A buyer of Tiktok will have to develop its own recommendation software if there is no ongoing Chinese involvement in the operation of the short video app.

Insiders report that Google's parent company Alphabet is once again in advanced talks to acquire the cloud cybersecurity start-up Wiz. This time at a higher price.

A major blow against cybercrime: Rostislav Panev, a 51-year-old citizen of Russia and Israel, has been extradited from Israel to the United States. He is accused of having worked as a developer for the notorious ransomware group LockBit.

Researchers from IT security company ESET have uncovered a serious security vulnerability (CVE-2025-24983) in older versions of Windows. The vulnerability allowed hackers to execute malicious code on affected computers using a zero-day exploit.

The Munich-based technology company Celonis has filed a lawsuit against the Walldorf-based software group SAP. In a federal court in San Francisco, Celonis is accusing the German industry giant of using anti-competitive practices and making access to important customer data more difficult.

The Chinese tech company Baidu has launched two new AI models on the market. According to the company, these are a basic model called Ernie 4.5 and the Ernie X1 model, which focuses on logical thinking.

The Austrian site of Swiss exhibition stand construction specialist Syma is battling a cyber extortion attack. A hacker group has already claimed responsibility for the attack.

The company Light is launching its new model, the Light Phone III, on March 27. The aim of the device is to offer users an alternative to the distractions of modern smartphones and social media.