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Linux kernel 6.12 by no means 3888.9 percent faster according to developers

Whether a much-discussed change to Linux will make anything faster depends on the CPU and software. It may also reduce performance.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024: Launch disaster upsets players worldwide

Flight Simulator 2024, which costs up to 220 euros, turns into a disaster. Server infrastructure is brought to its knees and flights are barely possible.

After a record run: Bluesky struggles with a wave of content complaints

Recently, millions of new users joined Bluesky. But with them also came trolls, scammers and spammers – now Bluesky is flooded with complaints.

Up to 40 percent more expensive: Microsoft plans hefty price increases

Customers will soon have to dig deeper into their pockets for various Microsoft 365 products. The Group is introducing a monthly subscription for Copilot.

Steam: Why some of the best indie games will soon be hidden in Germany

On November 15, games without an age rating will disappear from the German Steam store. Several top-class indie classics could be affected.

Electricity provider Tibber hacked, 50,000 German customers affected

Tibber confirms that hackers have infiltrated and obtained customer data. This data is now being sold on the darknet.

Active with submarine cables: Navy escorts Russian ship out of Irish Sea

After a Russian reconnaissance vessel was active off Ireland with submarine cables, it was escorted by the navy. Contact attempts remained unanswered.

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Internet Archive: "We are expanding our lines of defense"

Connection cut: submarine data cable between Germany and Finland damaged

ChatGPT: desktop app for Windows available for everyone

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Classic games "Unreal" and "Unreal Tournament" now free and legal

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Startup company plans huge AI cloud with AMD chips

The US companies Tensorwave and Tecfusions want to fill data centers with a total capacity of one gigawatt with AMD chips.

SpaceX: Next Starship test flight successful, but booster not captured

Donald Trump himself traveled to Texas to watch the next test flight of SpaceX's Starship. Once again, it was largely a success.

KTM in a downward spiral: The two-wheeler brand urgently needs fresh money

Due to financial problems, KTM is cutting back production, has laid off 573 employees and is negotiating a bridging loan with creditors and shareholders.

Local AI: Nemotron 70B on four Mac minis M4 Pro with Thunderbolt 5 interconnect

Exolabs, which specializes in local AI, shows how you can build a large LLM from four compact Macs. It runs Nemotron 70B – and soon Llama 405B.

"iPhone 17 Air": Thinner than the iPhone 6?

Fresh rumors have surfaced about the new "Air" iPhone planned for next year. There are also details about the SoC that may be installed.

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Analysis and opinion: Sophos and the broken vow

Sophos has installed monitoring software on its customers' systems for years – in the name of security, of course. Jürgen Schmidt takes a critical view of this.

Bluesky now with 20 million accounts and probably almost as active as Threads

Bluesky is still significantly smaller than Threads in absolute terms. Thanks to the latest additions, however, there's apparently almost as much going on there.

Bad for Europe's battery industry: Northvolt applies for creditor protection

The ailing Swedish battery company Northvolt has filed for bankruptcy protection in the USA. The planned construction of the factory in Heide is to continue.

Photos, videos & co.: Berlin Senate explains data protection in daycare centers

Together with data protection officer Meike Kamp, the Berlin Senate Education Department has published a digital data protection guide for daycare centers.

PCs und Server: Warum x86 die Chip-Architektur der Wahl bleibt

ARM-basierte Prozessoren wie Apple M oder Snapdragon von Qualcomm machen x86 zunehmend Konkurrenz. Dabei gibt es viele Gründe, weiter auf die bewährte x86-Rechenarchitektur zu setzen.

Analysis: X/Twitter apparently moved to the right on an identifiable date

Australian researchers claim to have identified the day on which X moved noticeably to the right. It was a turning point in the US election campaign.

iPhone restarts itself: When Apple's security function causes problems

After 72 hours of inactivity, iOS 18 automatically triggers a reboot. This may cut the mobile connection. What you can do now.

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Astronomy: First "close-up" of a star outside the Milky Way

So far, there have only been magnified images of a few stars that show more than one pixel. Now the first one from outside the Milky Way has been added.

Confusion about electronic patient files: Doctors demand later start

A doctors' association is calling for a significantly longer test phase for the new electronic patient file. The launch must be "realistic and transparent".

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Google: Stricter SEO rules for third-party content

Google now has stricter SEO requirements for third-party content. The misuse of such content to improve search engine rankings will be penalized.

Court: Apple's App Store must become more transparent when it comes to ratings

The Federation of German Consumer Organizations has filed a lawsuit against Apple. It is not obvious enough that Apple does not check reviews for authenticity.

The latest in Security

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Ubuntu server: Root flaw through needrestart component

File on the computer screen distributes viruses and malware

7-Zip flaw enables code smuggling with manipulated archives

Bitbucket, Confluence & Co.: Atlassian closes DoS and malware gaps

Malware campaign lures victims with free AI video editor

Federal Statistical Office: No data outflow from IDEV reporting system

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

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Unreliable MacBook keyboards: Apple shelves repair program

Apple M4: Virtualization of older macOS versions currently disrupted

iPhone ban: Apple offers Indonesia investment of 100 million dollars

Reboot after inactivity: How Apple's new iOS security feature works

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Linus Torvalds suspends Bcachefs developer for code-of-conduct violation

Kent Overstreet is sanctioned after verbal outbursts towards other developers, a novelty in the development of the Linux kernel, which is considered to be rough

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Bitkom calls for more data centers in Germany

Too few new data centers are being built in Germany, according to the IT industry association Bitkom.

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AI on the command line: Microsoft releases AI Shell

The public preview of AI Shell has been launched. The interactive tool can be connected to PowerShell 7 and provides assistance with errors.

PHP 8.4: Introduction of property hooks and asymmetric visibility

The latest release of the PHP programming language brings new features such as property hooks, asymmetric visibility and new array search functions.

US government: Google should have to sell Chrome – and Android too, actually

It had already become known that the US government wants to force Google to sell Google. But it would not be unhappy to see a separation from Android either.

DMA: DuckDuckGo complains about Google

The search engine operator DuckDuckGo is calling on the EU Commission to launch a further formal investigation into Google.

Early bird: Google releases first developer preview of Android 16

The first developer preview of Android 16 is available months earlier than usual. Google wants to push out new Android updates more quickly in the future.

HPE: Manage vSphere VMs with VM Essentials

HPE presents VM Essentials, a VM management software. It can also be used to manage virtual environments based on KVM and VMware.

Media research: Location data can be used for espionage purposes

A media investigation shows how important military bases can be spied on using smartphone location data. Apparently anyone can buy the data.

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PigeonBot II: robotic bird demonstrates energy-efficient flying

Birds fly particularly energy-efficiently. Their control mechanisms also contribute to this. This could be a model for airplanes.

SWIM: NASA is working on diving robots for underground oceans on icy moons

The search for life on icy moons, such as Jupiter's Europa, is to be carried out by diving robots. NASA's JPL is already working on this.

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The latest in Artificial Intelligence

DeepSeek-R1: New AI language model with reasoning from China against OpenAI o1

AI assistants help developers to improve the quality of their code

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Crimes against women – Digital violence is also on the rise

The latest in Cars & Mobility

Introducing the Hyundai Ioniq 9: giant offshoot of the Kia EV9

Volkswagen: Works Council and trade union present restructuring plan

Mini Convertible in the first driving report: The best way

Renault R5 E-Tech Electric: entry-level model updated

How big tech stocks are reacting to the Trump 2.0 era

Donald Trump's second term in office has consequences for the technology sector. On Wall Street, share prices are immediately seismic.

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Major data leak: Sensitive credit rating data freely available online

There has been a data leak at one of Germany's most important credit agencies. The creditworthiness data of almost eight million consumers is affected.

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Researcher: Bodily integrity should also apply to the digital space

The healthcare data market is set to grow to over 500 billion dollars by 2030. A paper shows why data protection awareness is so important.

Oppo Find X8 Pro: Smartphone with Mediatek Dimensity 9400 and Hasselblad camera

Oppo is looking to return to the German market with the Find X8 Pro. A new processor and a well-known camera brand should help.

Faster than expected: Threads introduces custom feeds

Just announced as a test, Threads is already making user-defined feeds available to everyone from today. Competitor Bluesky reacts calmly.

Xbox Cloud Gaming can now also stream games outside the subscription

Until now, the Xbox Game Pass only allowed you to stream games that were part of the subscription. Now you can also stream other titles from your own collection.

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Rights activists: EU-US data exchange undermines fundamental rights

Eleven years after the Snowden revelations, mass surveillance continues under the EU-US data protection framework, complains EDRi (European Digital Rights).