Investigation on Wikipedia over manipulation discovered in Samsung smart TVs' software on Friday
In the realm of technology, Microsoft Office licenses are fundamentally tied to a Microsoft Account, offering two common licensing models: perpetual and subscription. With perpetual licenses, users buy the product once and can use it indefinitely without monthly costs, but the license is tied to a specific PC. On the other hand, subscription models are user-based and can be used on multiple devices simultaneously, but recurring fees apply.
When acquiring software, interested parties should carefully weigh the pros and cons of these licensing models. For instance, No Man's Sky now supports Sony's upscaling technology "PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution" for PlayStation VR2, while Rokid's glasses can take photos and videos, act as a translator, navigator, and teleprompter.
Moving on to the automotive industry, new car sales in the EU this year are slightly below last year's figures, but July gives manufacturers hope. The automobile industry wants to sell plug-in hybrids, including their internal combustion engines, profitably before they are replaced by electric cars. However, the phase-out of internal combustion engines by 2030/35 is hardly feasible due to economic and geopolitical challenges, according to European automakers and suppliers.
Plug-in Hybrids can drive a few kilometers electrically before the internal combustion engine kicks in. Electric cars have become so good that there are few, if any, compelling arguments against purely electric propulsion. Yet, both Germany and the European Union provide misguided incentives that sometimes contradict each other regarding plug-in hybrids. Tesla drops, BYD gains in the EU car market.
The advancement of electric cars has made Plug-in Hybrids essentially obsolete. The automotive industry is facing a significant shift, with the EU aiming to phase out internal combustion engines in the coming years.
In the world of art, a Dutch research team discovered a painting in an Argentine real estate listing that is suspected to be Nazi-looted art.
In the realm of technology, the investigation into alleged organized efforts to manipulate Wikipedia entries against the Wikimedia Foundation was initiated by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay through their 2017 hoax article submitted under pseudonyms to test the academic integrity of certain publications.
In the field of communication, quantum internet promises secure data transmission and the interconnection of quantum computers. Quantum information can be transmitted over classical internet protocols, routers, and fiber optic cables. Building a quantum network comes with many technical challenges due to the sensitivity of quantum objects. Researchers have combined classical and quantum-based data into a hybrid data packet for their quantum internet.
At the Hot Chips conference, Nvidia revealed technical details about the co-developed combo processor GB10 with MediaTek. The launch remains uncertain. Cisco published ten security advisories on Wednesday, with two vulnerabilities rated high risk.
The Fritzbox 6690 Pro, Fritzbox 6825 4G, and the Fritz WLAN Stick 6700 were showcased at the IFA trade show, offering Wi-Fi 7 via USB. The booking portal Ferienwohnungen.de was allegedly hacked by a cyber gang using Safepay. Data has now appeared on the dark web.
As for the much-anticipated iPhone update, there's no confirmed release date for iOS 26 yet.
Lastly, the Fritz WLAN Stick 6700 offers Wi-Fi 7 via USB, potentially laying the groundwork for a quantum internet that could potentially be based in part on existing network technology.
