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Qualcomm's next flagship smartphone chip, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6, is the first mobile processor to reach a clock speed of 5 GHz. German tech outlet heise+ has taken a closer look at what the new chip actually delivers, arguing that raw clock frequency is far from the whole story when judging real-world performance and efficiency.

The VLC media player has released version 3.0.24, which patches more than 130 security vulnerabilities. The update is drawing attention on security and open-source forums, with users urging others to install it promptly as part of the latest patch wave. VLC is one of the world's most widely used media players, so the scale of the fix list makes the release notable for both private users and administrators.

German tech news outlet heise+ examines the long-running legal dispute between Kraftwerk and producer Moses Pelham over a two-second sample, asking when sampling can qualify as a permitted 'pastiche' under copyright law without a licence. The piece explains that using others' recordings generally requires rights-holder permission, and outlines the narrow circumstances in which courts allow unlicensed use as parody-style pastiche.

T-Systems, the subsidiary of German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom, will start distributing products from a major Californian CDN provider. The partnership could also help ease network congestion in Germany by enabling more direct data exchange, according to IT news outlet heise, which reported the cooperation. The deal strengthens ties between German infrastructure services and US internet delivery technology.

The German government says Chinese automakers gain no unfair advantage from electric vehicle subsidy schemes, according to a report by Heise. The statement touches on the ongoing debate in Europe over state support for the EV industry and competition from Chinese manufacturers, which has already led to tariff discussions at EU level.