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Advance for online sessions of the Bundestag met with strong criticism

In view of the high number of corona infections, the CDU / CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag is pushing for pure online parliamentary sessions. “Digital work is the order of the day”, said the Bremen CDU member Elisabeth Motschmann of the German press agency in Berlin. Bundestag Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki rejected this immediately…. Read more

AORUS and AERO: Gigabyte switches to GeForce RTX 30

The presentation of the mobile GeForce RTX – 30 – graphics cards and the digital CES 2021 is also taking Gigabyte as an opportunity to refresh its popular AROUS and AERO notebooks. Of course, the new 3D accelerators are also used in the high-performance laptops. As part of a virtual launch event, Gigabyte has almost… Read more

MEPs want a one-hour deletion period for terrorist content

Operators of online platforms in the EU must in future delete “terrorist content” within an hour by order of any authorities from a member state without judicial approval. The lead committee for civil liberties, justice and home affairs of the EU Parliament voted on Monday for the draft of a corresponding regulation. 54 MPs were… Read more

heise offer: Keeping the code fit: workshop on the major migration to PHP 8

On February 9th, Stefan Priebsch, co-founder and consultant at thePHP.cc, is giving an online workshop with the title “The Great Migration – How to Make Your Code Ready for PHP 8”, which ties in with the online conference betterCode () PHP 8 from 26. November 2020. Participants have the opportunity to prepare their code for… Read more

Briefly informed: CES, Apple, COVID-19, Delta Air Lines

CES starts virtually On Monday, the starting shot for this year’s consumer electronics fair CES was officially fired – due to the coronavirus Pandemic in virtual form. Many manufacturers have already started to announce their new products in advance. The Thinkreality A3 data glasses from Lenovo are supposed to increase productivity by displaying virtual monitors…. Read more

Review: Microsoft Surface headphones 2

RESUME A sound character that produces minimal listening fatigue, a design that provides comfort, and ANC by as much 13 positions together provide a pleasant experience that you can enjoy for a long time. We just miss that little bit of musical emotion that would complete the picture. PLUS POINTS Price Comfort Build Quality Service… Read more

CES: CES exhibition 2021 starts: Livestream spectacle with AMD, Intel, Nvidia and more

The consumer electronics fair CES 23 opens today 11. January their virtual gates – this year due to the coronavirus pandemic purely virtual in the form of (live) streams. Some manufacturers have already announced their new products in advance; Now the so-called keynotes follow, which interested parties can follow for themselves thanks to YouTube and… Read more

Delicate search for the origin of the virus: WHO team travels to China

A team of experts is traveling to China for politically sensitive investigations in order to search for the origins of the coronavirus on behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO). After a long tug-of-war over the trip, China’s health commission announced on Monday the arrival for this Thursday. Together with Chinese scientists, the experts should… Read more

VW works council boss: more power, but no “lawnmower method”

VW works council chief Bernd Osterloh only wants to support stricter cost targets under the pressure of the corona crisis, industry upheaval and increasing competition from Tesla if the board of directors also tackles further internal streamlining of the group. “With such a wild growth, our size and scalability suddenly don’t help us much,” he… Read more

FOSDEM 2021: Matrix is used for communication in online infrastructure

The organizers of the developer conference for free software FOSDEM announced in September 2020 that the FOSDEM 21 will only take place online as a virtual event. A new supporter also helps with the ongoing preparations: Immediately after the announcement, the Matrix.org Foundation, under whose aegis the development of the instant messaging platform Matrix is… Read more

#TGIQF – the quiz with the headlines for the start of the CES

At the 11. January 2021 is the official starting shot for this year’s consumer electronics fair CES – due to the coronavirus pandemic in virtual form. Many manufacturers have already started to announce their new products in advance. We have the CES 2021 taken as an opportunity to browse the trade fair news from the… Read more

MSI and EVGA show water-cooled GeForce RTX 30 cards

Despite the persistently poor availability of graphics cards, the manufacturers occasionally introduce new models of the GeForce RTX – 30 – series before. Some of these have already been mentioned in advance, but the go-ahead should be given when availability is given. At least in homeopathic doses, this should now be the case – in… Read more

Tracking warning in iOS 14: App providers are allegedly looking for workarounds

Apple’s planned tracking opt-in for apps could lead to the increased use of hidden tracking methods: Several game developers who suffered significant revenue losses through the use of iOS 14 fear imminent change, according to a report they want to switch to other, sometimes more invasive tracking techniques. This includes, for example device fingerprinting, in… Read more

Artificial Intelligence: Unpredictable Risks and Attack Methods

The advantages of artificial intelligence (AI) are considerable, states the European IT security agency ENISA. AI can help with security and the fight against online crime. Instruments such as “intelligent firewalls” are helpful here. At the same time, in its new report on AI threats, the agency also highlights major problems that the “emerging technology”… Read more

Pay please! The first search engine helped fight check fraud 90 years ago

In the twenties, banks and companies in Germany began taking pictures of incoming and rejected checks on microfilm in order to curb the rampant check fraud. At Zeiss Ikon, the chemist Emanuel Goldberg devised a search device using image points that act as an index to each image on the microfilm (35 mm film) were… Read more