As early as the beginning of 2025, criminals used the Lockbit ransomware to steal data from over 40 schools in Rhineland-Palatinate. This is now public.

The electric C-Class excels in comfort and dynamics. With high charging power and range, they add up to a competitive electric car.

The famous online encyclopedia accuses the ChatGPT developer of copyright and trademark infringements and is suing for damages and injunctive relief.

Argentine justice discovers a suspected five-million-dollar agreement for President Javier Milei to promote the $Libra memecoin.

Nvidia's DLSS 5 rethinks game rendering: An AI model crafts photorealistic graphics from a video game's colors and motion vectors.

China's Hua Hong Group is said to be able to produce 7nm chips. However, high production capacity is not expected in 2026.

A reader survey with over 6000 participants shows: In many categories, the audience and the Academy were surprisingly close – but not everywhere.

With MotionVFX, Apple is taking over one of the most important providers of video effects and plugins. The 70 employees are to move to the iPhone manufacturer.

Following the stop of the email migration project, GoDaddy has commented to heise online. Whether this also heralds a U-turn remains unclear.

WhatsApp is apparently testing a feature that allows users to write to guests without an account, but with some limitations.

Spotify users will soon be able to see for themselves what the algorithm knows about their preferences – and give suggestions for changes if desired.

Rheinmetall and TankE want to jointly expand the charging infrastructure in cities and municipalities. The electricity is to come from the curb.

Ongoing ban debates have given more space to digitalization skeptics. Digital is now a given, but so is the brake applied.

Apple's wireless over-ear headphones have received their first real upgrade: The H2 chip delivers features that have long been standard on the AirPods Pro.

Kia is launching the ID.Polo competitor EV2, which aims to attract customers with numerous options. At least the base model appears affordable.

Amazon S3 now allows account-bound bucket names. This ends bucket squatting for new buckets and simplifies naming in multi-account setups.

Although actually only announced for April, Fairphone is gradually rolling out the update to Android 16 for its current smartphone starting March 16.

The manufacturer Parallels had previously thought that its VM tool would not run on Apple's entry-level notebook with A18 Pro. This was not confirmed.

Several Chinese manufacturers advertise a Ryzen 5 7430U in their notebooks. In reality, however, an old Ryzen 5 5500U is installed inside.

The Windows Insider Previews for Developer and Beta testers bring more flexible policies for removing pre-installed apps.

Originally planned with a paid tier for companies, the alpha version of Vite+ has now been released as open source.

After the major changes in iOS 26, Apple wants to hit the brakes with the next update. Only minor innovations are probably planned.

Lucid Motors is entering a new segment and plans to build more affordable mid-size vehicles in the future. One of these is designed as a driverless taxi.

Mountain bikers elegantly ride through bumpy terrain on two wheels. That should be feasible for a robot too.

High-risk AI systems in the EU will be banned later. A ban on certain deepfakes is newly planned.

The open-source SSH client Termix is expanding in version 2.0.0 to include remote desktop protocols. The release also fixes critical bugs on Linux.

The AI platform Handshake AI is looking for people with acting experience. They are to help AI models portray authentic-looking emotions.

Chinese retail giant JD.com officially opens its online shop Joybuy in Germany. With same-day delivery, it aims to compete with Amazon.

The reporting office of the Eco association reports a sad record in depictions of sexual abuse – and sees no alternative to case-by-case review.

Due to the Iran war, fuel prices remain high. Spammers are exploiting this and trying to sell useless OBD2 dongles to victims.