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After a long dispute, the EU Parliament has voted in an expedited procedure to extend the controversial exception rule for the indiscriminate scanning of chats.

BYD presents the electric supercar Denza Z. With three motors and 1180 kW, it is said to reach 100 km/h in under 2 seconds and be charged in around 10 minutes.

SpaceXAI has introduced Grok 4.5, a new AI flagship that particularly excels in coding tasks. However, EU users will have to wait until July.

US company City Labs has launched a satellite into space that is powered by the radioactive decay of tritium.

The deployment of nuclear weapons in space is prohibited, but it cannot be controlled. Now there is a proposal on how this can be changed.

A robot pulls a 24.5-ton truck. Wheels, which house the drive and power supply, provide high torque and the necessary traction.

To mark a fan event, a trailer for "Dune Part 3" was shown. It features a changed Paul Atreides.

Sam Schott, maintainer of Maestral, is giving up. The app will no longer be developed in the future. He himself no longer uses Dropbox.

LineageOS, the custom ROM with the widest device support, will be easier to install in the future. It will receive a web installer.

In “College Football 27”, you can buy progress in single-player modes with real money – a feature EA has secretly introduced.

id Software loses a large part of the team as part of the Xbox layoffs. Obsidian cancels the successor to “Avowed” for a new “Fallout”.

Tech companies like Meta, Alphabet, and X have come under the scrutiny of Nigerian competition regulators due to allegations of anti-competitive practices.

The prominent club owners and a successful TV documentary promise worldwide attention for the Mozilla browser as a jersey sponsor.

The stage is being set for a second German TSMC semiconductor plant. Infineon specifically desires a facility for the most advanced structure widths.

The aviation industry is calling for a pause after delays with the biometric Entry-Exit System (EES). However, the EU Commission sees no reason for exceptions.

The Bundeswehr plans several space projects in the coming years. This includes the construction of one of the world's largest satellite constellations.

After exploring asteroid Ryugu, JAXA's Hayabusa2 continues its mission. The probe recently collected data on another asteroid during a flyby.

Samsung aims to slightly surpass competitor Micron. The PCIe 6.0 SSD PM1763 breaks the previous record of 28 GByte/s.

Data from the company behind the popular collaboration solution was exposed online due to a misconfiguration. The software is not affected.

Nintendo ends "Mario Kart Tour" service Sept 30. Game becomes unplayable; no offline version planned.

Samsung invites to "Galaxy Unpacked" in London on July 22. New foldable models, smartwatches, and possibly smart glasses are expected.

The Lego Pokémon line is getting additions. These include an opening Poké Ball, a legendary Rayquaza, and a giant Snorlax.

RootAsRole 4.0 enhances the sudo alternative with a new execution model and finer policies for privileged Linux commands.