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Elon Musk wanted to sell Tesla to Apple, Tim Cook refused

“During the darkest days of Model 3, I reached out to Tim Cook to discuss the possibility of Apple taking over Tesla for a tenth of our current value. He refused to attend the meeting.” This is what Tesla boss Elon Musk wrote in a tweet yesterday, Tuesday. Tesla’s market value is currently barely reaching… Read more

heise + | Digital Identity: Race to dominate digital identity verification

In the market for secure digital identities, private providers are competing with the state: Verimi and Yes want to replace the electronic identity card. Digital Identity: Race for the dominance of digital identity verification Models from the north Digital storage and acceptance Three services for digital identification Together against Google and Apple Article in c’t… Read more

Net citizens' rights activist: Facebook criticism of Apple's tightening of data protection “laughable”

In the dispute between Apple and Facebook about tightening anti-tracking measures under iOS, the network citizens’ rights activists of the globally operating Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) have now also intervened. The organization’s official blog states that Facebook’s accusation that the iPhone group is endangering small businesses with the measures is “laughable”. Facebook: Apple is about… Read more

Boss by lot: “Chance is a wonderful instrument for cutting power”

If executive positions are filled randomly after a preselection of candidates, this counteracts arrogance, abuse of power and discrimination. Scientists from different faculties at the University of Zurich have found this out in experiments. In an interview, economist Margit Osterloh, one of the researchers, names good reasons for the focal chance decision and also explains… Read more

Studio Babelsberg sees streaming on the rise due to Corona

According to the Babelsberg studio, the corona crisis is causing the demand for cinema productions to fall – but the internet is benefiting significantly. “The studio inquiries for 2021 have so far mainly come for larger streaming formats,” said the CEO of Studio Babelsberg AG, Carl Woebcken, of the German press agency in Potsdam. “The… Read more

Corona: BioNTech, the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the vaccines and the vaccination landscape

On Monday the EU Commission followed the recommendation of the European Medicines Agency EMA and approved the first SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for immediate use. Similarly, the relevant health authorities in Great Britain, Canada and the USA have also done this for the BNT vaccine 162 b2 carried out by BioNTech / Pfizer, but with an accelerated… Read more

Habeck: Avoiding carbon dioxide instead of technical CO2 storage

Greens boss Robert Habeck thinks it is too early to rely on technologies for carbon capture and storage for climate protection. “It would be the wrong strategy now to rely on technologies like CCS without doing what is possible in other areas,” Habeck told the German press agency. “The great danger of a CCS debate… Read more

New Corona variant: More data and many question marks

“That too”, “We were just missing that” or simply: “Och nö”. The reactions to the coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, which experts have registered in Great Britain, are likely to have been something like this. The fact that the variant is actually more likely to be more easily transferable than previously circulating forms of SARS-CoV-2 can now… Read more

Qboxmail: tomorrow's emails for today's business. Our proof

Emails remain an important part of business and the market offers countless solutions for their management. The Italian Qboxmail offers a service with advanced features that meets the needs of both users and system administrators, thanks to a clear and simple interface and numerous configuration options by Riccardo Robecchi published on 22 December 2020 ,… Read more

Xbox Game Pass like Spotify: a Family subscription plan on the way?

From Phil Spencer come promising statements for what concerns the future of Xbox Game Pass, an on-demand service that offers access to hundreds of games for consoles and PCs, at the cost of a simple monthly subscription. Microsoft would also have considered a Family plan: what’s new? by Pasquale Fusco published 22 December 2020 ,… Read more

Apple Car reportedly slated for 2024

A car for the mass market supposedly remains the goal of Apple’s big “Project Titan”. The development has advanced so far that Apple has now decided to manufacture a vehicle intended for end customers, as reported by the news agency Reuters , citing informed persons. Currently the group aims for the year 2024 as the… Read more

Biontech: Vaccine is also likely to work against mutated variants

Biontech boss Ugur Sahin is confident that his company’s corona vaccine will also work against the new mutation of the virus that has emerged in Great Britain. From a scientific point of view, the probability is high, he told the German Press Agency. “We have already tested the vaccine against approximately 20 other virus variants… Read more

EU Commission approves Biontech's first Covid-19 vaccine

Almost ten months after the outbreak of the corona pandemic in Europe, vaccinations can now also start in the European Union. The EU Commission approved the vaccine from Mainz-based company Biontech and its US partner Pfizer on Monday. “Today we add to the battle against Covid – 16 added an important chapter “, said Commission… Read more

Coronavirus: Biontech ready to deliver the first vaccine doses in the EU

The Mainz company Biontech and the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer are in the starting blocks for the delivery of the first vaccines to the EU. “We are ready to start delivering the first vaccine doses in the EU as soon as we get the green light,” said Biontech boss and co-founder Ugur Sahin on Monday…. Read more

The best movies of 2020

We didn’t go to the movies much this year, but the movies still came to us. While the convenience of home viewing can’t match the experience of watching a spectacle in the dark with others, the other joy of movies — talking about them — is easier than ever, thanks to our connected world. And… Read more