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Dienstag: Washington erweitert schwarze Liste, Spionageschiff sorgt für Unruhe
Sanktionen gegen chinesische Firmen Spionage durch russisches Schiff Konsortium kauft EA Sicherheitsupdates für Windows 10 heise online testet ePA-App

Apollo Global reaches a deal to sell AOL to Bending Spoons, sources say in a deal valued at ~$1.5B; AOL has about 30M MAUs across its email and web properties (Sara Fischer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/29/aol-bending-spoons-deal

AOL to be sold to Bending Spoons for roughly $1.5B
For AOL, a deal means they will finally have a long-term home, after changing hands many times in recent years.

📢 Ex-Mitarbeiter von AfD-Politiker Krah wegen Spionage verurteilt
Der ehemalige Mitarbeiter des AfD-Bundestagsabgeordneten Krah, Jian G., ist wegen Spionage für China zu einer Haftstrafe von vier Jahren und neun Monaten verurteilt worden. Das Oberlandesgericht Dresden sah die geheimdienstliche Agententätigkeit in besonders schwerem Fall als erwiesen an.
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Ex-Mitarbeiter von AfD-Politiker Krah wegen Spionage verurteilt
Es geht um die Weitergabe vertraulicher Infos an China und die Bespitzelung von Dissidenten: Jian G., früherer Mitarbeiter des AfD-Politikers Krah, ist wegen Spionage zu fast fünf Jahren Haft verurteilt worden.

Apollo Global reaches a deal to sell AOL to Bending Spoons, sources say in a deal valued at ~$1.5B; AOL has about 30M MAUs across its email and web properties (Sara Fischer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/10/29/aol-bending-spoons-deal

AOL to be sold to Bending Spoons for roughly $1.5B
For AOL, a deal means they will finally have a long-term home, after changing hands many times in recent years.

ChatGPT Instant Checkout: OpenAI führt Shopping-Funktion ein
OpenAI hat ein Instant-Checkout-Feature sowie ein Agentic Commerce Protocol Open-Source veröffentlicht. Händler müssen zahlen.
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Oh neat, a carnivorous death ball sponge!
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/southern-ocean-new-species

'Death Ball' Sponge and Glowing Worms Among Creatures Discovered in Southern Ocean

YouTube is using AI to upscale videos uploaded at between 240p and 720p to HD on TV screens, but users can opt out, and plans 4K upscaling "in the near future" (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/808717/youtube-automatic-ai…

YouTube will let you opt out of AI upscaling on low-res videos
YouTube is aiming to improve the viewing experience on TV screens with an instant shopping tool and visual upgrades for low-resolution videos.

YouTube is using AI to upscale videos uploaded at between 240p and 720p to HD on TV screens, but users can opt out, and plans 4K upscaling "in the near future" (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/808717/youtube-automatic-ai…

YouTube will let you opt out of AI upscaling on low-res videos
YouTube is aiming to improve the viewing experience on TV screens with an instant shopping tool and visual upgrades for low-resolution videos.

Livestream marketplace Whatnot raised $225M at an $11.5B valuation, after raising $265M at a $4.97B valuation in January, taking its total funding to $968M (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/business/dea…

Whatnot Raises $225 Million as Investors Bet on Livestream Shopping
The start-up is among the biggest names in a fast-growing part of e-commerce that is effectively a kind of QVC for the TikTok era.

Livestream marketplace Whatnot raised $225M at an $11.5B valuation, after raising $265M at a $4.97B valuation in January, taking its total funding to $968M (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/business/dea…

Whatnot Raises $225 Million as Investors Bet on Livestream Shopping
The start-up is among the biggest names in a fast-growing part of e-commerce that is effectively a kind of QVC for the TikTok era.