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Netflix began disconnecting "stowaways" who used shared passwords. For a long time, the company tolerated the practice, but has now turned around. Users will be able to pay for an additional person within the account. Streaming platform Netflix has warned for almost a year that it will crack down on users who share their login credentials with o...
The General Data Protection Regulation, known as GDPR, has been in force in the European Union (EU) for five years. Since its introduction - that is, since 25 May 2018 - a number of fines have been issued for breaches of the regulation. So far, the sovereign highest one was levied by the EU against Meta Platforms for sending European user data t...
The first underground storage of "green" hydrogen, which will enable the transfer of surplus electricity from summer to winter, has been commissioned. The "Underground Sun Storage" project was built on the site of a former porous natural gas storage facility in Rubensdorf, Austria, and the local natural gas storage operator RAG Austria AG is usi...
After less than half a year, another record has been broken. KAUST University in Saudi Arabia has succeeded in developing tandem solar cells combining silicon and perovskite with a record efficiency of 33.2%. Late last year, tandem solar cells with a record 32.5% efficiency were unveiled. These were backed by Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB), b...
In Heidelberg, Germany, construction is underway on the largest 3D printer building in Europe. This is an extremely ambitious project that shows the great potential of building printing technology. It is a fast, relatively cheap and environmentally friendly way of constructing buildings, writes the VoxelMatters website. It will be the largest...
A team from North Carolina State University has made a discovery that could finally harness the practical potential of the so-called miracle material perovskite for solar cells. Its unusual properties could significantly improve the efficiency of solar energy harvesting compared to traditional silicon-based cells, but until now scientists have b...
There's probably huge panic at Google right now, because today marks the start of a new era for ChatGPT! What annoyed you the most was outdated information, but that's now finally over! ChatGPT Plus now has internet access. It's still not a finished beta version (we can call it alpha), so there might be some bugs, but it's definitely a step ...
Hollywood star Orlando Bloom lived in Prague for several years. During the filming of Amazon's recently concluded series Carnival Row, the actor apparently became a big fan of Czech beer. Bloom has now become the new brand ambassador for Prague brewery Staropramen, an announcement made by parent company Molson Coors. Bloom, who is also a UNIC...
An important Samsung Electronics employees union warned on Thursday that its members might strike over a salary dispute, potentially leading to the South Korean tech giant's first strike in its history. According to the National Samsung Electronics Union, Samsung management has pulled the union out of pay discussions. The NSEU, which claims t...
