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What is Claude Cowork, how it works, and what things you can do with this AI assistant on your computer
AI chatbot Claude launches Cowork, a PC assistant automating repetitive tasks for Windows and Mac users. This IA-powered tool streamlines computer operations, acting as a digital agent for enhanced productivity.
heise offer: iX-Workshop: Set up Microsoft 365 securely and operate it in compliance with data protection
heise+ iX workshop offers practical guidance on securely configuring Microsoft 365 for data protection. Learn essential steps to ensure compliance and robust information security for your organization.
Last tickets available for the Big Brother Awards
Big Brother Awards highlight privacy violators in the Netherlands. Awards recognize worst offenders and a champion of digital rights.
300 Terabytes of Spotify Files: Anna's Archive Begins Release
Anna's Archive defies injunction, releasing millions of Spotify tracks and hinting at more to come. This digital library escalates its release, challenging copyright and content distribution norms.
Adjust Android Auto Design: Update brings new native feature
Android Auto gets a native update, letting users customize car icons directly on the infotainment screen. This brings new individuality to navigation, previously requiring smartphone access.
iOS 26.3 is here: Apple improves Android migration and accessory pairing
Apple rolls out iOS 26. 3 with a new Android migration tool and improved accessory pairing for EU users....
AI Act: Federal Government Puts AI Act on the Path
German cabinet moves to implement EU AI Act, appointing the Federal Network Agency as the central AI watchdog. This accelerates nationwide AI regulation adoption.
From 20 to 400 million dollars: Mistral AI multiplies its revenue by 20 and announces a first in investment
French AI champion Mistral AI multiplies revenues twentyfold, launching a €1. 2B data center investment in Sweden....
Information Integrity & Wikipedia: How community-governed platforms can inform future policy-making.
University researchers present policy options based on Wikipedia's community-governed model. The findings aim to inform future digital policy-making.
Against Technosolutionism: Governing Platforms as Systems of Care
AI tools like ChatGPT and Grok amplify harm, not just democratize knowledge. EDRi argues platforms' design and governance, not rare glitches, cause these negative societal impacts.
The State of the Internet 2026 with Fieke Jansen
Waag Futurelab launches "State of the Internet 2026" exploring AI's planetary limits. Fieke Jansen to keynote the event focused on critical digital infrastructure.
Science Cafe: Why the current internet sucks
Big Tech has hollowed out the internet, argue scholars at an EDRi event. The current online landscape is detrimental to innovation and user experience.
Diesel’s wired earbuds look exactly like wired earbuds from Diesel
Diesel launches wired earbuds for fearless daily use, priced at £89. 95 in the UK....
Motorola Signature, analysis: I thought an ultra-thin phone had to make sacrifices. Until I tried this phone
Motorola Signature launches as an ultrathin smartphone challenging the segment's compromise narrative. It boasts impressive battery life and strong overall features, defying expectations for slim devices.
Cisco: New 102.4 Tbit/s Switching Chip Silicon One G300 for AI Data Centers
Cisco launches a 102. 4 Tbit/s Ethernet switch chip for massive AI data centers....
ByteDance is not satisfied with TikTok and has just started a new race: one that leads it to create its own AI chip
ByteDance accelerates its AI ambitions, developing a proprietary AI chip named Seedchip in talks with Samsung. This move signals a fierce new competition in the AI hardware sector.
China had never mattered in the RAM conversation. Until the crisis arrived
China gains leverage in RAM market amidst AI chip demand surge. Memory makers prioritize data center GPUs, driving up prices for consumers.
"The world is in danger": Anthropic's head of security leaves the company to write poetry
Anthropic's AI safety chief quits to write poetry, citing global danger from AI development. He led a team focused on mitigating AI risks like bioterrorism.
We had seen everything in Ukraine, but this is unprecedented: Russia is not launching drones, it is launching "Frankensteins"
Russia launches "Frankenstein" drones in Ukraine, combining larger aircraft with FPV attack craft. This hybrid strategy extends the reach of tactical drones, fundamentally shifting their strategic application in the conflict.
Mercadona is already an energy giant in Europe: it buys more renewables than Microsoft
Mercadona emerges as an energy giant, outbuying Microsoft in renewables via long-term power purchase agreements. Spain leads Europe in energy contracts, securing 3,900 MW.