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ECB starts citizens' survey on the digital euro

The European Central Bank (ECB) has called on citizens to express their opinions, wishes and ideas for the design of an electronic euro via an online questionnaire. Since Europeans are increasingly regulating their finances digitally, one must be prepared to also spend a digital euro, said ECB boss Christine Lagarde. The issues In the online… Read more

Baden-Württemberg: Test of Microsoft 365 in schools can start

In Baden-Württemberg, in a trial run lasting several weeks, 20 to 30 Vocational schools clarify whether Microsoft Office 365 is used in the education sector in compliance with data protection regulations can. The state data protection officer Stefan Brink cleared the way for this on Friday and declared that he would like to take part… Read more

“The forgotten third astronaut”: Lunar Landing driver Michael Collins turns 90

Michael Collins has been asked the same question over and over for decades. Hadn’t he been terribly lonely when he landed on the moon? Because Collins turned on 20. July 1963 in the command capsule “Columbia” loops around the moon and was in the dead zone on the back of the celestial body when his… Read more

Valuable raw material as a by-product: domestic lithium from geothermal systems

Generally speaking, data is considered to be the oil of 16. Century. But one raw material would also be entitled to this title: lithium. It is an elementary component of lithium-ion batteries and is what makes smartphones, laptops and electric vehicles mobile in the first place. In addition, there are non-rechargeable lithium batteries, which have… Read more

The flying car PAL-V Liberty is allowed on the road – but initially only while driving

The moving gyroplane “Liberty” made by the Dutch manufacturer PAL-V has now received European road approval. Next, he will be on the road with folded wings on European roads for testing purposes in the coming months, the company announced. Don’t miss any news! With our daily newsletter you will receive every morning all the news… Read more

Evil makes sense of a messy world

Earlier this month, CBS’s Evil dropped its first season on Netflix. It arrived after what had felt for me like a listless few months; very little pop culture could hold my attention. And then out of nowhere I was transfixed. Evil is a show that surprises you, which to me makes it one of last… Read more

Highly automated: exit in the semi-autonomous Mercedes S-Class with PHEV

After models other than spearheads showed new Mercedes technology in the past few years, now it’s back to the traditional S-Class. The model for 2021 shows what will diffuse into other series over the next few years. The headliner of the technology was “autonomous driving according to SAE level 3”. This optional technology is currently… Read more

Instacart and ALDI partnering to accept food stamps for grocery deliveries

Grocery delivery platform Instacart is launching a pilot program to begin taking food stamps as payment in its app. The program will only be available at Aldi stores and only in a few states, starting with Georgia, then expanding to California, Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. Instacart said in a statement it is “committed to being… Read more

ECB: The digital euro should become programmable – but not a pure crypto asset

In Sweden, the concrete development of an e-krona as a digital central bank currency has already started in a pilot project, and it should now also move forward in the euro zone. As the ECB announced at the beginning of October, it is “intensifying” work on a digital euro and wanted to start consultations and… Read more

Best Oculus Rift and Oculus Rift S games and experiences available

(Pocket-lint) – We’ve been playing with the Oculus Rift for a couple of years now and in that time, the catalogue of available games and VR experiences has grown exponentially. Since these games are also compatible with the Oculus Rift S, and many will also work on the Oculus Quest using Oculus Link, there’s a… Read more

A long-awaited Willow sequel is official, and it’s coming to Disney Plus

After years of silence, Disney has confirmed that Lucasfilm’s Willow will receive a sequel, in the form of a TV series coming to its Disney Plus streaming subscription service. The pilot will be directed by Crazy Rich Asians’ John M. Chu. Willow has largely remained untouched since its original release in 1988, but this long… Read more

Catch Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez live tonight on Twitch with HasanAbi and Pokimane

A day after lighting up the internet by announcing she’d joined Twitch and was looking for streamers to play the breakout hit Among Us with, New York congressional Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has plans to play Among Us with Hasan “HasanAbi” Piker and Imane “Pokimane” Anys, two of the biggest personalities on Twitch. Piker is a… Read more

Verdict: Insurance does not have to pay after unauthorized car opening via radio signal

A car owner is not entitled to compensation in the event of theft from his car if it can be locked and unlocked via radio using the keyless go system and then opened without the use of force. The insurance company does not have to pay if the home insurance only applies when the vehicle… Read more

Bavaria starts a pilot project to defend against drones in prisons

Bavaria’s prisons arm themselves against drones. State Minister of Justice Georg Eisenreich (CSU) gave the go-ahead for a pilot project on drone defense in Munich’s Stadelheim correctional facility on Wednesday. Eight correctional facilities (JVA) in the Free State are therefore testing a system for shooting down the small, unwanted flying objects. Since 2015 drones were… Read more

Terraforming for the earth and self-sufficiency on Titan

The science fiction author Olaf Stapledon is considered to be the inventor of the concept of terraforming. In his 1930 first published novel “The Last and the First People” it was still Venus that was redesigned to be there for people to create suitable living conditions. Today Mars is the main focus of interest. However,… Read more