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A Chinese research vessel successfully tested a deep-sea cable cutter. The technology could also be used for sabotage.

Researchers are imaging the p-n junction of semiconductors during operation and through the casing, but so far only for coarse structures.

Sony's photo competition receives over 430,000 entries from over 200 countries. Citlali Fabián impresses with a photo series about indigenous women.

Ukraine needs drones for its defense. Components also come from abroad. The suppliers are now also in Russia's sights.

Is "Replaced" more than just a pretty shell? The action platformer from studio Sad Cat already impressed at its announcement in 2021.

OpenAI upgrades Codex: The assistant now controls other apps, remembers preferences, and takes over ongoing work in the background.

Google is bringing its Photos service and the Nano Banana 2 AI model closer together, allowing users to more easily generate images with people close to them.

AI technologies make their way into German companies, but control mechanisms and steering instruments are not growing at the same pace, according to a survey.

Job cuts in the tech industry continue: The Snapchat operator plans to replace a thousand employees with AI.

With "Voice-to-Voice", DeepL is introducing a new product line for real-time voice translation, intended to assist in meetings, among other things.

A veritable gold rush has developed in the USA around the liquidation of failed companies: AI firms are buying their internal communication data.

Short study by RWTH: The fuel discount costs 330 million euros per month, but only 8.6 percent reaches low-income households. It also increases demand.

In the coming weeks, entertainment giant Disney plans to lay off up to 1000 employees, including Marvel staff, according to reports.

The Bundeswehr has dropped the light armored tracked vehicle "Wiesel" from an Airbus A400M and is testing its air-droppable capabilities.

The development of Android 17 is in its final stages: the Beta 4 that has now been released is the last test version before the final release.

French luxury group Kering is working with Google on smart glasses under the Gucci brand. Market leader Meta could counter with Prada glasses.

The "Metro" games from Ukrainian studio 4A Games have never been feel-good shooters. The newly announced "Metro 2039" is set to be particularly oppressive.

Between Germany Stack and AI: Digital Minister Wildberger explains how he wants to break the digital standstill with SAP, Telekom, startups and open source.

The Foreign Function & Memory API in Java provides significantly easier access to functions in C libraries than the outdated JNI.

Upgrading a file-based app to a regular C# project is possible.

After 29 years at Netflix, founder Reed Hastings is leaving the company. He was most recently on the board of directors.

For almost 50 days, people in Iran have not been able to communicate with the outside world online or by phone. Now the blockade has apparently been eased.

Former employees of Qualcomm, Apple, and Intel want to "rewrite the rules of silicon" with new start-up Nuvacore. It's about AI acceleration.