Microsoft fears leak in its own communication with security companies – similarities to the “Proof of Concept” code shared in February
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Apple does the math: App Store supports 250,000 jobs in Germany
The US technology group Apple is pointing to the growing importance of the platform for jobs in Germany and Europe amid the heightened attention of regulators on its App Store. The App…
The Stripe payment platform is already valued at $ 95 billion
The payment platform Stripe has reached a valuation of 95 billion dollars in its latest financing round – more than the former rising stars Facebook and Uber before their IPOs. Stripe, which…
Researchers develop software that detects almost every deepfake
Deepfakes, mostly the Mondays of strange heads and faces on other bodies, are getting better and better. This is taken to extremes by the Tiktok channel “Deepfake Tom Cruise”, which repeatedly publishes…
Fire at Europe’s largest cloud provider OVH affected 3.6 million websites
This week, Europe’s largest cloud provider OVHCloud was on fire. Two out of four server halls in Strasbourg were affected, one burned down completely, the other partially. That affected up to 16,000…
Schrems vs. Facebook: Dispute over advertising consent could soon end up before the ECJ
Max Schrems’ legal dispute with Facebook is entering the next round. The data protection activist has called the Supreme Court (OGH) and hopes that it will submit the questions he raised about…
US authorities declared five Chinese companies to be a security risk
The US regulator FCC has declared five Chinese companies a threat to US national security. Among them are the telecommunications equipment suppliers Huawei and ZTE, which are also known for their smartphones,…
Security gaps in sex toys could be used for blackmail
Experts from the security company ESET have found serious security gaps in two networked sex toys. Specifically, these are the We-Vibe “Jive” and the Lovense “Max”, whose suppliers, according to the company,…
Software problems with emergency calls: Daimler calls back millions of vehicles
Daimler is recalling 2.6 million Mercedes-Benz vehicles in China due to possible software problems. In the event of an accident, it could happen that the emergency call system (eCall) does not transmit…
Vorarlberg also allows entry to events with a corona self-test
On March 15, Vorarlberg will implement various opening steps – and the test capacity will also be significantly expanded, as Christian Gartner, regional councilor and security officer of the Vorarlberg state government,…