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Vorsicht, Kunde: When smart devices suddenly become dumb

Manufacturers are allowed to discontinue cloud services for smart devices – but not without limits. What rights consumers have and how to enforce them.

In Taiwan, mobile internet was unusable for half an hour - as planned

The annual crisis exercise to prepare for possible attacks on Taiwan included online restrictions for the first time. Mobile internet was unusable.

Bavaria's 360 Million Euro Bill: The Federal Cartel Office Must Finally Act!

Governments pay millions to Microsoft; global antitrust action starts. Germany must act, argues Dennis-Kenji Kipker.

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AI Models: Google Gemini 3.7 Flash, OpenAI Ultrafast, DeepSeek V4-Pro

Google's Gemini 3.7 Flash, OpenAI's Ultrafast GPT-5.6 Sol, and DeepSeek's V4-Pro launch with new features, benchmarks, and pricing.

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China's YMTC is world's third-largest NAND flash manufacturer

Chinese NAND flash for SSDs now accounts for 14 percent of global shipments. YMTC thus overtakes Micron.

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Protective vest shields astronauts from space radiation in orbit

Artemis 1: DLR measured human space radiation with dummies. A protective vest significantly reduced exposure.

Many new features and numerous breaking changes in .NET 11.0 Preview 7

The seventh preview again brings a language extension for C#, improved compression APIs, and new features for Blazor.

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First black hole star found, solving “Little Red Dots” mystery?

JWST found small red dots in early cosmos, sparking speculation. Now, the first “black hole star” has likely been discovered, potentially solving the mystery.

Pixel Tag: Google introduces its own answer to Apple's AirTag

Google has announced its answer to Apple's AirTag. The “Pixel Tag” costs $30, but won't be released until later.

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Web analytics: Umami introduces two-factor login

In version 3.3.0, Umami introduces 2FA and links user sessions across devices. It also adds filters, copyable dashboards, and more.

Image of the Earth, half of which is already in night: On the day side, there is a large black spot

Weather satellites provide impressive images of the solar eclipse

A solar eclipse captivated Western Europe on Wednesday evening. Two weather satellites captured the spectacle from very high up.