On January 19, 2026, Microsoft released unscheduled security and stability updates for Windows 11. This was prompted by serious errors that occurred after the installation of regular updates and significantly restricted the operation of affected systems in some cases. According to the company, these were problems that required a short-term response outside the regular patch […]

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From January 19, 2026, the first plastic driver’s licenses issued in Germany will lose their validity. This affects documents issued in 1999, 2000, and 2001. The exchange is part of a Europe-wide regulation that aims to replace all driver’s licenses issued before 2013 with a uniform and forgery-proof EU document by 2033 at the latest. […]

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US memory manufacturer Micron Technology has entered into a strategic partnership with Taiwanese contract manufacturer Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. to tap into additional DRAM capacity in the short term. The aim of the agreement is to bridge existing production bottlenecks, as setting up new manufacturing facilities of its own takes several years and demand for […]

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