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Out-of-court settlement
The tax dispute between the US group and the Italian tax authorities has been going on for years. Now a line is to be drawn.
Laptops
The Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer is the first major laptop producer to announce concrete price increases for the US market. The reason for this is the import tariffs imposed by the US government on Chinese goods. In an interview with The Telegraph, CEO Jason Chen announced an across-the-board price
Identity governance specialist
CyberArk, the provider of identity security solutions, is further expanding its portfolio with the acquisition of identity governance specialist Zilla Security. The deal has a volume of 165 million US dollars in cash, plus a performance-related earn-out payment of 10 million dollars.
Study by WEF and Accenture
In their latest study, the World Economic Forum and Accenture show how quantum technologies will generate an economic potential of up to 2 trillion dollars by 2035 and transform entire industries.
Exit from the stock market
The IT management specialist SolarWinds is changing hands: the company is being acquired by the private equity firm Turn/River Capital for around 4.4 billion US dollars. Shareholders will receive 18.50 dollars per share in cash.
Patent dispute
After losing a patent lawsuit, Amazon sees no risk of having to shut down its Prime Video streaming service in Germany. There is “absolutely no risk of customers losing access to Prime Video”, a spokesperson for the company emphasized at the weekend.
Nvidia dominates
The artificial intelligence chip business is dominated by Nvidia. Rival AMD is currently fighting for a piece of the market. But the stock market is not moving fast enough.
Support program
Google.org, the non-profit arm of the internet company, spends around 100 million dollars a year on non-commercial purposes. Up to one million now goes to the TU Munich.
Germany and France
Hundreds of billions are being invested in artificial intelligence in the USA, while the Chinese start-up DeepSeek is causing a stir. Europe’s founders are now looking to join forces – and are warning that they are falling behind.
Tap-proof communication
A milestone in quantum research: KIT has put a special fiber optic test track into operation. The 20-kilometer connection between the two campuses enables research into quantum networks and tap-proof communication.
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7. May 2026