The new SBB timetable brings noticeable changes: while Swiss passengers will benefit from more frequent services and new rolling stock, the international connection between Stuttgart and Zurich will be reduced. Deutsche Bahn sold its Stadler double-decker trains and...
Society & Politics
Private mailboxes are filling up
An average of 13 emails per day Only 1 percent of internet users do not have a private email address Appointment confirmations for doctor's visits, shipping information from your favorite store, or login codes for apps—emails are not only standard for most people in...
International SOS Risk Outlook 2026: Businesses in an environment of increasing uncertainty
The tenth annual Risk Outlook Report from International SOS provides comprehensive insights into the security and health situation for businesses in 2026. The study shows that risks are emerging more quickly, are more complexly interlinked and require agile,...
VdS 3134-2 ‘Technical Comments – Intrusion Detection Technology’
VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH has published the new edition of VdS 3134-2 ‘Technical Comments – Intrusion Detection Technology’ (as of 12-2025). With this document, VdS is responding to the increasingly complex terminology used in security technology. International...
Stacked chip reduces power consumption of servers
New stacking technology: Servers in data centres will require less power in future (Image: mit.edu) MIT researchers halt dramatic rise in energy consumption with new production technology Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (https://www.mit.edu/ )...
Germany: New security policy initiatives from the Conference of Interior Ministers in Bremen
The Conference of Interior Ministers (IMK) in Bremen provided important impetus for the further development of internal security in Germany. The discussions between the federal states focused primarily on hybrid threat scenarios, the defence against unmanned systems...
Focus on cyber security in 2026: AI & complexity
AI is causing a crisis of confidence and new security risks, but it also offers opportunities if companies continue to develop the zero trust concept. Artificial intelligence is not only driving operational transformation processes in companies, but also defence...
Temperature monitor for sensitive goods developed
A low-cost sticker will soon make it possible to check whether sensitive goods such as food and medicines have overheated during transport and thus become unusable. It was developed by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne...
Baden-Württemberg: State Data Protection Act to be amended
The Baden-Württemberg Council of Ministers has approved an amendment to the State Data Protection Act proposed by Interior Minister Thomas Strobl. The aim of the reform is to provide legal certainty for the use of digital technologies in administration, research and...
Humanoid robots now have tendons
Humanoid Robots Gain Artificial Tendons for Greater Strength and Mobility Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have taken a major step toward more lifelike robots by developing synthetic tendons that work in tandem with lab-grown muscles. The...
