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The web office suite Euro-Office, driven by Nextcloud and Ionos, has released its first version.

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.

A chain letter warns of AI access to WhatsApp chats. The claim is false – and yet there is a big problem with WhatsApp's data protection.

Claude Mythos 5 is available for the NSA and selected partners. The released, restricted version is called Claude Fable 5. There are no subscriptions.

The Linux desktop community discussed at the Linux App Summit 2026 how to make Linux systems more secure, robust, and user-friendly.

Oracle is closing a critical code injection vulnerability in PeopleSoft with an update outside of its usual schedule.

Alongside bug fixes, Beta 4 of Android 17 QPR1 includes a few new features.

All Germany matches at the 2026 World Cup will be shown on public broadcasters – as long as the national team qualifies.

Not all corporate customers of Microsoft's mail service are affected. A verification service provides clarity and shows the potential impact.

IT researchers have also found a security vulnerability in FreeBSD that allows for privilege escalation. Name: "Bumsrakete[tm]".

Adobe reports record revenue and raises annual forecast. Nevertheless, the stock falls, and the CFO is leaving the company.

Bundestag passes national AI Act implementation law, appointing Federal Network Agency as central market surveillance authority for AI.

Globalfoundries Dresden manufactures a GNSS chip from the Dutch company Qualinx, with designs, data, and wafers remaining entirely within the EU.

Anyone traveling in the US or needing to communicate with America can make good use of a US phone number. Saily now combines this with a travel eSIM.

The new Proxmox Mail Gateway aims to offer more convenience in mail handling and the ability to encrypt your backups.

Since the beginning of the year, major software providers' stock prices have suffered. Is AI bringing about the SaaSpocalypse?

The French company Murena has released the Google-free Android fork /e/ OS 4.0.

Apple expands App Store capabilities for developers. The Intel requirement for Macs is dropped, among other new design options.

Extracting lithium from brine is environmentally unfriendly. A new process extracts lithium more efficiently and is better for the environment.

Leapmotor aims to shake up the compact class. The B05 electric car comes with a killer price. We were able to take it for an initial test drive.

Media literacy should protect against social media dangers. Most adolescents are reachable via school, but what happens in schools?

The Atom 3 aims to impress with a larger sensor, longer flight time, and new flight modes. Pre-orders for the DJI alternative have started.

The Digital Services Coordinator investigates if Steam operator Valve disregarded legal reporting routines for the racist game "Plantation Simulator".

After a long wait, Google hints at the imminent market launch of its new home speaker with Gemini AI.

The sluggish economy is impacting the business development of IT service providers in Germany. The sector recorded a declining number of employees.

Databricks hands over OpenSharing to the Linux Foundation. The protocol aims to standardize the exchange of AI models, agent skills, and data.

Attackers are collecting signed data today to crack with quantum computers later. WD is reacting and exchanging cryptographic signatures.

Black holes pose a challenge for physics: Researchers have now found a solution to Einstein's equations that allows for an alternative.

You pay 20 euros or more for modern chatbots with increased usage. Apple isn't introducing this but is using a trick with iOS 27 & Co.