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Breaking news: Microsoft abandons ChatGPT in EU after AI recommendation
[German]Microsoft's plans to roll out its AI solution Copilot worldwide with its products do not seem to be working out very well at the end of the day. Following extreme headwinds in US congress and in the EU, I understand … Continue reading
US Congress bans the use of Microsoft AI solution Copilot
[German]Microsoft is sticking to its plans to roll out Copilot to users in all kinds of products, from Windows to Office. However, the US House of Representatives has issued a strict ban on the use of Microsoft Copilot by its … Continue reading
Linux: Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma; compromise of SSH servers
[German]As of Friday, March 29, 2024, Red Hat has published a warning. The latest versions of the "xz" tools and libraries contain malicious code, a backdoor, which is apparently intended to allow unauthorized access. Affected by the backdoor (vulnerability CVE-2024-3094) … Continue reading
Microsoft .NET 7 will no longer be supported on May 14, 2024
Brief information for people who use Microsoft .NET 7. This runtime environment will cease to be supported on May 14, 2024 and will no longer receive security updates.
Google Chrome 123.0.6312.86/.87
[German]Google has released an update of the Google Chrome browser (branch 123) in the stable channel on March 26, 2024, which closes seven vulnerabilities (some of them critical). The Extended Stable Channel and the app for Android have also received … Continue reading
Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Stop: Disable the scanning of documents by Adobe AI solutions!
[German]Adobe has begun to introduce its own AI solutions in its products. There is a risk that Adobe products will begin to scan all documents in companies in order to obtain data for feeding the AI solutions. Administrators should therefore … Continue reading
Google Chrome 123.0.6312.58/.59 and 122.0.6261.139
[German]Google has released an update to the Google Chrome browser (branch 1232) in the Stable Channel on March 19, 2024. The Extended Stable Channel and the app for Android have also received an update. The updates fix bugs and close … Continue reading
Thunderbird 115.9.0
[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 115.9.0 on March 19, 2024. It is an update that is intended to fix some bugs and vulnerabilities.
New Microsoft timeline for the introduction of the Adobe Acrobat PDF engine in Edge Chromium
[German]My understanding was that Microsoft wanted to integrate the Adobe Acrobat PDF engine into the Edge browser instead of its own renderer. I had even assumed that this was already the case. Now a reader informed me at the beginning … Continue reading
Issues with Microsoft Outlook (scheduling) since March 2024 patchday? – Part II
[German]Blog reader Steffen has contacted me by email because he is seeing issues and problem reports from users of Microsoft Outlook in connection with the scheduling wizard. It affects different versions of Outlook and he is wondering whether other readers … Continue reading