Trading

Discount stores and supermarkets should accept electronic waste

In the future, citizens should also be able to hand in old electrical appliances such as razors or cell phones in discounters and supermarkets. A corresponding change in the law is on the agenda of the Federal Cabinet this Wednesday. The prerequisite is that the retail space is larger than 800 square meters and that… Read more

Wirecard scandal: the auditor's chief overseer has to go

The head of the auditor’s oversight office (APAS) at the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) has been released for business with Wirecard shares. Apas boss Ralf Bose was informed about his immediate release last Friday, confirmed the BAFA on Monday. Bose had previously admitted at a hearing before the Bundestag investigative committee… Read more

WTF: Nanosecond profit: US high-frequency trading relies on hollow fiber optic cables

Not all glass fibers are created equal. Companies like OFS Optics, headed by the Japanese parent company Furukawa, are further developing such cables in order to increase the transmission rate and reduce the latency. Last year, this resulted in a new generation of hollow fiber optic cables that are already being used in US high-frequency… Read more

2020’s most popular games were my most reliable social spaces

This year, video games provided escapism for a lot of people. But for many, myself included, the games I remember most fondly in 2020 were the ones that became social spaces. The pandemic didn’t make me want to escape; it made me miss my friends and family. Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out amid the… Read more

Fortnite gets a performance mode so it runs better on older PCs

It’s no mean feat that Fortnite manages to run as well as it does on just about any conceivable platform — from mobile to Switch to high-end gaming PC. Today, in a post on its blog, Epic Games announced a feature called performance mode, which will allow older PCs to run the game better. It’ll… Read more

Raspberry Pi Welcomes IQaudio To the Fold

Home News (Image credit: Raspberry Pi Trading) The Raspberry Pi is not the first thought for audiophiles, the composite jack is rather noisy, and the HDMI output is good but not perfect for serious audio enthusiasts. To address this shortcoming third party business IQaudio has for many years sold their range of HAT boards targeted… Read more

Federal Environment Agency: Online shopping for the climate balance is not necessarily worse

According to the Federal Environment Agency, the product itself and its manufacture are decisive for the carbon footprint when shopping – and less whether customers order online or buy in the shop around the corner. Up to three quarters of greenhouse gas emissions are produced during production, the authority announced on Monday, citing a study… Read more