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AMD is relaunching variants of its 2019/20 Ryzen 3000 and Ryzen 4000 chips, enabling PCs and notebooks with cheaper DDR4 RAM.

Following the successful initiative for computer games, the Commission will not draw legislative conclusions. The activists are relying on Parliament.

Commodore is launching the Callback 8020, a flip phone for retro fans. With no browser or social media, digital detox is the focus.

Google lowers the cost of its cheapest AI subscription and doubling the storage volume. Additionally, there is a new tariff level with 2 TB of cloud storage.

Since the morning of June 15, new prices for cloud and dedicated servers have been in effect. However, the price increases do not affect all Hetzner customers.

At least 15 plug-ins for JetBrains IDEs transmit API keys to an external server, while otherwise offering their promised functions.

Dell recently announced its new XPS 13 as a MacBook Neo counter, but doesn't deliver on that promise in this country: it costs at least 1050 euros.

Local AI requires a lot of RAM. And that's precisely what's scarce on the iPhone. Apple therefore uses a special trick with its new AI model.

Although SpaceX shares were no longer just going up on Tuesday, the company still overtook Amazon. Elon Musk promises enormous revenue growth.

SpaceX acquires the AI coding tool Cursor for $60 billion in stock. The subsidiary is intended to strategically strengthen Elon Musk's AI portfolio.

ISAC turns mobile and WLAN networks into radar systems. The Data Protection Conference warns of significant rights risks and new mass surveillance through 6G.

The Mercedes VLE 400 weighs over three tons, offers impressive driving performance and plenty of space. We've already taken a first test drive.

Fusion and drone technologies were among the core topics at this year's Hinterland of Things start-up conference.

OECD and EU Commission have finalized their AI competency framework for schools. It depends primarily on the AI competencies of the teaching staff.

With tvOS 27, Apple is tweaking the sound reproduction of the multimedia box. With compatible audio devices, there is now even better sound.

The Apple store in Towson was the first store of the iPhone company to have union representation. Nevertheless, it is now being closed without replacement.

In version 7.9 of the anonymizing Linux distribution Tails, the developers are only performing light software maintenance.

The Swift space telescope is to be pushed back into a high orbit by a robotic spacecraft. It was completed in record time and is ready.

The Eclipse Foundation offers the registry for Visual Studio Code Extensions as an open alternative to Microsoft's Visual Studio Marketplace.

Google Cloud has presented the schedule for its sovereign cloud in Germany. Thales operates the platform, which is to be available by the end of 2026.

Updates for the Google Health app are coming thick and fast. With version 5.02 for Android and iOS, Google is making further improvements in many areas.

Admins or owners can centrally activate GitLab Duo for an instance or top-level group. Secret detection receives AI support.

The operation for ZIP compression is now also available in asynchronous form in .NET 10.0.

Apple apparently plans only three new iPhones in the fall, and two or three more in the spring. This is now being whispered by the supply chain sparrows.

With long-term memory, robots can know where objects are. MIT has developed an approach for such a memory framework.

An IBM study shows: Many German companies talk about AI sovereignty but hardly know their dependencies.

Only ASML can produce the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing systems. Export to China is prohibited. The US is now making a serious accusation.

HPE wants to convince VMware customers with free licenses and migration software. The KVM-based platform is also being expanded.