Thought LeadershipUS government wants to snatch Chrome browser from Google
According to a media report, the US government is seeking a court order to force Google to abandon Chrome, the world's most widely used web browser.
Pauline Dornig
Bitcoin climbs above 80,000 US dollars
The price of Bitcoin has exceeded the 80,000 US dollar threshold for the first time. On the Bitstamp platform, the oldest and best-known cryptocurrency climbed by more than 4% today compared to the previous day to reach 80,047 dollars. In the past seven days alone, the leading cryptocurrency has thus gained over 17%.
KIT opens test facility: Encryption with quantum physics
Confidential patient data, bank details and highly sensitive government and military information must be increasingly protected against eavesdropping and hacking. The necessary basis for this is provided by quantum physics, which goes far beyond conventional mathematical techniques for encryption.
Siemens acquires Altair Engineering for 9.2 billion euros
Siemens wants to strengthen its software business with a billion-dollar takeover. The Munich-based company intends to take over the US company Altair Engineering Inc. for around 10 billion US dollars (around 9.2 billion euros), as Siemens announced.
Over 200 malicious apps found in the Google Play Store
ThreatLabz identified more than 200 malicious apps in the Google Play Store with a total of more than eight million downloads. The Zscaler cloud blocked 45 percent more IoT malware transactions than last year, proving that botnets are on the rise in IoT systems.
The Cyber Resilience Act is official – what now?
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has been officially adopted by the European Union and heralds a new era of cybersecurity regulation for those companies that manufacture or sell products with digital components in the EU.
Tesla wants to register “Robotaxi” as a trademark
Tesla wants to secure "Robotaxi" and "Robobus" as brand names. The electric car manufacturer's applications to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) cover both vehicles and transportation services.
Google: Purchasing nuclear power for data centers
After Microsoft, Google is also turning to nuclear power to operate data centers in times of power-hungry artificial intelligence. From 2030, the internet company wants to purchase energy from innovative small reactors from the developer Kairos Power. The annual output should reach 500 megawatts by 2035.
Zoom: digital avatars for office videos
The video conferencing specialist Zoom will allow users to communicate with their colleagues via digitally created avatars. The deceptively real-looking figures will initially only be used in the Zoom Clips function, which allows users to record short video notes.
Darknet platform with millions of photos shut down
Several hundred thousand users worldwide, millions of images on one computer alone: investigators have shut down a huge abuse platform with images and videos on the Darknet and taken six suspects from Germany into custody.