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RediShell

Critical security vulnerability in Redis enables system takeover

16. October, 2025 - 15:27

Security firm Sysdig is warning about a critical security vulnerability in the widely used in-memory data store Redis. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-49844 and dubbed “RediShell” by security researchers, has received the maximum CVSS score of 10.0 and allows attackers to gain complete control over affected systems.

Increase of around $200 billion

OpenAI valued at $500 Billion

02. October, 2025 - 08:26

ChatGPT provider OpenAI is now worth half a trillion US dollars. This valuation can be derived from the current sale of employee shares to investors, as reported by Bloomberg news agency, citing sources familiar with the matter.

xAI

Grokipedia: Elon Musk plans to challenge Wikipedia

01. October, 2025 - 09:46

Tech billionaire Elon Musk intends to create a competitor to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. An alternative called Grokipedia is being developed at his AI company xAI, Musk wrote on the platform X, which he also owns.

Everest ransomware group

Cyber attack on BMW? Hackers blackmail automotive giant

18. September, 2025 - 14:52

According to the Everest ransomware group, the BMW Group has been successfully attacked. The cyber criminals claim to have captured sensitive company data.

Competition for Google - and perhaps Apple?

Meta introduces Meta Ray-Ban Display

18. September, 2025 - 10:31

The Facebook parent company Meta is launching glasses that can display information to users in one of the lenses.

Last malfunction was in July

Ukraine laments Starlink outage

15. September, 2025 - 10:41

The Ukrainian army is complaining about another failure of the Starlink satellite communications service.

Diella

Albania appoints AI bot as “Minister against Corruption”

14. September, 2025 - 09:51

Prime Minister Edi Rama is relying on artificial intelligence in the fight against bribery in public tenders. The virtual minister “Diella” is supposed to be incorruptible.

More rights for consumers

EU Data Act takes effect today

12. September, 2025 - 07:55

The coffee machine as a treasure trove of data? A new EU law makes appliance data accessible to users. They are not the only ones to benefit from this.

New delivery era?

Amazon is apparently planning AR glasses for delivery staff

12. September, 2025 - 07:26

Amazon is apparently working on augmented reality glasses – initially only for delivery drivers. The device developed under the code name “Jayhawk” is to have a full-color display and integrate microphones, speakers and a camera.

Apple's strategy

iPhone Air relies on eSIM: “Digital turning point”

11. September, 2025 - 14:46

Apple has completely dispensed with physical SIM cards for the new iPhone Air – even outside the USA. Industry experts see this as a turning point for mobile phone providers worldwide.