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A law in Kenya intended to collect intimate data was overturned by the population. Mustafa Mahmoud Yousif explains at 39C3 why the fight continues.

The Clearingstelle Urheberrecht im Internet (CUII) also blocks websites without legal basis and is criticized for it. What has happened so far.

500 years ago, Jacob Fugger amassed great wealth through shrewd actions in business and politics. He also created the world's first social housing settlement.

The use of AI frequently leads to uncertainties for public bodies. The latest publication by the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection provides a remedy.

With modern methods for organizing development teams like Team Topologies, the influence of software architects comes to the fore.

Due to missed collection quotas and growing fire hazards from lithium-ion batteries, environmental activists are demanding a reversal in disposal policy.

Former IBM president Lou Gerstner, who led the IT group from 1992 to 2002 and saved it from being broken up, has died at the age of 83.

Following Zalando and H&M, Zara will use AI-generated images with digital clones of models instead of photoshoots.

AI systems that simulate human behavior are to be subject to stricter rules and issue warnings in the future.

A data-minimizing way to research health data is Secure Multiparty Computation. On the successful implementation of the method.

QEMU 10.2 revises security policies, modernizes the crypto subsystem, and accelerates asynchronous I/O under Linux.

The EU Commission promises 5 billion euros in savings per year through connected offices. But its first assessment shows: So far, mainly paper has been produced.

DLR researchers developed a GPS alternative, R-Mode, against Baltic Sea jamming. It will gain traction by 2026.

The beginning of the second half of the "Stranger Things" finale is here. The explosive conclusion is not exactly original, but once again very nostalgic.

Previously, only Gmail users were denied the ability to change their email address. According to a Google support page, this is set to change soon.

AST SpaceMobile aims to connect standard smartphones directly to its giant satellites. An even larger one launched, dozens to follow in 2026.

LG shows off what it claims is the world's largest 5K2K gaming monitor in Vegas, featuring advanced MiniLED technology for reduced blooming and AI upscaling.

The VR pioneer Jesse Schell prophesied in 2015 where Virtual Reality would stand in 2025. Was he right with his predictions?

On December 26th, it's FamilyAdminDay again – the day of many small and large tech helpers who not only keep the feast of feasts technically running.

C# 14.0 ships with .NET 10.0. However, you can still use some C# 14.0 language features in older .NET versions.

For decades, America's second-largest metropolis has been trying to build an efficient public transport system. In doing so, L.A. often gets in its own way.

The catalogs of streaming providers are constantly growing. Nevertheless, users get the feeling that they have already seen everything. Is something wrong there?

More speed and more security – after its discontinuation in 2019, Windows encryption will soon rely on crypto hardware instead of CPUs again.