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BMW: Annoyed by Advertising

Discontent is spreading among BMW drivers. When starting their vehicle, they are treated to ads for a summer movie. Not a bug.

Microsoft Exchange: Zero-day vulnerability is being attacked

A zero-day vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange, which attackers are already exploiting. Admins should act quickly.

Zero-day allows code execution in WindChill and FlexPLM

The manufacturer warns and urges admins to urgently secure their instances with a workaround. A patch is still pending.

The rise and fall of Oculus: How Meta

Oculus VR shaped modern virtual reality like hardly any other company and now threatens to disappear for good. It

BitLocker: Microsoft hands over keys to law enforcement

Microsoft stores the hard drive encryption key in customers

Digital ID for companies: EU Commission plans the European Business Wallet

The EU wants to introduce a digital ID for companies. It is to be valid throughout the EU, simplify bureaucracy, and offer functions such as doc…

Autonomous driving & Co.: German car companies push for open source

German carmakers and suppliers want to create a shared open-source platform. Reference architecture should be ready by 2025, with a production v…

Serious Sharepoint gap: Already 100 organizations compromised over the weekend

The elimination of the Sharepoint security vulnerability is underway and meanwhile it is being analyzed who exploited it. The number of victims…

Kaliningrad now in island mode: Baltic states change electricity grid

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are now synchronized with the European grid. Russia

Open source software: Germany must break free from dependency

Every year, the state spends billions on proprietary programs, such as Microsoft. Experts are calling for courage to change and an end to depend…

Copilot turns a court reporter into a child molester

Because he reported on negotiations, the co-pilot turns a journalist into a child molester, widow cheat and more.

Fritzboxes: Luxembourg investor takes over AVM

AVM has completed its search for a new owner. Behind this is an investor from Luxembourg.