Month: June 2024

Datenvolumen: Fußballeuropameisterschaft lässt den DE-CIX bisher kalt

Am größten Internetknoten Europas, dem DE-CIX, gibt es bisher keine maßgeblichen Veränderungen des Datenvolumens. Nur die Schweizer Fans erhöhen den Datenverkehr. (DE-CIX, Telekom)

Am größten Internetknoten Europas, dem DE-CIX, gibt es bisher keine maßgeblichen Veränderungen des Datenvolumens. Nur die Schweizer Fans erhöhen den Datenverkehr. (DE-CIX, Telekom)

European Commission says Apple’s new App Store & payment rules still violate the DMA

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act took effect earlier this year with the goal of tackling anti-competitive behaviors from big tech companies, among other things. That’s why Apple rolled out a bunch of changes to the App Store, iOS, …

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act took effect earlier this year with the goal of tackling anti-competitive behaviors from big tech companies, among other things. That’s why Apple rolled out a bunch of changes to the App Store, iOS, Safari web browser, and payment processing earlier this year… with most of those changes only applying […]

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Buglas: Kundenzuwachs wird nur noch bei Glasfaser erreicht

Die Bundesnetzagentur und der Bundesdigitalminister haben in einem aktuellen Bericht Homes passed mit versorgten Haushalten gleichgesetzt. Das stößt auf Kritik der alternativen FTTH-Betreiber. (Buglas, Telekom)

Die Bundesnetzagentur und der Bundesdigitalminister haben in einem aktuellen Bericht Homes passed mit versorgten Haushalten gleichgesetzt. Das stößt auf Kritik der alternativen FTTH-Betreiber. (Buglas, Telekom)

Is having a pet good for you? The fuzzy science of pet ownership

It turns out the pet care industry has funded a lot of studies.

A picture of a bull terrier on a park bench

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For more than a decade, in blog posts and scientific papers and public talks, the psychologist Hal Herzog has questioned whether owning pets makes people happier and healthier.

It is a lonely quest, convincing people that puppies and kittens may not actually be terrific for their physical and mental health. “When I talk to people about this,” Herzog recently said, “nobody believes me.” A prominent professor at a major public university once described him as “a super curmudgeon” who is, in effect, “trying to prove that apple pie causes cancer.”

As a teenager in New Jersey in the 1960s, Herzog kept dogs and cats, as well as an iguana, a duck, and a boa constrictor named Boa. Now a professor emeritus at Western Carolina University, he insists he’s not out to smear anyone’s furry friends. In a blog post questioning the so-called pet effect, in 2012, Herzog included a photo of his cat, Tilly. “She makes my life better,” he wrote. “Please Don’t Blame The Messenger!”

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Apple Intelligence: Apple macht Politik auf dem Rücken seiner User

Der iPhone-Konzern nutzt seine Marktmacht zur Stimmungsmache gegen unliebsame Gesetze – und beweist damit, wieso die Regulierung so wichtig ist. Ein IMHO von Daniel Ziegener (DMA, Apple)

Der iPhone-Konzern nutzt seine Marktmacht zur Stimmungsmache gegen unliebsame Gesetze - und beweist damit, wieso die Regulierung so wichtig ist. Ein IMHO von Daniel Ziegener (DMA, Apple)