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Attention in Germany is turning to the British royal family and Lady Louise Windsor, the daughter of Prince Edward and Duchess Sophie. Reports note that an outdated rule was changed too late, so Lady Louise remains behind her younger brother James in the line of succession. Commentators are pointing to the case as an example of lingering male-preference rules within the monarchy.

Knicks guard Jalen Brunson says New York cannot afford complacency on its way to challenging for an NBA championship, stressing the team still can't get satisfaction until it wins it all. The comments come as the Knicks are viewed as legitimate contenders, with fans and analysts debating whether the roster has enough to capture the franchise's first title in decades.

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf formally opened the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament, with a traditional speech marking the start of the new parliamentary year. The ceremonial appearance of the Swedish royal family has drawn attention in German-speaking media, where the monarchy remains a topic of popular interest.

Marie-Caroline Le Pen, the elder sister of Marine Le Pen, suffered a defeat in the Sarthe departmental senate elections. A former multiple-time candidate in legislative elections, she was standing for the senate for the first time and finished only fourth. Commenters are treating her poor result as a satisfaction and a setback for the Le Pen political family in French politics.

German telecom provider 1&1 has introduced the HomeServer Pro, a new router featuring Wi-Fi 7 support for both DSL and fibre-optic connections. The device targets customers wanting faster wireless speeds and future-proof home networking. Tech blogs in Germany are covering the announcement, highlighting the combination of next-generation Wi-Fi with 1&1's broadband services.

German telecoms provider 1&1 has introduced the HomeServer Pro, a new router supporting the Wi-Fi 7 standard and designed for both DSL and fibre-optic connections. The device brings next-generation wireless speeds and improved handling of multiple connected devices to 1&1 customers, and the announcement is being picked up by German tech news outlets.

Coffee Stain's factory-building game Satisfactory is getting its first paid expansion, called Core Values. Instead of building upward, players will dig beneath the surface on the planet MASSAGE-2(A-B)b, constructing underground factory networks with new resources, plants, creatures and production chains. It marks a notable shift for the game, which until now received free updates, and fans are weighing in on the paid model and the subterranean direction.

The developers behind Satisfactory's upcoming Core Values expansion are detailing the surprising difficulty of designing caves at exactly the right size for the factory automation game. One designer compares the process to thinking of cave spaces 'kind of like a triangle,' balancing player freedom, pacing and the game's trademark large-scale building. Fans of the factory builder are following the design talk closely.

Security researchers are flagging a fraudulent Wells Fargo login page hosted on a Google Sites address, designed to steal customers' banking credentials. The link has been defanged to prevent accidental clicks, and a public scan on URLDNA lets others inspect the site's characteristics. The warning has circulated among infosec community members tracking phishing campaigns.

SFA, the automation and robotics exhibition, has outlined how AI-driven robotics has evolved across its four decades in the automation industry, charting the shift from traditional factory automation to intelligent robotic systems. The retrospective highlights the growing role of AI in industrial robotics and points to where the sector is heading as smart automation expands.

Developers of Satisfactory are discussing the design challenge behind Core Values, the upcoming expansion to the factory automation game, particularly how they size caves and underground spaces. One designer described approaching cave sizing as a kind of triangle of competing considerations, balancing scale, gameplay and performance. The piece highlights how much thought goes into spaces players may take for granted.