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Optically camouflaging a drone is not easy. Engineers use a trick to deceive the human eye.

Google renames its AI research tool NotebookLM: It's now called Gemini Notebook and other changes are also being made.

After the thousand-car strong fleet brought traffic to a standstill on the national holiday, Mayor Lurie is demanding sustainable changes.

Since its discovery, LHS 1140 b has been considered particularly interesting for the search for extraterrestrial life. Now, helium was detected on the exoplanet.

German companies expect a 24 percent ROI from AI by 2026. However, many are not yet ready for the use of AI agents.

Google is releasing the next update for Android 17 QPR1 just two weeks after Beta 6. Beta 7 primarily fixes bugs.

The new FindByThumbprint() method searches for a digital certificate by its SHA fingerprint.

As the person responsible for Donald Trump's teleprompters, a man in the US allegedly made money with his insider knowledge about the speeches, says Kalshi.

OpenAI's first own device is called Codex Micro and is a macro pad. It costs $230 and controls AI agents, but is not built by OpenAI itself.

Overpriced interfaces slow down digitalization in healthcare and endanger patient care, says Bastian Stockhausen.

If teenagers on Instagram talk too often with Meta AI about suicide or self-harm, parents are to be alerted soon. If they participate.

The Parliament's Scientific Service clarifies: The targeted procurement of open source is permissible under procurement law and often even financially advisable

Is the hype over? On Wednesday, the SpaceX stock was temporarily worth less than at its issuance in June.

Germany wants to support domestic semiconductor production with a total of 659 million euros. The EU Commission confirms the funding for four new plants.

800 million years ago, the Earth was completely frozen, possibly due to asteroid impacts. Now there is a clue as to where they came from.

Preview 6 expands Union Types, asynchronous validation, and process management features in .NET libraries.

Shell construction of the lattice mast for the world's largest high-altitude wind turbine in Schipkau, Brandenburg, completed.

Instead of billion-dollar fines, there are binding conditions: Google must not only open up Android for AI competitors but also share search data. A compromise?

Starting July 24, IBM will deliver the Power S1112 – a Power11 entry-level server with P05 classification that reduces software costs.

Based on previous measurement data, it was thought that there was an upper limit to consequences of a solar storm. Such a limit apparently does not exist at all.

Mark Hamill's prop hand with lightsaber from “The Empire Strikes Back” sold for 3.75 million US dollars at Heritage Auctions – a record.

iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 and co. are available for download, albeit only as public betas. An overview of usable devices – and important tips.

Sotheby's auctioned off a felt-tip pen for nearly $860,000. Buzz Aldrin's pen played a crucial role in the first moon landing.