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The GLA with electric drive: electric compact SUV Mercedes EQA 250

Mercedes-Benz presents the EQA, an electric compact SUV. In addition to the high demand for such cars, there is another reason for the design: With an already tall structure, it is easier to find space for the battery. Like the EQC 375 (test) originates from the GLC, the EQA shares the platform with the GLA…. Read more

Boeing 737 Max about to be re-registered in the EU

Boeing’s crisis jet 737 Max should soon be able to take off again in Europe after being banned from flying for almost two years. He expects the re-approval in the next week, said the head of the European aviation authority EASA, Patrick Ky, on Tuesday in an online event of the German aviation press club…. Read more

Alibaba Group is preparing a response to InPost parcel lockers. AliExpress parcel machines can be installed in Warsaw

The Polish e-commerce market is growing at an unprecedented rate. This is undoubtedly due to the coronavirus pandemic. Closed stores mean the need to carry out purchasing processes through online platforms. Packages with orders are delivered to our homes by couriers, but parcel lockers are also very popular. InPost parcel machines allow you to pick… Read more

Citizen Score: China's social credit system no longer on target

China’s social credit system, which was officially announced seven years ago, including a citizen rating in the form of a “Citizen Score”, has been delayed. According to the plan of the central government in Beijing, the “Schufa on anabolic steroids”, which in the West is an essential piece of the puzzle in the Chinese surveillance… Read more

US aviation authority allows fully automated commercial drone flights

The US aviation authority FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has for the first time given a clearance for fully automated drone flights by a commercial company. This gives an initial permit for a single company in the USA to use its drones subject to conditions, but in principle without a human pilot and without direct monitoring… Read more

Bumpy start to school: Discussions about nationwide digital educational offers

The industry association Bitkom is in favor of a national education platform and criticizes the persistent problems in Germany with regard to digital distance learning. The fragmented digital educational offer is not expedient, explains Bitkom in a press release. Meanwhile, the learning platform Schul-Cloud of the Hasso Plattner Institute has seen a sharp increase in… Read more

TSMC Preps for 3nm Risk Production

Home News (Image credit: TSMC) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said this week that it would significantly increase its capital expenditures this year as it needs to build and equip new fabs to ramp up its existing and next-generation leading-edge process technologies. Demand for advanced fabrication nodes is on the rise. In Q4 2020, revenue for… Read more

Star Trek Discovery: Pointless in Space

The thirteen episodes of the third season of Star Trek Discovery have been completely available on Netflix since January. Even in its current season, the series can shine with outstanding actors, has breathtaking special effects and benefits from competent directors. Unfortunately, all of this is wasted effort without good scripts – and with good scripts… Read more

20 years of Wikipedia: Interview with encyclopedia co-founder Jimmy Wales

Jimmy Wales is the face of Wikipedia. He co-founded the online encyclopedia 2001, headed up to 2006 the Wikimedia Foundation, the foundation behind Wikipedia, and has a seat on the foundation’s board of trustees to this day. c’t he answered questions about the origins of the platform, his role in the project and the future… Read more

BMW becomes the latest automaker to shut down its subscription service

BMW is suspending its two-year-old car subscription service, The Verge has learned. Access by BMW was launched in 2018 in Nashville as a pilot project to test out whether customers would want to have access to a fleet of fancy cars but not necessarily own one. But recent requests to sign up have been met… Read more

Dispute over the use of Microsoft products in digital teaching

Numerous associations have spoken out against the use of Microsoft products on the digital education platform for schools in the south-west. Corresponding plans by the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs should be rejected due to inadequate data protection, announced on Wednesday, among other things, the state student council, the state parents ‘council, the education… Read more

heise + | Microsoft Flight Simulator VR in a practical test: the killer app for virtual reality?

The VR mode of the Flight Simulator promises a real feeling of being in the middle. We have tested it with several VR glasses and give tips for the best flight experience. 12. 01. 2021 20: 38 Clock Of Alexander Spier Martin Fischer Microsoft Flight Simulator VR in a practical test: The killer app for… Read more

“Laser-Buggy” checks the condition of bike paths

Cracks, patches, elevations of tree roots and other damage to bike paths along federal and country roads as well as railway lines will in future be determined in North Rhine-Westphalia with a “laser buggy” as a measuring vehicle, said the Ministry of Transport on a small request from the Greens in the North Rhine-Westphalian state… Read more

GM unveils electric delivery van with 250 miles of range as part of new spinoff business

General Motors announced Tuesday it will be spinning out a new delivery and logistics business called BrightDrop, the first products of which will be an electrified pallet and delivery van. Both vehicles, which will be powered by GM’s Ultium battery platform, are slated for release this year. The announcement of the new logistics business comes… Read more

Netflix: Film and TV series premieres on January 11-17, 2021: New products include Disappointed: Part 3 and the Lake of Dreams series

Although on Netflix you should not always count only on relatively fresh cinematic titles, the platform often brings a lot of proven hits and its own interesting productions (often, unfortunately, not always). Admittedly, Netflix is still gaining attention, as is this weekly list. So, as every week, we check what will appear on the website… Read more