Thought LeadershipMicrosoft announces Azure revenue for the first time
For years, Microsoft has kept the turnover of its Azure cloud platform a secret. Now the company has finally announced a figure.
Lars Becker
Palo Alto Networks wants to buy CyberArk for 20 billion dollars
The cybersecurity industry is on the verge of another mega-deal: Palo Alto Networks is negotiating the acquisition of CyberArk Software for more than 20 billion US dollars.
Nice acquires German AI startup Cognigy for 955 million dollars
The American software giant Nice is paying 955 million dollars for the Düsseldorf-based company Cognigy. The deal marks the largest AI takeover in Europe to date.
New usage limits for Claude subscribers
Anthropic has announced new weekly usage limits for its AI assistant Claude in order to curb the intensive use of the coding tool Claude Code. This mainly affects users who run the system around the clock, so-called power users.
Investigators dismantle Blacksuit ransomware infrastructure
A group of criminals is causing almost half a billion euros in damage worldwide with online extortion. Investigators have now succeeded in striking a major blow against the cyber criminals.
Aeroflot flights canceled: Hackers and Kremlin speak of attack
Ukrainian drone attacks repeatedly cause massive problems in Russia's air traffic. However, the dozens of new flight cancellations in Moscow probably have a different reason.
ChatGPT 5 to be released in August
OpenAI is about to release its latest language model GPT-5, which is expected to come onto the market in August. This was reported by The Verge, citing informed sources from the company.
Allianz Life hacked through social engineering
The US subsidiary of Germany's Allianz SE confirms a major cyber attack in which hackers have stolen the personal data of the "majority" of its customers.
Kiss cam scandal: Head of HR at Astronomer also leaves
After the Kiss cam debacle at a Coldplay concert, the two managers of a software company who were caught have now had to give up their jobs.
Mediamarkt parent company expects takeover bid from JD.com
Media reports have been circulating for some time that the Chinese group JD.com could take over Mediamarkt's parent company Ceconomy. Now things are becoming more concrete.