiconductor plants. The sale of the ARM shares is more of a symbolic nature.

RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell: The better GeForce RTX 5090

While gamers have to make do with a much slimmed-down Blackwell GPU, there is a faster version for expensive workstations.

Scrapping the millennium: introduction of a health record in Sweden fails

The introduction of a new, heavily criticized electronic journal system from Oracle in two Swedish health districts has failed spectacularly.

Serious security vulnerabilities threaten IBM AIX server operating system

Attackers can use two vulnerabilities in IBM AIX to compromise servers. There are also updates for IBM License Metric Tool v9.

Of flamenco, gigantic moons and summer thunderstorms: pictures of the week

A traditional dance and a hare waiting for the night bus – Our gallery photographers present motifs ranging from the aesthetic to the humorous.

Smart #5 electric car presented: Top charger

Smart is entering a new segment with the #5. It offers plenty of power and equipment at a comparatively low price.

EU Medicines Agency assesses first AI diagnosis as "scientifically valid"

For the first time, the European Medicines Agency has recognized AI software for the diagnosis of fatty liver hepatitis as scientifically valid.

Federal government must raise 8 billion euros for rail digitization by 2029

A feasibility study states that a plan for smart tracks and digital interlockings needs about 8 billion euros from the federal government by 2029.

"Blackmailability" concerns: Computer scientists oppose BSI-Google cloud deal

The German Informatics Society is protesting strongly against the cooperation between the BSI and Google for a "sovereign" cloud. Independence is being lost.

Inconsistencies at hardware retailer Mindfactory

Mindfactory has closed all previous customer accounts. There were rumors of insolvency for weeks – but now goods are available again.

AI labyrinth to ward off unwanted bots

More and more bots are ignoring the fact that they are unwanted. Cloudflare wants to put a stop to them with a labyrinth trick.

Liquid Metal: Apple aims to use it in the first foldable

Apple has long used Liquid Metal for SIM eject tools. It might soon debut in a major product.

AI content must be labeled in China from September

China is introducing new labeling requirements for AI content from September. App store operators will also be held accountable.

Opinion on the Mercedes S-Class: Too bad, Mr. Källenius

Now you have a car that can be updated remotely over the air via the built-in LTE module. But the flaws of the Mercedes S-Class remain.

Gmail: New AI tool changes mail search in the inbox

The search in the Gmail mailbox will soon be supported by AI. The feature no longer shows search results in chronological order.

Data on war crimes in Ukraine deleted by the US State Department

A Yale University database, which also contained information on the abduction of 35,000 children, has been deleted, according to an insider.

Interview: Why traditional picture captchas should disappear

At the beginning of March, the BSI warned about fake captcha. Benedict Padberg from Friendly Captcha explains what you should look out for.

Turkey: Dozens of people arrested for their posts on social networks

Protests are growing in Turkey against the arrest of President Erdoğan's most promising rival. The authorities are cracking down on criticism.

Because of "censorship portal": X sues the government in India

Since 2024, there has been a platform in India that government officials and authorities can use to request the deletion of content on the internet.

Development platform: GitLab 17.10 focuses on code review with AI

GitLab Duo Code Review is included as a beta function. GitLab Query Language Views have also reached beta status.

Small language models: where small AI models beat the big ones

LLM offshoots with a lower number of parameters are more economical in operation, but also have clear weaknesses.

Accidentally published image: Will the Xbox support Steam in the future?

An apparently accidentally published Microsoft image refers to the possibility of playing Steam games on the Xbox. It has since been removed.

The complete weather forecast on a PC: AI to democratize forecasts

When it comes to weather forecasts, AI technology can do more and more work. A system has now been presented that can produce competitive forecasts on a PC.