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Self-driving cars

Robotaxi collaboration: Waymo brings Hyundai on board

07. October, 2024 - 06:56

Robotaxis from Google’s sister company Waymo make more than 100,000 driverless journeys per week. With Hyundai, another car manufacturer is now coming on board.

Legal dispute

Embarrassing mishap: X transfers millions in fines to the wrong account

07. October, 2024 - 05:52

The legal dispute between Elon Musk’s platform and the Brazilian judiciary is dragging on. Shortly before a possible end, there was a small glitch.

Plaintiff: data protection activist Maximilian Schrems

ECJ: Ruling on Facebook’s data processing

04. October, 2024 - 06:54

The EU’s highest court is today ruling on issues relating to data processing by Facebook’s parent company Meta. The plaintiff is no stranger.

AI-supported cyber security solutions

Palo Alto Networks and Deloitte expand strategic alliance

03. October, 2024 - 05:32

Palo Alto Networks and Deloitte announce the global expansion of their strategic alliance to the EMEA and JAPAC regions. This will make Palo Alto Networks’ AI-powered cybersecurity solutions and joint offerings available to Deloitte clients worldwide.

AI software

Microsoft Copilot: AI software talks to users

02. October, 2024 - 05:09

Microsoft wants to make its Copilot AI software more of a personal assistant for users. In future, Copilot will be able to read out a summary of the latest news and hold conversations with people, among other things.

Battle for customers

Temu and Shein attack Amazon

01. October, 2024 - 06:58

Finding and comparing cheaper prices, not having to rely on opening hours, having products delivered to your home – online shopping has many advantages for consumers. For retailers, these have been the most important ingredients for the growing success of the sector in recent years. Recently, all of this has only

600 companies affected

Failure of ServiceNow SSL root certificate leads to disruptions

30. September, 2024 - 15:13

A ServiceNow SSL root certificate failure last week caused widespread disruption, affecting more than 600 customers. 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies rely on ServiceNow to provide critical services.

Cult figures

Nintendo opens museum: Travel back in time with Super Mario

30. September, 2024 - 06:35

“Super Mario”, “Donkey Kong”, “The Legend of Zelda” – the mere sound of these names makes the hearts of millions of video game fans in Germany and around the world skip a beat. Entire generations have grown up with the heroes from the Japanese video game developer Nintendo.

Analysis

Web tracking services collect one million pieces of user data every day

27. September, 2024 - 07:52

Mozilla is currently being accused of tracking Firefox users without permission. A recent Kaspersky analysis shows the extent of data collection. The most common web tracking services have collected data on user behavior over 38 billion times within a year – an average of one million per day.

Dispute escalates

CMS drama: WordPress locks out hosting provider WP Engine

27. September, 2024 - 06:35

Huge dispute over WordPress and WP Engine: The CMS platform has denied the hosting provider access to its resources. This draconian measure could have far-reaching consequences for numerous websites.