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Karsten Lemm

Karsten is a freelance writer in Berlin and Associate Editor at DLD, where he manages the DLD News website. Previously he was a Senior Editor at WIRED Germany and spent 16 years as a correspondent in San Francisco, writing for a variety of German and international publications.

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“AI is Pushing Today’s Chip Technology to the Breaking Point”

Michael Förtsch, Founder and CEO of Q.ANT, explains how optical computing can give AI a boost at much lower energy needs – and open up a whole new world of…

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“Europe Has All It Needs to Become a Digital Superpower”

Keegan McBride, digital governance expert at the Tony Blair Institute, explains how Europe can catch up to China and the U.S. – and find strength in its diversity of cultures.

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How to Make Sustainable Products “the Easiest Choice for Everyone”

There are smarter ways to do business than exploiting the planet. WRI expert Stientje van Veldhoven highlights the many benefits of rethinking the economy, for all of us.

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AI Agents are Here: Personal Helpers, Perfect Productivity?

Next-generation AI systems promise to get the job done for you. How powerful are AI agents really? And where can they bring the biggest value?

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Why Tristan Harris Fears a “Race to Recklessness” in AI

The famous tech ethicist sees great potential in artificial intelligence – but also the danger of further eroding the foundations of society. His solution? Balancing power with responsibility.

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Radical Innovation: “I’m Not Giving You Money So You Can Succeed”

Astro Teller, head of Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory, tells DLD why world-changing ideas world must beat the odds of failure – again and again, in the most efficient way.

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Meet the EuroStack: “The World Desperately Needs a Third Way”

Innovation economist Francesca Bria has developed a strategy for making Europe digitally autonomous. She explains how the EuroStack can boost the continent’s competitiveness.

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Turning Cancer Against Itself

Californian startup Earli aims to outsmart one of the world’s deadliest diseases by combining biology, engineering and software. CEO Cyriac Roeding shares details with DLD.

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The Hidden Link Between Climate Change and National Security

As nature suffers, so do humans. Security researcher Florian Krampe explains why climate action is crucial to preventing conflicts, near and far.

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Quick Takes from DLD Nature

When technology meets biodiversity a world of opportunities opens up. These insights from our recent conference show why it pays off to invest in healing the planet.

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Can AI Unlock the Secrets of Animal Talk?

With machine learning systems trained on the sounds of nature, the Earth Species Project aims to decode how different species communicate. What can we expect of an “animal GPT”?

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Biodiversity: “We Have to Put a Price on Natural Capital”

Preserving the planet’s resources is not just essential to our own survival, it will be good business to lead the way, Matthew Gould, CEO of the Zoological Society of London,…

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