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Research on connected driving: Lower Saxony test field got off to a good start

One year after the official opening of the Lower Saxony test field for autonomous driving, the project partners draw a positive interim balance. Many Lower Saxony and international companies are already using this “open-air research laboratory”, announced the Ministry of Science in Hanover. According to the lead German Aerospace Center (DLR), the first test drives… Read more

Happy Birthday: The Federal Office for Information Security turns 30

Cyberspace, endless expanses. It’s the year 2021. These are the adventures of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), with its crew of over 1023 men and women since 30 years to explore new cyber risks, new artificial life (AI) and new protection in digitization through prevention, detection and response for State, economy and society…. Read more

Incorrectly ticked: Justice is rowing back on state Trojan statistics

In December, the Federal Office of Justice (BfJ) published statistics for the first time on how often federal and state investigators made use of their 2017 authorization to make internet calls and monitor messenger communications when a variety of criminal offenses are suspected and conduct clandestine online searches. Accordingly, investigators use state trojans 2019 380… Read more

Exhaust gas fraud: is the Winterkorn process shifting?

The fraud trial against Martin Winterkorn, planned from the end of February, could be postponed due to health problems of the former Volkswagen CEO. The Regional Court of Braunschweig declared on Friday (January 8th 2020) on request that the competent chamber was able to negotiate of the now 73 – year old defendant had expert… Read more

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9T 5G – premiere and first impressions of using a smartphone with MediaTek Dimensity 800U chip

In the fall of last year, we published a test for you comparing all three versions of the Redmi Note 9 smartphone. The series consists of the base model and variants with notes S and Pro in the name. Today we are taking a fresh wallpaper in the Xiaomi product offer, the Xiaomi Redmi Note… Read more

Acer presents the new Predator XB273U NX, Predator XB323QK NV and Nitro XV282K KV monitors with HDMI 2.1

Acer has unveiled several new products in its expanding Predator and Nitro monitor lineup. These are exactly three models designed for a wide range of players, from those who require cutting-edge technology to those who simply play for pure fun. Additionally, Acer is the first to deliver TÜV Rheinland Eyesafe certified gaming monitors that are… Read more

Everyday home office – is there more in the fight against Corona?

It is the new normal for millions of employees: working from home. Before the start of the corona pandemic, working from home was the exception, now working in the living room or at the kitchen table has become part of everyday life for many. But is there more and should there be guidelines for companies… Read more

New advertising expense regulation for the home office

Something is happening with the tax treatment of the home working environment. The currently applicable legal situation comes from the pre-Corona era: According to this, income-related costs or operating expenses for the domestic workplace can only be taken into account for tax purposes if the work has taken place in the specially reserved study. But… Read more

The federal government wants to modernize 130,000 computer workstations in eight years

The 2015 launched billion dollar “IT Consolidation Bund” initiative is now set to slowly take off this year after many setbacks take up. The federal government has decided on a “sequence plan”, according to which from April 69 projects for an upgrade of the IT -Infrastructures in 69 ministries and authorities in four waves up… Read more

Release denied: Julian Assange remains in custody

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange remains in custody in Great Britain for the time being. A court in London on Wednesday denied the defense’s motion to release the 49 -year-old on bail after his extradition to the United States was prevented on Monday. Better treatment in Great Britain The verdict against a release was now included… Read more

737 Max: Boeing avoids US criminal proceedings by paying millions

346 People are in two crashes of aircraft of the Boeing series 737 Max in October 2018 and March 2019 died. The main cause is the faulty MACS control software. Boeing had misled the FAA about important changes, whereupon MACS was not mentioned in the pilot’s manuals. Nevertheless, Boeing can most likely avoid a fraud… Read more

Windows 7: Federal government had extra support in 2020 cost almost 2 million euros

The number of computers in the federal ministries and subordinate authorities that are still operated with Windows 7 is significantly higher than previously assumed. In second gear, the federal government is now going from “at least 51. 479 Clients “on which the operating system is still running that Microsoft has been using since 14. January… Read more

Slackware as a basis: Live system Slacko Puppy Linux 7.0 released

A lone fighter from the very active developer community around Puppy Linux published a new edition of the slim live system a few days ago. The special: Slacko Puppy Linux 7.0 continues the Slackware line from Puppy Linux after a good four years of development – the last “Slacko” edition (6.3.0) was in February 2015… Read more

“Unsolidary”: Müller attacks business because of home office in Corona crisis

Berlin’s Governing Mayor Michael Müller is demanding more solidarity from the German economy in the Corona crisis, especially more home office offers. “I believe that employers must take their responsibility and obligation in connection with fighting the pandemic much more seriously than before,” said the SPD politician on Thursday in a government statement in the… Read more

The 777th edition of the c't: A review in facts and figures

The c’t appeared 1983 for the first time; at the time the editorial staff consisted of only a handful of people. Today it includes assistance 70 colleagues Colleagues. In the foyer of the Heise company building a tower stretches out 587 c’t booklet 5, 71 Meter into the sky of Hanover. It weighs 400 kilograms… Read more