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The Apple music streaming service wants to become more transparent regarding AI-generated music. Spotify has similar plans, Deezer uses detectors.

BMW has to recall a range of models again. A defective magnetic switch can, in the worst case, trigger a fire.

OpenAI releases GPT-5.4, combining reasoning, coding, and computer control in one model, surpassing competitors.

On Wednesday night, Google distributed a Chrome update. The list of security vulnerabilities closed in it is now available.

The new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has announced the codename of the new Xbox console – and confirmed that “Project Helix” will also play PC games.

Apple's MacBook Neo achieves high single-core performance in Geekbench, making it feel responsive in everyday use.

To reduce the price of the MacBook Neo, Apple has become creative in some areas. An overview.

A compressed air storage plant in China's Jiangsu Province is fully operational, expected to supply 600,000 households annually.

Apple usually ensures series conclusions, but not with \"Palm Royale\". It ends after a plot twist, leaving viewers hanging.

Possibly due to the current memory crisis, the top RAM configuration for its workstation is being phased out. Huge language models are excluded.

US investigators obtained payment data from a Proton account via legal assistance. Service points to strict Swiss legal regulations.

PIK study shows significant increase in warming rate since 2015, warning of rapid failure to meet Paris climate goals.

Previously, OHB and Rheinmetall already wanted to cooperate, now Airbus also wants to join. The project is then to be completed faster, but could cost more.

For civilian projects, Claude and Co. can continue to be used, say tech giants.

Nikon sues Chinese lens manufacturers and Z-mount lenses disappear from shops. Fujifilm lets users vote on which lenses to build.

Code and architecture often fail to convey meaning understandably. Not only humans but also AI models fail due to the consequences.

A Chinese analysis criticizes its own semiconductor industry. A new plan aims to create a Chinese ASML.

Forecasts for the e-car market are collapsing. Europe's manufacturers are now demanding a reduction in CO2 targets to 90 percent to remain competitive.

Netflix has acquired a startup from US actor Ben Affleck. It develops AI tools to assist filmmakers in post-production.

A research team has merged incomplete astronomical catalogs and collected the positions of 80 million galaxies in a new database.

The EU Commission is not in a hurry to address copyright law due to issues with AI providers. The European Parliament now wants to push for action.

Anyone who wants to use AI agents must also be able to contain them. Salesforce aims to make this possible with its Einstein Trust Layer.

The web app Luma creates audio, image, and video projects using AI agents – from brainstorming and planning to delivery.

In the dispute with the Department of Defense, Anthropic has so far afforded its stance. It is questionable if this will remain.

The Document Foundation criticizes the EU Commission for exclusively using Microsoft's XLSX format in the Cyber Resilience Act consultation.

After the closure of the last British coal-fired power plant, coal consumption there has fallen significantly again – to a truly historic low.

Did Meta deceive consumers? Two investigations are to evaluate the handling of sensitive videos from smart glasses.

Windows Terminal preview version 1.25 has been released, while version 1.24 is now stable. Developers get further configuration options.

The new version 13.0 of Linux From Scratch brings current toolchain components and will exclusively focus on systemd in the future.