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Solid-state batteries vs. silicon anodes: Who will fuel e-cars in the future?

Solid-state batteries were long seen as the future for electric cars. But now another technology could be faster: silicon anodes. What makes them so special.

AMD boss Lisa Su comments on possible Intel merger

The US government is said to have considered a merger between AMD and Intel. Time Magazine spoke to AMD CEO Lisa Su about this.

USB-C becomes mandatory: Apple is actually removing older iPhones from its range

Apple confirms iPhones with a Lightning connector will disappear after Christmas. The devices will probably remain available in stores for longer.

iOS and iPadOS 18.2: New reports of problems with Apple Mail

After installing iOS 18.2, some users have difficulties reliably retrieving emails with Apple Mail. This could be partly due to a new function.

Smart Home: Voice assistant for Home Assistant

The popular open source platform Home Assistant is getting a hardware addition: a voice assistant that can also be used to address devices in the smart home.

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OpenAI's new o3 model aims to outperform humans in reasoning benchmarks

The new o3 model is designed to outperform humans in math and programming benchmarks, o3-mini efficiency and strong price-performance ratio.

ARM vs. Qualcomm: The trial has begun

ARM wants higher license fees from Qualcomm; Qualcomm does not want to pay. The dispute has now ended up in court.

Ford: Recall for more than 750,000 diesels

Half the price, more TOPS: New Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit

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Real-Debrid: Popular streaming service implements strong anti-piracy measures

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Powertoys 0.87.0: Multi-level transformations for advanced insertion

Microsoft's Powertoys version 0.87.0 adds advanced insert multi-level transformations and lets you include PWA workspaces.

OpenAI employees present the call function.

ChatGPT can make phone calls – in Germany only chat via WhatsApp works

OpenAI turns the dial: In the USA, people can call ChatGPT. There is also a chat contact via WhatsApp.

GitHub Copilot Free now available in Visual Studio and VS Code

GitHub releases Copilot Free for Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code. Developers can use programming help free of charge.

New Nvidia app can slow games down a lot, but Nvidia has a hint

The replacement for GeForce Experience is causing displeasure among GeForce owners due to weaker performance. Nvidia recommends disabling an AI function.

Telegram criticized again: between crime and promise

Telegram is repeatedly the focus of attention. The service is highly attractive for problem groups – but they could be lulled into a false sense of security.

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"Threat to journalism": Calls for Apple's AI notifications to be shut down

AI is not able to reliably summarize news, according to a media organization. It is calling on Apple to remove the new iPhone function.

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Microsoft renames Microsoft 365 App to Microsoft 365 Copilot

After Microsoft recommended the reassignment of the Copilot button in companies, the company is renaming the Microsoft 365 app accordingly.

Top 10 news at iX Developer 2024: AI, developer experience and security

This was of particular interest to our readers: The Top 10 (11) News 2024 were all about developer experience, AI and security.

Of fairytale castles, nude bathing and reflections: The pictures of the week

Intrepid tourists in the rain, glowing neon lights at night and impressive macro shots are featured in this week's pictures.

Counterfeit SSDs and memory cards: be careful when buying last-minute gifts

Fake flash drives have been around for decades, and the scam never stops. There are currently far too cheap SSDs, USB sticks and memory cards in circulation.

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Right to "fast" internet: Federal Council votes for higher minimum bandwidths

According to the decision of the federal states, the minimum coverage of an Internet access service will be increased from 10 to 15 MBit/s in download.

Collective agreement at VW: 35,000 jobs to be cut in socially responsible manner

After marathon negotiations, VW and employee representatives have agreed on a new collective wage agreement. 35,000 jobs will be lost, but without redundancies.

Video standard: Major patent administrator sues Microsoft over HEVC use

Via LA, a patent pool for the HEVC/H.265 video standard, is accusing Microsoft of infringing essential industrial property rights and has filed a lawsuit.

US company plans to build first commercial fusion power plant

In the race to build the world's first fusion power plant, a US company is going out on a limb. It is a spin-off from MIT.

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Copyright: UK wants to release protected works for AI training

According to an initiative by the British government, the only way for creatives to prevent their works from being used by OpenAI, Google & Co. is to object.

The latest in Security

Servers that are connected to the network and under attack

Fortinet Wireless Manager: Information on critical vulnerability withheld

NTLM phase-out model: Partially removed from Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025

Critical security gap in BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access and Remote Support

Fraudulent email: Cyber insurance does not have to compensate for damage

Windows security solution Trend Micro Apex One as a gateway for attackers

The latest in Apple – iPhone, iPod, Mac & Co.

App Store: Almost half of revenue comes from subscriptions

AI in China: Apple allegedly in talks with ByteDance and Tencent

Bootable Mac backups: macOS 15.2 causes (even more) problems

Lasts up to ten years: Extra battery for Apple AirTag

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Electronic patient records for everyone: the most important questions & answers

We have summarized the most important questions and answers.

Stark Future Varg EX electric sports enduro: The electric future starts now

The Stark Varg EX is on a par with good sports enduros with combustion engines in terms of chassis, weight and price, but superior in terms of performance.

Electric cars: number of charging stations increases by almost 30,000 in 1 year

The expansion of the charging infrastructure continues to make progress. On December 1, 154,037 public charging points were registered in Germany.

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Xenotransplantation is progressing: third human receives gene-edited pig kidney

After a seven-hour operation, Towana Looney is currently the only person in the world living with a pig's kidney. How she is doing.

Google makes "reasoning model" based on Gemini available

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental – Google's new version of a thinking AI model comes with this unwieldy name.

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EU data protection directive on AI: ban on ChatGPTs not off the table

Data protection authorities have a lot of work to do with AI models. Activists are exerting pressure: none of the major AI players are complying with the GDPR

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Amazon delays return-to-office plans as it struggles with space capacity issues

Attendance will be mandatory at Amazon.com from January 2025. But thousands of employees will have to postpone their return from working from home.

Not the Bitcoin inventor: Craig Wright sentenced for annoying courts

Craig Wright is guilty of contempt of an English court. He has not stopped filing baseless lawsuits. Now the man is in hiding.

AVM: Almost all Fritzboxes now have FritzOS 8

At the end of the year, many AVM devices will receive the latest FritzOS 8, including the Fritzsmart Gateway.

Presentation of the Kia EV9 GT: Lush E-SUV with extra power

Kia launched a top version of the EV9 SUV on the market. As a GT, the large SUV has 374 kW output and, at 4.6 s to 100 km/h, is a heavy longitudinal accelerator.

Magazin Royale: Schönbohm largely successful in first instance against ZDF

Four statements made by TV presenter Jan Böhmermann about the former BSI president were untrue, the Munich I Regional Court ruled.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft buys most Nvidia accelerators

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AI is replacing jobs in the IT sector – and creating new ones

Power supply in North America threatened by bottlenecks due to AI data centers

Salesforce extends Agentforce AI with ready-made workflows

Google Whisk: Use images as a prompt

The latest in Cars & Mobility

Autonomous driving: Mercedes is allowed to drive up to 95 km/h (Level 3)

Electric car DS N°8 presented: Will it make the leap out of its niche?

Toyota Urban Cruiser electric car: addition to the compact SUV range

Commentary: Bluster about the fleet limit value

ProVSMini: Firmware 2.0 adds fifth voice and effects

The Behringer ProVSMini mini synthesizer has received a massive firmware update. It increases the number of voices to five and adds effects.

Adobe: Lightroom subscription becomes more expensive

Adobe's photo subscription for Lightroom and Photoshop will get more expensive in January. Current customers still pay the old prices. Not all versions affected.

NIS2 in der Praxis: Rechtliche Anforderungen und Umsetzungstipps für Unternehmen

Die EU-Richtlinie NIS2 stellt neue Anforderungen an die Cybersicherheit. Erfahren Sie n dieser Webcast-Aufzeichnung, was auf Ihr Unternehmen zukommt und wie Sie die Vorgaben konkret umsetzen können.

Messages, AirDrop, audio switching: Apple must open up iOS now says the EU

Other app stores were just the beginning: Apple will soon have to release further central iOS functions for competitors' devices. The company warns.

Netflix must pay million-euro fine – after Noyb complaint

Customers were not sufficiently informed about the use of their data – Netflix has to pay a fine of almost five million euros.

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Arturia: Update 3.0 for MiniFreak brings granular synthesis and samples

Arturia has an early Christmas present up its sleeve for owners of the MiniFreak synthesizer: Firmware 3.0 upgrades samples and granular synthesis.

Tiktok ban in the fast lane to the US Supreme Court

Tiktok receives special treatment from the US Supreme Court. The court has scheduled an out-of-court hearing, but does not stop the Tiktok ban.

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Patch now! Attackers exploit critical security vulnerability in Apache Struts

The upload function of Apache Struts is faulty and attackers can upload malicious code. Security researchers warn of attacks.

Apple Maps: Streetview view now also on the PC

Apple has added a central function to the cross-platform web version of its map service. Support for Android is still missing.

Intel Arrow Lake: Another round of BIOS updates follows

The Core Ultra 200S had four problems at launch, which have now been resolved. A further BIOS update for more performance will follow.

Broadcasting fee: Class action against contribution service providers underway

Online service for broadcasting fees doesn't clearly state that it charges fees for a service that is actually free. Affected users can defend themselves.

Dispute over in-app purchases: Emulator Delta makes fun of Apple's rules

Apple is no longer allowed to prohibit apps to link to the web for purchases. A popular emulator uses this and shows how grotesque Apple's hurdles are.

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Phishing scam targets Google Calendar users

According to security researchers, cyber criminals are apparently increasingly using Google calendar invitations to lure Internet users to phishing sites.

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