So unsicher sind smarte Sextoys (Spiegel)

http://m.spiegel.de/netzwelt/gadgets/35c3-so-unsicher-sind-smarte-sex-toys-vortrag-von-werner-schober-a-1244772.html

A Year After the Crypto Bubble Burst, Will Bitcoin Ever Recover? (Bloomberg)

A Year After the Crypto Bubble Burst, Will Bitcoin Ever Recover?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-12-13/where-does-bitcoin-go-from-here

Robot dogs set to patrol SEWERS beneath cities, doing jobs humans hate

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/robot-dogs-set-patrol-sewers-13788367

Samsung releases $186 'dumb phone' that can't connect to the internet to help students curb social media addiction

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5613217/Samsung-releases-dumb-phone-connect-internet-run-addictive-social-media-apps.html

Cyber-attack disrupts printing of major US newspapers

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/30/cyber-attack-disrupts-printing-of-major-us-newspapers

Why the internet has ruined Christmas shopping forever

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/dec/24/why-internet-ruined-christmas-shopping-personal-gifts

THIS HYPER-REAL ROBOT WILL CRY AND BLEED ON MED STUDENTS

https://www.wired.com/story/hal-robot/

This Robotic Underwear Wants to Help With Aches, Pains, and Poor Posture

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/robots/a23013551/seismic-robotic-underwear-exoskeleton/

Microsoft’s 2015 “Windows Mobile” dumb phone leaks for the first time

https://mspoweruser.com/microsofts-2015-windows-mobile-dumb-phone-leaks-for-the-first-time/

'DUMBPHONE' SALES RISE AS PEOPLE SEEK TO DISCONNECT AND BE MORE MINDFUL - Sales of handsets without internet connectivity rose by 5 per cent last year

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/dumb-phones-sales-rise-disconnect-technology-mindfulness-social-media-a8499086.html

Can This Dumb Phone Free Us from Smartphone Addiction?

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604004/can-this-dumb-phone-free-us-from-smartphone-addiction/

New LG patent shows rollable smartphone/tablet concept

https://www.notebookcheck.net/New-LG-patent-shows-rollable-smartphone-tablet-concept.387636.0.html

Apple files patent of different smartphone designs for a foldable iPhone

https://www.gizmochina.com/2018/12/28/apple-patents-foldable-iphone-design/

AUSTRALIAN AUTONOMOUS TRAIN IS THE “WORLD’S LARGEST ROBOT”

https://futurism.com/the-byte/worlds-largest-robot-autonomous-train

Robot with 3D-printed face of dead loved one a new way to mourn in Japan

https://globalnews.ca/video/4799573/robot-with-3d-printed-face-of-dead-loved-one-a-new-way-to-mourn-in-japang

The guardian: I've decided to reclaim my life – by using an old Nokia phone

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/mar/31/nokia-3310-t9-phone-smartphone-iphone-reclaim-life

Smart home privacy: Are high-tech appliances spying on your routines?

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2018/12/08/smart-home-privacy-are-high-tech-appliances-spying-on-your-routines/

Apple patents intentionally bendable tech, unlike its iPad Pro

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2018/12/28/apple-patents-intentionally-bendable-tech/

Die Fehler der H&M-Erben

http://m.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/h-m-warum-die-krise-mit-der-gruenderfamilie-zusammenhaengt-a-1200150.html

White House considering new executive order to bar Huawei, ZTE purchases

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/27/white-house-considering-executive-order-to-bar-huawei-zte-purchases.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard

Amazon Alexa crashes after Christmas Day overload

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/26/amazon-alexa-echo-crashes-christmas-day-overload

10 central agencies can now snoop on "any" computer they want

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/10-central-agencies-can-now-snoop-on-any-computer-they-want/articleshow/67188875.cms

23 million + Raspberry Pi computers sold

https://blog.adafruit.com/2018/12/21/23-million-raspberry-pi-computers-sold-raspberry_pi-raspberrypi/

Facebook Is Developing a Cryptocurrency for WhatsApp Transfers, Sources Say (Bloomberg)

Facebook Is Developing a Cryptocurrency for WhatsApp Transfers, Sources Say
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-21/facebook-is-said-to-develop-stablecoin-for-whatsapp-transfers

Weihnachten mit Computer

https://blog.hnf.de/weihnachten-mit-computer/

Frohe Weihnachten wünscht das Team vom Digitalizatiob Lab 🎄🎄🎅🏻🎅🏻

Wie im Onlinehandel täglich Steuern hinterzogen werden (Spiegel)

http://m.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/amazon-wish-die-taegliche-steuerhinterziehung-im-onlinehandel-a-1244670.html

Is 2019 the year you should finally quit Facebook?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/21/quit-facebook-privacy-scandal-private-messages

The Trader Who Nailed the Bitcoin Top Just Covered His Short (Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-18/bitcoin-bear-mark-dow-closes-short-bet-after-fever-breaks

Die Omnichannel-Lüge: Wie sich der stationäre Handel selbst im Weg steht

https://t3n.de/news/omnichannel-luege-stationaere-1133388/?utm_content=bufferb7087&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

HAI 2018: Kann man mit einem Roboter diskutieren? (Heise)

https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/HAI-2018-Kann-man-mit-einem-Roboter-diskutieren-4252068.html

Ofcom fires starting gun for new mobile spectrum auction

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252454605/Ofcom-fires-starting-gun-for-new-mobile-spectrum-auction

If tech experts worry about artificial intelligence, shouldn’t you?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/16/tech-experts-worried-about-artificial-intelligence-pew-research-center

Montblanc Summit 2 review

https://www.digitaltrends.com/smartwatch-reviews/montblanc-summit-2-review/

'Hi-tech robot' at Russia forum turns out to be man in suit

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/12/high-tech-robot-at-russia-forum-turns-out-to-be-man-in-robot-suit

DSGVO: Europas Verbraucherschützer wollen gegen Googles Datenhunger vorgehen

https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/DSGVO-Europas-Verbraucherschuetzer-wollen-gegen-Googles-Datenhunger-vorgehen-4233119.html

Deutsches Unternehmen bekommt Zugriff auf weltgrößte Lithium-Reserven (Heise)

https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Deutsches-Unternehmen-bekommt-Zugriff-auf-weltgroesste-Lithium-Reserven-4248589.html

How to leave your smart home home alone

Maybe that is an interesting read for the upcoming holidays
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/secure-your-home-on-vacation/

Microsoft bestätigt Umstieg auf Googles Browser-Technologie

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/wirtschaft/computer-microsoft-bestaetigt-umstieg-auf-googles-browser-technologie-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-181207-99-123333

Bier allein wird uns nicht retten (Spiegel)

http://m.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/deutschlands-zukunft-bier-allein-wird-uns-nicht-retten-a-1242453.html

Where is the boundary between your phone and your mind?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/09/tech-mind-body-boundary-facebook-google

Schweizer Gewerkschaft nimmt Roboter als Mitglied auf (Heise)

https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Schweizer-Gewerkschaft-nimmt-Roboter-als-Mitglied-auf-4241805.html

Best gifts: Top tech gadgets and tools for the remote worker

https://www.zdnet.com/pictures/best-tech-gifts-for-the-remote-worker/

Police investigations into cyber crime up 14% in a year

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453626/Police-investigations-into-cyber-crime-up-14-in-a-year

Asia’s Digital Revolution

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2018/09/asia-digital-revolution-sedik.htm?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Uber wieder in Frankfurt aktiv (Heise)

https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Uber-wieder-in-Frankfurt-aktiv-4241469.html

BT announces new head of security business

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453636/BT-announces-new-head-of-security-business

KI-Strategie der Bundesregierung

http://m.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/kuenstliche-intelligenz-warum-deutschland-mehr-investieren-muss-a-1238851.html

British and German concerns mount over China's Huawei

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/11/29/british-german-concerns-mount-chinas-huawei/

ISS und Robots ... (BILD)

https://m.bild.de/ratgeber/wissenschaft/ratgeber/alexander-gerst-roboter-auf-iss-fuehlt-sich-von-astro-alex-beleidigt-58773214.bildMobile.html

Frohen 1. Advent 😀

FCA deeply concerned as no end in sight for IT failures in banking

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252453338/FCA-deeply-concerned-as-no-end-in-sight-for-IT-failures-in-banking

Was sich seit der ersten Cebit geändert hat

https://t3n.de/news/erste-cebit-1128922/?utm_source=t3n-newsletter&utm_medium=intro&utm_campaign=20181130