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Nach VW, Mercedes, Audi und Porsche kündigt BMW einen größeren Stellenabbau an. Weltweit sollen etwa 8000 Jobs wegfallen, die meisten davon wohl in Deutschland.

Advanced technologies now account for around one in every six valid invention patents in China, according to official data. By the end of last month, valid invention patents in fields such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing and big data made up 16.5 per cent of the country’s total valid patents, the China National Intellectual Property Administration said on Wednesday. “The accelerated accumulation of patents in cutting-edge sectors is empowering and enhancing the creation of new...

The venture capital arm of Lenovo Group is doubling down on artificial intelligence for the next industrial cycle, expanding its focus beyond foundational models into robotics, computing infrastructure and AI agents, according to a senior executive. Lenovo Capital has made long-term bets on more than 100 AI companies across the value chain, ranging from chips and hardware infrastructure to models and applications, Song Chunyu, chief investment officer and senior partner at the unit, told the...

Energy regulator’s plan would mean upfront fees or financial security via letters of credit, bonds or cash deposits Datacentre projects in Britain will be forced to pay hundreds of millions of pounds to plug into the power grid under proposals to tackle a growing electricity connection logjam . Ofgem, the sector watchdog, said it was taking action to discourage “speculative” datacentre projects from causing unnecessary delays to the grid connection queue, which includes hospitals, schools and ho

On June 22, the United States announced that it had signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. This type of agreement broadly authorizes trade in nuclear technology, equipment, and materials, but only if the agreement and the country in question meet defined nonproliferation requirements. They are called Section 123 agreements for the section of the 1957 U.S. Atomic Energy Act that lays out the specific conditions for them. But the legal terms of Section 123 are only the minimum r

Die US-Fernmeldebeh�rde FCC verbietet die Zulassung neuer chinesischer Roboter und Wechselrichter wegen angeblicher Sicherheitsrisiken. ( FCC , Roboter )

The AI boom depends on costly infrastructure. If future profits fail to justify today's spending, the costs may extend far beyond Silicon Valley.

Mit dieser neuen Regel will die EU für mehr Transparenz im Netz sorgen. Bilder, Videos und Texte, die mithilfe von KI erstellt wurden, müssen nun gekennzeichnet werden. Das ist ab Sonntag Pflicht, mit zwei wichtigen Ausnahmen.

Govender succeeds Leslie Moodley, who announced his early retirement earlier this month.

Oregon Institution Lacks Funds to Move Away From Animal Testing Ryan Quinn Wed, 07/29/2026 - 03:00 AM The Trump administration is pushing to end animal testing, but Oregon Health and Science University said federal dollars weren’t available to turn its National Primate Research Center into a sanctuary. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

New Loan Limit Proration Rule Raises Concern Among Financial Aid Experts jessica.blake@… Wed, 07/29/2026 - 03:00 AM The rule—which proportionally limits how much a student can borrow based on how many credit hours they take—seems simple. But aid officers say it’s quite complicated and warn that ED hasn’t released enough guidance. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

What We Know About the Government’s Investigations Into Medical Schools Johanna Alonso Wed, 07/29/2026 - 03:00 AM Initial findings from probes into medical schools’ admissions practices have left experts questioning the government’s evidence and analysis. Byline(s) Johanna Alonso

Federal Judge Rules Against In-State Tuition for Illinois Undocumented Students Sara Weissman Wed, 07/29/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Sara Weissman

Convicted Murderer of Idaho Students Backtracks on Guilty Plea kathryn.palmer… Wed, 07/29/2026 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

The Delhi High Court has ruled that ISPs and domain registrars cannot determine whether a website is rogue and may only technically verify mirror websites. The post Delhi HC says piracy injunctions cannot give copyright owners unilateral blocking powers appeared first on MEDIANAMA .

Companies need proactive and extended continuous threat exposure management to reduce cyber risk and cut the noise in security environments, says CyberCyte.

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Lernen in einer Übungsumgebung: Sicherheitsrisiken in der Windows-Active-Directory-Infrastruktur erkennen und beheben, um die IT vor Cyberangriffen zu schützen.

Die USA stoppen die Einfuhr von Robotern und Wechselrichtern aus dem Ausland. Das Importverbot richtet sich vornehmlich gegen China.

A rural district in New York state has made global headlines for plans to introduce a humanoid robot into high school classrooms as a teaching assistant.

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at Comcast-owned FreeWheel enabling streaming ad sellers to directly pass show-level reporting to programmatic ad buyers.

With an eye on the clock, the Gates Foundation refreshed its vision for American schools Wednesday morning, unveiling a set of five-year goals intended to ease students’ transition to college graduation and career success. By 2030, the Foundation pledges to foster higher levels of math achievement; an increase in the number of first-generation college-goers; significantly […]

Research warns Washington should be alarmed at military implications of the sector’s rapid expansion

Richemont looks better placed than LVMH if the technology creates a K-shaped economy

‘Racist bias’ overestimating ages in Home Office’s facial-recognition software will lead to solo children being housed with adults, says Human Rights Network Flawed and racialised models that underpin the AI-powered age-detection systems to be introduced by the British government will endanger children, rights groups and children’s charities have warned. Urging ministers to reverse plans to introduce facial age-estimation technology to screen migrants, critics have warned that black children arr

Kyiv is shifting its long-range drone campaign to keep plants offline for longer

Landmark project that solved protein folding gives way to a wider race to build AI systems for scientific discovery

Popular telehealth provider Hims & Hers "shared consumers’ sensitive health information with third-party advertising platforms such as Meta and Snap despite promising to protect patient privacy," the federal government alleges.

Una nueva generación de máquinas autónomas se abre paso en casa y apuntan a un mantenimiento cotidiano del hogar casi invisible

Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocket Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland and the Northern Territory have rejected the federal government’s plans to mandate that AI datacentres use renewable power, rubbishing Anthony Albanese’s proposals to regulate the booming technology as “underdeveloped ideas that hand increased power to Canberra”. The latest federal-s

China is widening its lead over the United States in the race to develop humanoid robots, with Chinese firms accounting for six of the world’s 10 most innovative start-ups in the sector, according to a new report tracking global patent data, as Washington moves to restrict imports of robots, including those made in China. Firms from China dominated the ranking released by legal research platform LexisNexis on Tuesday, claiming a clean sweep of the top five. The top five places went to...

Elon Musk's xAI, now owned by SpaceX, is challenging a law that would ban so-called nudify apps in Minnesota

FREENOW, the European mobility platform owned by Lyft, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Baidu’s Apollo Go to begin testing robotaxis in London, UK. Uber also said Apollo Go vehicles are now operating on public roads in the British capital. Baidu said the deployment marks the first time a Chinese autonomous vehicle has […]

Meta chief warns against ‘regulatory capture’ of American rules on the technology

Investigators in Europe said that the cryptocurrency giant Binance had made it more difficult to track down scammers and solve other crimes.

In a new disclosure, OpenAI says its agent used exposed logins to gain access to at least four “publicly available services” in its unhinged quest to solve a test.

The deal is Cyera's third acquisition this year.

The mogul had kickstarted an auction for his namesake company after facing an artist rebellion.

The United States has moved to block new imports of foreign-made robots and power inverters. Officials fear a hostile power could spy through them, or switch them off from afar. The order never says China. It does not need to. The Federal Communications Commission added two categories to its Covered List on Tuesday, as first […] This story continues at The Next Web

It's part of a national security strategy to kickstart domestic production of emerging technology.