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The top of the SPD does not want the procurement of armed drones

The SPD wants to put the procurement of armed drones required by the Union for the Bundeswehr on hold. The SPD parliamentary group had agreed not to agree to arming the Heron TP drone for the time being, but rather to “openly and publicly discuss it openly,” said defense policy spokesman Fritz Felgentreu on Tuesday… Read more

Wirecard: Ex-boss refuses to testify to the investigative committee

In his first questioning in the Bundestag investigation committee, ex-Wirecard boss Markus Braun largely refused to make a statement, but politicians and supervisory authorities defended himself. He had “at no time made determinations or received indications that authorities, supervisory bodies or politicians had not behaved correctly, in breach of duty or in any form unfairly,”… Read more

EU counter-terrorism: German government swears by upload filters

The Federal Government wants to quickly settle the long dispute with the EU Parliament over the planned regulation against terrorist propaganda on the Internet in view of the recent attacks in Vienna and Nice, for example. In her role at the head of the EU Council of Ministers, she sent an extended compromise paper to… Read more

Corona warning app: contact diary yes, restaurant check-in no

In view of the increasing number of infections with the novel coronavirus, the members of the Bundestag Committee on Digital Agenda wanted to find out which new functions the German government’s Corona Warning App (CWA) had at their non-public meeting on Wednesday could continue to score in the fight against the pandemic. One focus of… Read more

Aviation industry wants further billions from the federal government

Immediately before the planned air traffic summit of the federal government, the industry demanded further billions in aid from the federal government. After the airlines, the airports and the federally owned German air traffic control would now have to be refurbished with taxpayers’ money, demand representatives of industry associations who are taking part in the… Read more

Machine warfare: from drone swarm to hyperwar

Experts agreed on Wednesday at a specialist discussion on autonomous weapon systems (AWS) in the Bundestag that killing decisions should not be delegated to machines. Rather, the human conscience should continue to be burdened with such existential considerations. However, the researchers answered the question of how the loss of control of humans and thus the… Read more

Juniper scandal: China allegedly took over backdoor in network hardware

Network equipment supplier Juniper has admitted to the US Congress that a back door built into Juniper software at the request of the US secret service NSA has been taken over by another state. According to a report by the Reuters news agency, investigators assume that it is in China. After the incident 2018, a… Read more

Comet ice softer than milk foam: ESA lander Philae is still providing information

More than four years after the end of ESA’s Rosetta mission, the researchers have now found out exactly where the Philae 2004 touched down the second time with his hops on the surface. From the way the probe scratched the ground, they can now better deduce what the comet looks like. The exposed four and… Read more

Sony Xperia shipments stabilize, but image sensor division slipped

Sony has published its financial reports for the three months ending on September 30 and there’s some good news from the mobile division – it shipped 600,000 smartphones, level with the same period last year. It may not sound like great news, but Xperia shipments were on a decline and they hit their lowest point… Read more

Brief information: Right to repair, zoom, TKG amendment, plastic waste

Right to repair and longer product shelf life With a series of measures, the Internal Market Committee of the European Parliament wants to see consumer protection as well as the sustainability and safety of products strengthened. In a resolution for an environmentally compatible internal market for companies and consumers, the MPs appeal to the EU… Read more

KI commission of the Bundestag: refusing is not an option

After a good two years of work, the Enquete Commission on Artificial Intelligence (KI) of the Bundestag handed its final report to Parliament President Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) on Wednesday. The 19 MPs and 19 external experts have placed the work under the model of a “human-centered AI” and are thus following in the footsteps of… Read more

AMD announces RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 GPUs

Matthew Wilson 1 hour ago Featured Announcement, Graphics AMD started off October with a bang, announcing the new Ryzen 5000 series CPUs and now to close out the month, we’ve got official details on three new Radeon RDNA 2 GPUs – RX 6900 XT, RX 6800 XT and RX 6800. All three GPUs are based… Read more

Best phono preamps 2020: budget to high-end

Home Best-buys (Image credit: Vertere) Best phono preamps Buying Guide: Welcome to What Hi-Fi?’s round-up of the best phono preamps you can buy in 2020. A phono preamp (aka phono stage) raises your turntable’s output to make it compatible with modern amps. At the same time, it adds standardised equalisation. So why do you need… Read more

AMD today releases new Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards – io-tech follows live

Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, talks about the new Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards starting at 18. 00 AMD will release today at 18: 00 new Radeon RX 6000 – series graphics cards. io-tech will be following the release closely and at the same time we will be broadcasting a race studio-like live stream… Read more

A demo for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity may be coming soon

Mustafa Mahmoud 57 mins ago Console, Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming One of Nintendo’s major releases for the remainder of 2020 is Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. The musou-style hack n slash title serves as a prequel to the much-loved The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. While this alone may be enough… Read more