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Alternative to X

Bluesky cracks the 25 million user mark

13. December, 2024 - 12:08

Bluesky continues to gain users as an alternative to Elon Musk’s X. The app has now passed an important milestone.

Hotel search experiment

DMA: Google in a clinch with the EU Commission

13. December, 2024 - 06:47

Google is at loggerheads with the EU Commission over how to adapt its services to the EU’s Digital Market Act (DMA). A hotel search experiment has now been terminated prematurely.

Administrators arrested

27 criminal DDoS platforms successfully shut down

11. December, 2024 - 12:14

There are special platforms on the internet that enable DDoS attacks. Several such “stresser services” have now been identified and shut down. Arrests have also been made.

Financing espionage?

British investigators uncover Russian money laundering network

05. December, 2024 - 08:03

British investigators are taking action against a suspected Russian money laundering network that is said to have handled billions.

Administrator arrested

“Crimenetwork”: BKA smashes illegal online marketplace

03. December, 2024 - 13:17

“Crimenetwork” is the largest German-language online marketplace for illegal goods and services. One of the alleged technical heads of the platform is now in custody.

Playing with fire

Employees in Europe use compromised passwords

02. December, 2024 - 09:48

While European companies operate under strict data protection guidelines such as GDPR, and soon NIS 2, a recent analysis reveals serious security gaps in the handling of access data. The Business Digital Index reveals worrying cybersecurity practices.

Data management

Snowflake acquires data pipeline specialist Datavolo

21. November, 2024 - 12:56

Cloud provider Snowflake is expanding its portfolio in the area of data management. As the company announced at the same time as publishing its quarterly figures, it is acquiring data pipeline management specialist Datavolo.

Competition case

US government wants to snatch Chrome browser from Google

19. November, 2024 - 09:33

According to a media report, the US government is seeking a court order to force Google to abandon Chrome, the world’s most widely used web browser.

International recruiting

G-P Gia: The first AI-powered HR compliance advisor for global teams

14. November, 2024 - 09:35

With G-P Gia, G-P is launching a ground-breaking AI advisor that provides HR managers worldwide with context-specific HR and legal advice. The platform is designed to reduce compliance time and costs by up to 95%.

Desktop virtualization solutions

VMware makes Workstation and Fusion free of charge

13. November, 2024 - 12:03

VMware owner Broadcom has surprisingly announced that it will offer the desktop virtualization solutions VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion free of charge with immediate effect. The release now applies not only to private use, but also to commercial and educational use.