Month: June 2024

Bücher: Onlinehändler Weltbild wieder insolvent

Weltbild entlässt zwei Topmanager und will das Unternehmen stark verkleinern. Die frühere Firma der katholischen Kirche war bereits einmal im Insolvenzverfahren. (Onlinehandel, Wirtschaft)

Weltbild entlässt zwei Topmanager und will das Unternehmen stark verkleinern. Die frühere Firma der katholischen Kirche war bereits einmal im Insolvenzverfahren. (Onlinehandel, Wirtschaft)

Banklizenz: Paypal bringt deutsche Banken gegen sich auf

Paypal nutzt seine Banklizenz in Luxemburg, um Zahlungen in Deutschland selbst abzuwickeln. Sepa-Lastschriften in Luxemburg bringen für deutsche Banken mehr Arbeit. (Paypal, Wirtschaft)

Paypal nutzt seine Banklizenz in Luxemburg, um Zahlungen in Deutschland selbst abzuwickeln. Sepa-Lastschriften in Luxemburg bringen für deutsche Banken mehr Arbeit. (Paypal, Wirtschaft)

Kubuntu Focus lr14 and lr16 Gen 2 are thin and light Linux laptops with Intel Raptor Lake

Kubuntu is an operating system that combines the popular Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution with the KDE desktop environment. And while the developers behind Kubuntu are primarily focused on software, they’ve also been partnering with PC makers to of…

Kubuntu is an operating system that combines the popular Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution with the KDE desktop environment. And while the developers behind Kubuntu are primarily focused on software, they’ve also been partnering with PC makers to offer an official line of laptops and mini PCs under the Kubuntu Focus brand since 2020. And the lineup […]

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Stoke Space ignites its ambitious main engine for the first time

“This industry is going toward full reusability. To me, that is the inevitable end state.”

A drone camera captures the hotfire test of Stoke Space's full-flow staged combustion engine at the company's testing facility in early June.

Enlarge / A drone camera captures the hotfire test of Stoke Space's full-flow staged combustion engine at the company's testing facility in early June. (credit: Stoke Space)

On Tuesday, Stoke Space announced the firing of its first stage rocket engine for the first time earlier this month, briefly igniting it for about two seconds. The company declared the June 5 test a success because the engine performed nominally and will be fired up again soon.

"Data point one is that the engine is still there," said Andy Lapsa, chief executive of the Washington-based launch company, in an interview with Ars.

The test took place at the company's facilities in Moses Lake, Washington. Seven of these methane-fueled engines, each intended to have a thrust of 100,000 pounds of force, will power the company's Nova rocket. This launch vehicle will have a lift capacity of about 5 metric tons to orbit. Lapsa declined to declare a target launch date, but based on historical developmental programs, if Stoke continues to move fast, it could fly Nova for the first time in 2026.

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Energiewende: Was tun gegen Solarmodule unter 200 Euro?

Selbst hocheffiziente Solarmodule kosten weniger als 200 Euro pro Kilowatt. Doch statt Strafzölle zu erheben, sollte die EU sie einfach kaufen. Ein IMHO von Frank Wunderlich-Pfeiffer (Energiewende, Solarenergie)

Selbst hocheffiziente Solarmodule kosten weniger als 200 Euro pro Kilowatt. Doch statt Strafzölle zu erheben, sollte die EU sie einfach kaufen. Ein IMHO von Frank Wunderlich-Pfeiffer (Energiewende, Solarenergie)

Ransomware gangs are adopting “more brutal” tactics amidst crackdowns

Researchers fear real-world violence as law enforcement plays Whac-A-Mole with gangs.

Illustration of a lock on a motherboard

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Today, people around the world will head to school, doctor’s appointments, and pharmacies, only to be told, “Sorry, our computer systems are down.” The frequent culprit is a cybercrime gang operating on the other side of the world, demanding payment for system access or the safe return of stolen data.

The ransomware epidemic shows no signs of slowing down in 2024—despite increasing police crackdowns—and experts worry that it could soon enter a more violent phase.

“We’re definitely not winning the fight against ransomware right now,” Allan Liska, a threat intelligence analyst at Recorded Future, tells WIRED.

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