Month: December 2024

Es wird viel gejubelt über KI - aber auch viel gewarnt. Was an KI uns wirklich Sorge bereiten sollte. Von Markus Feilner (Deep Dive KI-Hype, Urheberrecht)

Das lange Warten ist vorbei. Heute startet die zweite Staffel von Squid Game bei Netflix. Sie ist sogar noch besser als die erste. Eine Rezension von Peter Osteried (Squid Game, Streaming)

Windräder aus China werden immer günstiger und werden auch in Europa verbaut. Peking stärkt zudem die chinesische Industrie und bietet attraktive Angebote. (Wirtschaft, Windpark)

At the end of every year, we take a look at the most-downloaded TV shows among torrenting pirates.

For several years in a row, the list was headed by Game of Thrones, but that reign came to an after the final season.

In the years that followed, Disney+ releases stepped in to fill the void, with ‘Wandavision’ and ‘The Mandalorian’ taking wins in 2020 and 2021 respectively. This takeover didn’t last very long, however, as HBO Max’s ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ snatched the title in 2022.

With no dragon-themed series in the mix, HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama ‘The Last of Us’ snatched the title last year. That change didn’t last, however, as the Dragons came out on top again this year.

While ‘House of the Dragon’ faced stiff competition from ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ two years ago, it easily secured the top spot this year. Surprisingly, Amazon’s Tolkien-inspired series barely cracked the top 10.

Amazon did get an entry in the top three with The Boys in second place, followed by Disney’s historical drama series Shōgun.

Interestingly, all other entries in the top 10, including Netflix’s massively popular animated series Arcane, come from major streaming platforms. This marks a shift from last year when no Netflix shows made the list.

Last year, we theorized that, as the leading streaming service, Netflix was less susceptible to ‘complementary’ piracy than its competitors. That argument may still hold, but Netflix certainly isn’t immune to it.

In closing, we should note that the chart is based on BitTorrent traffic, which represents a small portion of the piracy landscape. Most people use streaming sites and services nowadays, which generally do not report viewing stats.

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Below we have compiled a list of the most-torrented TV shows worldwide released in 2024 (per episode). The ranking is estimated based on sample data from several sources, including I Know. Anime series are not included.

Most downloaded TV-shows on BitTorrent, 2024

rank	last year	show	network
torrentfreak.com
1	(…)	House of the Dragon	Max
2	(…)	The Boys	Amazon Prime
3	(…)	Shōgun	Disney+
4	(…)	Arcane	Netflix
5	(…)	The Penguin	Max
6	(…)	Fallout	Amazon Prime
7	(…)	Reacher	Amazon Prime
8	(6)	Silo	Apple TV+
9	(…)	Dune: Prophecy	Max
10	(…)	Halo	Paramount+

The full list of all ‘most pirated’ shows is as follows:

– 2024: House of the Dragon
– 2023: The Last of Us
– 2022: House of The Dragon
– 2021: Wandavision
– 2020: The Mandalorian
– 2019: Game of Thrones
– 2018: The Walking Dead
– 2017: Game of Thrones
– 2016: Game of Thrones
– 2015: Game of Thrones
– 2014: Game of Thrones
– 2013: Game of Thrones
– 2012: Game of Thrones
– 2011: Dexter
– 2010: Lost
– 2009: Heroes
– 2008: Lost
– 2007: Heroes

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

BAE Systems hat von der US-Armee den Auftrag zur Entwicklung eines Flugabwehrsystems auf Basis einer Railgun erhalten. (Militär, Politik)

Brasilianische Behörden haben Sklaverei-ähnliche Arbeitsbedingungen für 163 chinesische Arbeiter auf einer Baustelle von BYD in Brasilien aufgedeckt. (BYD, Elektroauto)

Ab dem vierten Quartal 2025 möchte Foxconn leistungsstarke Mikrodisplay-Lösungen in großem Umfang produzieren. (Micro-LED, Display)

Hey, look at that! Another year has flown by, and I suspect many people would say "good riddance" to 2024.

The 2020s have been quite the decade so far. No matter what insanity has transpired by a particular December 31, the following year has shown up and promptly said, "Hold my beer."

The biggest news at Ars in 2024 was our first site redesign in nearly a decade. We're proud of Ars 9.0 (we're up to 9.0.3 now), and we have continued to make changes based on your feedback. The best kind of feedback, however, is your clicks. Those clicks power this recap, so read on to learn which stories our readers found especially compelling.

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Das Fraunhofer-Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung IVV hat ein KI-System entwickelt, das zwischen Scotch und amerikanischen Whisky-Sorten unterscheiden kann. (Lebensmittel, KI)

Ein neuer, staatlich finanzierter Chiphersteller mit dem Namen KSMC soll in Südkorea strukturelle Schwächen der Branche beheben. (Halbleiterfertigung, TSMC)