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PICTURE DATE: President of the Bundestag Julia Klöckner welcomes the players of FC Bundestag and WEINELF e.V.

PICTURE DATE: Handover of the annual report of the Federal Police Commissioner to Bundestag President Julia Klöckner

Car: Emergency braking assistant reduces the number of damages

Some driving assistance systems noticeably reduce accident damage. Many drivers switch them off because the systems are too aggressive. (car, security)

Developers in the defense industry: Kubernetes for war

Defense companies are looking for software developers. The jobs often seem ordinary, but their code can make tanks, drones or sensors operational. A report by Oliver Jessner (military, software development)

Community can help: Flipper Zero is getting firmware updates again after criticism

In the shadow of the Flipper One, the firmware development of the Flipper Zero was halted. After an outcry from the community, things are now moving on. (Flipper Zero, firmware)

Rads to Watts: Darpa is researching nuclear batteries from nuclear waste

The US military project Rads to Watts is investigating compact mini-generators made of strontium-90 for drones and satellites. (Energy, Darpa)

AfD party conference in Erfurt: Fear of the fascist surveillance state

The Thuringian police received support from all over Germany. Helicopters and water cannons are equipped with cameras. – All rights reserved: Timothy FrohThe protests against the AfD party conference in Erfurt were also about the threat of AI surveillance. Many protesters fear that video analyzes and mega databases will fall into the hands of Nazis. The tech arsenal that the police are using to protect the right-wing is already impressive.

Alternative school models in the USA: US private schools rely on AI instead of teachers

New private schools in the US are replacing traditional teaching with AI learning software and project work. The Alpha example shows this. (AI, studies)

Advertisement: AI agents in the company: Workshop with practical demos

AI agents promise more autonomy than chatbots. What matters for companies is whether security, costs and benefits are resilient. A workshop classifies the practice. (Golem career world, programming languages)

How AI-leading Security Teams Are Building the Agentic SOC

Some of the nation’s rich are letting AI teach their kids

Most Americans don't trust AI. It's proven that it doesn't know what safe toppings for pizza are. People don't even want to listen to AI music. But none of that matters for some of America's wealthy, who are turning to AI to teach their kids instead of traditional schools. Companies like Forge Prep and Alpha School are charging families tens of thousands of dollars to turn their kids into beta testers for AI tutors and "interactive project-based workshops." Unsurprisingly, Silicon Valley have be

Mr. Lif’s Emergency Rations EP is post-9/11 hip hop at its most daring

First, you drop bombs, then you send aid. Totally logical. | Image: Definitive Jux There was a period in the early aughts when Definitive Jux (nee: Def Jux) seemed like it was going to be the future of hip hop. While the label featured plenty of experimental, boundary-pushing, and politically minded acts, Lif stood out as the most "conscious rapper" in the traditional sense. It was clear though, that label head El-P envisioned that as an important part of Def Jux's identity, as the first record

Where to preorder Grand Theft Auto VI

A look at in-game cosmetics you’ll get with the Ultimate edition. | Image: Rockstar Games Rockstar's long-awaited Grand Theft Auto VI is launching November 19th, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X consoles. The game will be available digitally at launch, with physical cases containing codes, not discs, so your options for preordering are straightforward. The preloading phase for the game begins on November 12th, which should give you plenty of time to install the game. There are two vers

Infuriating Google commercial imagines the founding fathers embracing AI

I call BS: the founding fathers definitely would have been Microsoft Teams users. | Image: Google "Group project, but make it 1776." That's how a new commercial for Google Workspace opens. And things only get cringier from there. The clip imagines what it would be like if the founding fathers turned to Google's collaboration tools and Gemini to help them draft the Declaration of Independence. Ben Franklin texts Thomas Jefferson to check on the status of a draft, who takes a photo and uses AI to

Flipper Zero firmware development continues with community help

Flipper Devices says development of the Flipper Zero firmware will continue, albeit with a smaller internal team and greater reliance on community contributions. [...]

The Sourdough Sidekick automates the boring bit of baking

The Sourdough Sidekick was codeveloped with King Arthur Baking Company. Baking sourdough bread is inherently old-fashioned, relying on natural fermentation and wild yeast instead of the simple, predictable commercial stuff. So it might sound anathema to bring a gadget into the mix. The trick to the Sourdough Sidekick - backed and branded by King Arthur flour - is that it promises to automate the boring bit of sourdough baking: starter management. It feeds your starter flour and water on a set sc

How Keurig saved — and ruined — your coffee

Before Keurig, the coffee in your office was almost certainly terrible. Old, burned, made by someone who would rather poorly eyeball than properly measure. Just altogether gross. After Keurig? You could make your own coffee, a cup at a time, exactly when you needed it. The single-cup brewer was an elegant solution to an extremely common problem. At least, that's how it started. On this episode of Version History, we dig into the history of the Keurig, and the ways in which the idea got vastly bi

Vizio accidentally made the best dumb TV on the market

Vizio OS works well, but you don’t even need to use it. When I first started testing Vizio's 65-inch Mini LED Quantum TV, I thought the big story was that Vizio was back and that it had a quantum-dot TV for under $398 - the cheapest on the market. Vizio's been pretty quiet since it was acquired by Walmart in 2024, so putting out a TV with quantum dots, which allow for higher brightness levels and more accurate color, at a budget price seemed like a strong comeback. But that's not the big story.

Xbox is a disaster

Gears of War: E-Day. This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the bleak state of the video game industry, follow Andrew Webster. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Microsoft closed out Summer Game Fest with a bang. The company's annual June showcase was packed with crowd-pleasers: Halo, Gears of War, Fable, a translucent Xbox, and even some pleasant

Nvidia CEO: Jensen Huang's signed leather jacket is up for auction

The auction house assumes that the Nvidia CEO's autographed jacket will sell for more than 40,000 euros. (Nvidia, economy)

Products discontinued: There will no longer be a cheap Microsoft Surface Go

Microsoft has apparently discontinued the Surface Go series. The tablets and laptops were particularly popular because of their low price. (Surface, Microsoft)

Alternative to Notepad: Tiny text editor for Windows requires around 2.5 kilobytes

A former Microsoft developer doesn't like the bloat in the current Notepad. That's why he developed a very compact alternative. (Editor, Windows)

Advertisement: 4K mini surveillance camera with Wi-Fi and battery at the lowest price

The mini surveillance camera from Javiscam ensures more security in the household. Amazon is selling them again at their lowest price. (Technology/Hardware, Amazon)

Command and Conquer: Fan ports C&C Generals natively to Mac, iPad and iPhone

Past projects, EA's source code for the game and Claude Code Fable help implement the Command and Conquer port. (Command & Conquer, DirectX)

(g+) Databases: Migrate complex database projects with Atlas

Database migrations work well for a long time - until things get complex. Atlas should help. We explain where the tool brings advantages in everyday development and what its limitations are. A deep dive by Antony Ghiroz (database, server applications)

35 years of Space Quest 4: Hilarious space adventure with a constantly dying hero

Space Quest 4 was short, dangerous and damn funny. Is Roger Wilco's time travel through game universes still fun today? By S�nke Siemens and Benedikt Plass-Fle�enk�mper (Space Quest, Adventure)

Advertisement: IT jobs in administration, infrastructure and development

Challenging positions await you in data center operations in the city administration, in the network infrastructure of public utilities or in processing in Berlin's digital radio. (Golem Career World, Enterprise Software)

Speech by Commissioner Šuica at the Anna Lindh Foundation Youth Conference – Mediterranean Youth in Action

European Commission Speech Cairo, 07 Jul 2026 Dear Mohamed Abou El-Enein, President, Parliamentary Assembly of the UfM Dear Wael Hamed, ALF Board of Governors, Dear Honourable Member of the European Parliam...

NASA launched an emergency mission to stop the Swift Observatory from crashing to Earth

Engineers from Katalyst Space Technologies testing Link. | Image: NASA/Scott Wiessinger The Swift Observatory was launched in 2004, but recent solar storms have pushed its orbit lower, and it's in danger of burning up in Earth's atmosphere as soon as this year. To try and stave off its demise, NASA has enlisted Katalyst Space Technologies. The company's Link spacecraft launched Friday with the goal of intercepting Swift, which has no propulsion system, and boosting its orbit back to its original

Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code

Alibaba has reportedly classified Claude Code as high-risk software.