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Micro-chips: Auto industry laments supply bottlenecks

Europe’s carmakers remain vulnerable – even if many of the destroyed supply chains have only just been repaired after the Corona crash. But an indispensable group of components is missing more and more frequently: semiconductor modules, the heart of all electronic systems and microchips. Some auto production lines have to close again because supplies are… Read more

Telephone spam Nazi fined millions

The US neo-Nazi Scott Rhodes is said to be fined almost ten million US dollars for forging his caller ID in racist spam calls. That was decided by the US regulator FCC. The man called thousands of US citizens automatically and harassed them with recorded messages. These included xenophobic lies, racist attacks on politicians, attempts… Read more

Huawei’s App Gallery gets redesigned with improved navigation and updated ‘Featured’ tab

On Monday, Huawei announces a redesigned update to its App Gallery app with a revamped user interface and a new ‘Featured’ tab that improves the users’ ability to discover new apps. Starting with the Featured tab, users will see a card-style feed that gives a quick overview of the featured apps including pictures, guides, and… Read more

FireEye: Rising Security Operation Center Costs Drives Automation and XDR Investments

A FireEye report highlights the increasing costs and complexity of SOC solutions and growing dissatisfaction of security experts, which even salary increases cannot fill. The solution is to focus on automation by Alberto Falchi published 18 January 2021 , at 17: 59 in the Security channel FireEye FireEye , in collaboration with Ponemom Institute ,… Read more

TV sales are growing thanks also to the Olympics and football

After one 2020 in fact aligned with the numbers of the 2019, the supply problems of components will be exceeded: in 2021 more TVs will be sold than last year by Paolo Corsini published on 18 January 2021 , at 17: 41 in the Audio Video channel The 2020 closed, for the television manufacturers ,… Read more

Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong gets a 2.5 year sentence on bribery charges

The appellate court of South Korea has officially announced that Lee Jae-yong, heir of Samsung and son of deceased company chairman, has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. The verdict comes after a three-year-long trial over allegations that the man tried to bribe a person from the President’s office. Lee Jae-yong, heir and CEO… Read more

Brief information: renewable energy, Stellantis, M1-Mac, skimming

Conversion to renewable energies relieves pressure on the environment The conversion to renewable energies is not just a battle in Europe against the climate crisis, but also for the benefit of the environment. This was announced by the European Environment Agency EEA on Monday in Copenhagen. Accordingly, the increased use of photovoltaics, wind and biomass… Read more

User loss: Facebook postpones changes to terms and conditions on WhatsApp

After the WhatsApp alternatives such as Signal or Telegram reported a massive increase in users in the past few days, Facebook is now also reacting and moving the introduction of the new terms and conditions for the time being. As the company announced, the new data protection regulations only apply from 15. May 2021. Originally,… Read more

Signal is also experiencing a massive onslaught of new users

With the planned changes to the terms and conditions at WhatsApp, Mark Zuckerberg has once again scored an own goal. After Telegram had already broken the 500 million mark of active users, Signal also recorded a massive increase in users. However, this has the consequence that the servers at the Signal Foundation are reaching their… Read more

Amazon in Italy, two new centers in 2021: 1100 jobs in three years

Amazon will open within the year of two new centers in Italy creating 1. 100 temporary jobs indefinite in three years. The Novara distribution center and the Spilamberto (MO) sorting center, new resources to support the growth of e-commerce. by Manolo De Agostini published 18 January 2021 , at 00: 51 in the Market channel… Read more

Ace Combat 7 celebrates 2nd anniversary with free update

Mustafa Mahmoud 6 mins ago Featured Tech News, Online, Software & Gaming, Tech News For those who enjoy arcade-style flight combat games, the Ace Combat series is well known and enjoyed. Two years after the launch of the most recent entry, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has officially sold over 2.5 million copies. In celebration… Read more

Fusion perfect: Stellantis auto company with 14 brands

The French Peugeot manufacturer PSA and Fiat Chrysler (FCA) confirmed on Saturday (16. Jan. 2021) that they have completed their mega merger to become the world’s fourth largest auto company. The transatlantic company Stellantis carries 000 car brands from Europe and the USA such as Peugeot, Citroën, Jeep, Maserati or Alfa Romeo . With Opel,… Read more

Skimming: Damage from data theft at ATMs at a record low

The damage caused by data theft at ATMs in Germany fell to a record low for the full year 2020. The Frankfurt facility Euro Kartensysteme puts the gross amount of the damage at around 1, million euros by so-called “skimming”, i.e. the spying out of card data and secret number (PIN). 2019 the “skimming” damage… Read more

Scientists: Artificial meat can make a huge difference to the environment

A chicken nugget was recently served for the first time in a restaurant in Singapore, the meat of which was made in the laboratory. The business ethicist Nick Lin-Hi from the University of Vechta sees this as a change of epochs, to which the agriculture and food industry in this country must also adjust. You… Read more

Facial Recognition: Facebook pays $ 350 to every user in Illinois

In a class action lawsuit that has been going on for more than five years because of the unauthorized collection of biometric data from users, the courts, prosecutors and Facebook have reached a settlement. Facebook is committed to paying a total of 650 million US dollars to users from the US state of Illinois. That… Read more