Thought LeadershipFake IT employee from North Korea had 12 identities
A single North Korean agent operated with twelve different identities in Europe and the USA at the same time, while other IT employees were specifically looking for jobs in Germany and Portugal.
Lars Becker
Amazon Nova Act: AI agent for browser control presented
On Monday, Amazon announced Nova Act, a universal AI agent for browser control for simple tasks. At the same time, the company is releasing the Nova Act SDK for developers.
Data leak: 270,000 customer tickets from Samsung Germany online
Massive data leak at Samsung Germany: around 270,000 customer service tickets were apparently posted on the Internet by a hacker using the pseudonym "GHNA". The incident could probably have been prevented with basic security measures.
X down – again! Thousands of users report outages
The short message service X (formerly Twitter) once again recorded significant outages on March 30, 2025. According to the incident reporting portal DownDetector, several hundred thousands were received from affected users.
Musk’s AI company xAI swallows online platform X
The Twitter successor X is also losing its formal independence in Elon Musk's empire. The platform will become part of his AI company xAI - and is likely to provide a lot of training material for the software.
EU Commission invests 1.3 billion in AI and more security
Among other things, generative AI and greater network security are being promoted. A digital earth model is also being expanded in order to simulate extreme weather events even more accurately.
US tariffs: German Foreign Minister wants 10 cents per iPhone update
US President Donald Trump is serious about car tariffs. How could Europe defend itself against this? The German Foreign Minister sees a possibility with software updates for cell phones.
Google delivers AI to Lockheed Martin after all
For years, Google refused to make artificial intelligence available for military purposes. Following a change in policy, it is now cooperating with a defense giant.
VMware sues Siemens for “unlicensed software”
The virtualization specialist VMware has taken legal action against the American business units of the German technology group Siemens. The core allegation: the use of improperly licensed software.
ChatGPT can now handle text in images better
OpenAI is equipping its chatbot ChatGPT with new image processing functions and expanding its ability to create visualizations with readable text elements. The innovations are intended to increase the attractiveness of the AI tool for both business and private users.