Parts of the world-famous British Museum remain closed following a suspected IT attack by a former employee. All temporary exhibitions were also closed to the public on Sunday, as a museum spokesperson confirmed to the German Press Agency.

ChatGPT is down. Since Thursday afternoon, the AI service has been unavailable or only accessible to a limited extent for many users. According to OpenAI, there are increased error rates when accessing the popular chatbot and the API interfaces.

Microsoft has become a new member of CISPE (Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers of Europe) - the very association that recently took legal action against the company's licensing practices. However, the decision to admit the 39th member was not well received everywhere.

The US IT group Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is currently investigating reports of a potentially serious security incident. The cybercriminal known as "IntelBroker" offered a data set for sale in relevant underground forums on January 16, which he claimed originated from the technology giant's systems.

The EU Commission is investigating US billionaire and Trump confidant Elon Musk's social network X. Brussels is pressing ahead with proceedings shortly before the inauguration of the new US president.

Flexera intends to strengthen its position in the FinOps market by acquiring NetApp's FinOps business unit. NetApp's Spot technology will expand the provider's portfolio for software license management and technology intelligence in the area of cloud cost management.

Microsoft is stepping up the pressure on Windows 10 users: from October 2025, Microsoft 365 applications will no longer be officially supported under the discontinued operating system. The software company is therefore urging users to switch to Windows 11.

OpenAI is adding a task function to ChatGPT that allows users to schedule reminders and regular requests. The new function will initially be rolled out in beta status for Plus, Team and Pro users.