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Instruction from the Ministry of the Interior

Australia bans Kaspersky on government systems

25. February, 2025 - 14:09

Australia has banned government officials from using software from the Russian cyber security company Kaspersky. The reason given is that the software poses an “unacceptable security risk”.

Share price falls

Bitcoin falls below the threshold of 90,000 US dollars

25. February, 2025 - 14:01

With the election of Donald Trump, golden crypto times seemed to be dawning. However, since his inauguration, the Bitcoin price has mainly been moving downwards – partly due to the spectacular Bybit hack.

Biggest crypto hack of all time

Bybit hacked: record theft of 1.5 billion US dollars

22. February, 2025 - 11:45

One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Bybit, has fallen victim to a serious hacker attack. The unknown attackers stole digital currencies worth around 1.5 billion US dollars.

Business Email Compromise

Email scam: Mining company NioCorp loses 500,000 dollars

21. February, 2025 - 17:08

In the course of a hacker attack on its communications systems, the US mining company NioCorp fell victim to a Business Email Compromise (BEC).

Breakthrough?

Microsoft presents Majorana 1 quantum chip

20. February, 2025 - 16:49

Microsoft has unveiled a new quantum computer chip. According to the company, the chip, known as Majorana 1, is based on a new type of material called Topoconductor, which uses a previously unknown state of matter – neither solid nor liquid or gaseous, but a topological state.

Out-of-court settlement

Google pays more than 300 million euros to Italy

19. February, 2025 - 14:47

The tax dispute between the US group and the Italian tax authorities has been going on for years. Now a line is to be drawn.

Laptops

Acer announces price increases due to US tariffs

19. February, 2025 - 10:18

The Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer is the first major laptop producer to announce concrete price increases for the US market. The reason for this is the import tariffs imposed by the US government on Chinese goods. In an interview with The Telegraph, CEO Jason Chen announced an across-the-board price

HP takes over

Humane: Ex-Apple managers fail with smartphone replacement

19. February, 2025 - 09:04

The ambitious attempt by a start-up run by two former Apple managers to compete with the smartphone with a small AI device has failed.

Data protection concerns

DeepSeek banned in South Korea

17. February, 2025 - 12:09

South Korea has temporarily banned the Chinese AI DeepSeek. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) based its decision on data protection concerns.

Media reports

Intel split? TSMC and Broadcom examine takeover

17. February, 2025 - 09:34

Intel could possibly be split up. As the Wall Street Journal reports, citing insiders, both the Taiwanese contract manufacturer TSMC and the US group Broadcom are showing interest in various business areas of the ailing chip giant.