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Satellite network: Amazon Leo is getting closer to launch

Amazon Leo has enough satellites for its first continuous operation. However, the schedule remains tight until it becomes widely available. (Amazon, Internet)

Internal criticism at Meta: Zuckerberg disappointed with AI development

Mark Zuckerberg admits shortcomings in meta realignment. The development of AI agents is progressing more slowly than originally planned. (Meta, AI)

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in The Hague: “International law and common principles: foundations for security and cooperation in the OSCE area”

The 323 delegates from the 57 participating States of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) will meet in The Hague, Netherlands, from July 4 to 8, 2026 for the 33rd annual session. The general theme of the conference is: “International law and common principles: foundations for security and cooperation in the OSCE area”. The MPs have received reports and draft resolutions from the three general committees as well as 15 additional items for discussion, which will be discussed at the meeting

Authorities warn: Microsoft Sharepoint servers are under attack

Attackers are exploiting a dangerous security hole in Microsoft Sharepoint to inject malicious code. Admins should take action. (Vulnerability, Microsoft)

Dispute over iPad replacement: Samsung is suing the city of Datteln

The city of Datteln wanted to buy iPads without a tender. Samsung is suing and demanding a product-neutral award procedure. (Schools, Samsung)

Member of the spyware special committee: MEP attacked with Pegasus

Years ago, the European Parliament investigated Pegasus spyware attacks in the EU. A deputy committee member was himself attacked.

DATE NOTE: Bundestag Presidium visits Hohenschönhausen Memorial - handover of the annual report from SED victims representative Evelyn Zupke to Bundestag President Julia Klöckner

Employees and AI: SAP relies on retraining instead of termination

While other tech companies are cutting jobs, SAP is betting that jobs can be reinvented. (SAP, AI)

Software selected for monitoring Berlin: behavioral scanner on Kotti will start in the summer

Kottbusser Tor – roundabout (+ subway station) under observation. – Public domain-like released by unsplash.com: Mikolas VoborskyThe Berlin police have decided on behavioral scanner software. Automated surveillance of public spaces is scheduled to start at Kottbusser Tor this quarter. Later, the system will also analyze the behavior of passers-by in other highly frequented places.

Politics: Chancellery establishes AI task force

Germany is combining its AI policy. Five working groups are expected to deliver by the end of September, and the digital summit will take stock in November. (AI, politics)

Advertisement: Wera Bicycle with bits and tire levers on Amazon offer for a limited time

The Wera Bicycle Set 3 with Zyklop Mini, bits and tire levers is on offer at Amazon for a limited time. (Technology/Hardware)

Politics: Coalition wants to restrict freedom of information

In the future, citizens will have to prove a legitimate interest, clubs and associations will no longer be allowed to make inquiries. (Friedrich Merz, politics)

Mobile communications: 1&1 adjusts all-net flat rates and unlimited tariffs

The network operator 1&1 is now marketing revised smartphone tariffs. Users receive up to 150 GB. (1&1, Vodafone)

Advertisement: Securely integrate Keycloak: SSO and MFA in IAM

Keycloak is a central building block for Identity & Access Management. Clean integration, SSO and MFA as well as connection to LDAP/AD are crucial. An online workshop provides practical experience for this. (Golem career world, server applications)

Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware

A government customer of NSO Group used the company's Pegasus spyware to hack into the phone of a European politician, who at the time was serving on an EU committee tasked with investigating the spyware industry.

EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones

“It is a direct attack on the rule of law,” says one European Parliament member of the new findings from Citizen Lab.

Spyware found on phone of European Parliament member probing it

Stelios Kouloglou, formerly a member of the European Parliament's committee investigation abuses of commercial spyware, was twice infected with Pegasus while serving, researchers said.

Claude Fable 5 isn’t permanently leaving subscriptions, Anthropic says

Anthropic says Claude Fable 5 won't be accessible via Claude subscriptions after July 7, but it's not a permanent change, and the company expects the model to return outside the usage-based plan soon. [...]

Sony’s PlayStation disc factory is already being repurposed

The video game disc is dead, and Sony's been planning to kill it for some time, according to a report out of Austria. The man who leads Sony's discmaking operations, Sony DADC president Dietmar Tanzer, told ORF Salzburg that the company's Thalgau plant produces 600,000 discs every day, half of which are for PlayStation. But since it'll only be making 10 percent of that volume in 2028, it's planning to retrain all 300 employees to work on optical microlenses instead. Thalgau isn't just one of Son

Claude Fable relaunch disappoints users with nerfed performance

Claude Fable, the company's most powerful model, is now available to all users, but early impressions are disappointing, as it appears to be nowhere near the original release. [...]

Aussies Face Reduced Cybercrime Risk, as Pressure Shifts to SMBs

Improved institutional safeguards and stricter regulations have pushed the burdens of protection and risk reduction on to Australian businesses.

Tesla driver faces manslaughter charges over Texas crash that killed a woman inside her home

The man whose Tesla struck and killed a woman inside her Texas home last month is now facing manslaughter charges, as reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal and local news outlet KHOU 11. 44-year-old Michael Butler was arrested on Wednesday and claimed to have been driving his Model 3 using Tesla's Full-Self Driving (FSD) system at the time of the crash, according to an arrest affidavit. The court document includes the officer saying that data extraction from Butler's phone found several FS

How We Added WebAuthn to a Browser-Based RDP Client

A look inside the reverse-engineering journey of building the first RDP client outside of Windows to support WebAuthn redirection. The post How We Added WebAuthn to a Browser-Based RDP Client appeared first on Unit 42.

Meta has a new app to let you make little AI experiences

Meta has launched a new social app called Pocket that lets you make and share little interactive "gizmos" with an AI prompt, as reported by Business Insider. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is all in on AI as the new social media, and he's previously described a vision of how users could use AI to make interactive experiences and share them with people. The launch of Pocket appears to be one manifestation of that idea, and it follows Meta hiring engineers from a company called Atma Sciences Inc., which

Launch of UK's National Cyber Action Plan delayed amid Labour leadership crisis

The plan had been due for publication on Monday, the sources said. It has been postponed amid the uncertainty over the governing Labour Party’s leadership contest, which opens July 9.

Apple Reverses Age-Old Patch Policy to Keep Up With AI

Expect more compressed patching cycles from Apple going forward, as attackers leverage artificial intelligence to reduce time to exploit.

FBI Seizes NetNut Proxy Platform, Popa Botnet

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said today it worked with industry partners to seize hundreds of domains associated with NetNut, a sprawling residential proxy service operated by the publicly-traded Israeli company Alarum Technologies [NASDAQ: ALAR]. The action comes roughly two weeks after KrebsOnSecurity published findings from multiple security firms connecting NetNut to the Popa botnet, a collection of at least two million devices that have been compromised by malicious software wi

FortiBleed Actors Collaborating With Inc, Lynx Ransomware Gangs

After gaining a foothold in thousands of Fortinet firewalls, the attackers are starting to monetize that access, and are also piling on a Nextcloud zero-day bug.

Despite the filter setting: Doctolib continues to foist payment appointments on health insurance patients

Research by the consumer advice center shows: Despite a ruling by the Berlin Regional Court, patients with statutory health insurance are being shown expensive private appointments. Without clear labeling by Doctolib. (Doctolib, litigation)

Remarks by President von der Leyen at the dinner hosted by the Taoiseach for the start of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

European Commission Statement Cork, 02 Jul 2026 Taoiseach, dear Micheál, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for such a warm welcome. It is a particular pleasure to join you in this historic Aula Maxima, where bo...