UK runs its own ecodesign rules as Germany tightens EU enforcement
Germany tightened EU ecodesign and energy label enforcement on 1 November. The UK follows its own post-Brexit rulebook instead, split between GB and Northern Ireland.
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Google doubles Gemini 4 Argon API prices to $4 and $20 per million tokens
Google's Gemini 4 Argon API will cost twice as much per million input and output tokens from 1 December. Developers worldwide are billed in US dollars, UK teams included.
Check Point Q3 2026: Revenue Falls 1% to $670m as Security Subscriptions Rise 11%
Check Point reported $670 million in revenue for the third quarter of 2026, with security subscriptions up 11 percent and reported profit down due to a one-off tax effect a year earlier.
iPhone Duo inner-display fault: Apple admits issue, iFixit gives provisional 5 of 10
Apple admits an inner-display problem on the iPhone Duo; iFixit provisionally scores it 5 of 10 for repairability. What is confirmed, what remains open, and what rights buyers have in the UK and US.
Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal & Co: without extra protection, a code is all it takes to hijack your account
Without an extra password, a phone number and an intercepted verification code are enough to hijack Telegram, WhatsApp or Signal accounts. How attackers get the code and how to set up real protection.
Amazon to Offer Trainium AI Chips Outside AWS from Late 2027
Amazon plans to make its Trainium AI chips available outside its AWS cloud from late 2027. The delivery model, regions and pricing are still unknown.
Claude AI Found the Bug: steuerratschlag.eu Knocked Offline Three Times
First the hosting software locked the portal over a 36.3 GB storage limit, then a firewall blocked the WordPress dashboard, and finally bots overloaded the server. What went wrong, and what it teaches.
Google and NASA Test an AI Robot for Space Missions
Google describes an early lab test in which a robot arm located and moved a medical kit with an 85 percent baseline success rate. That does not yet prove the system is ready for a Moon or Mars mission.
Temu: EU Demands Five New Risk Assessments After €200 Million Fine
The European Commission has accepted Temu's action plan for risk assessment. Five review areas, a four-month deadline and an independent audit are meant to make implementation verifiable.
Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta spend $125.7 billion on AI data centers
Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta together invested $125.7 billion in a single quarter in AI data centers. At Alphabet and Meta, that left virtually no free cash flow - German suppliers like Infineon feel the share-price swings too.