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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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Fashion Star About You: Making Online Shopping “Fun and Inspirational”

Combining social media and e-commerce has made Germany’s fashion retailer AboutYou one of the fastest-growing startups in Europe. Co-Founder Tarek Müller explains the secret of his company’s success.
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Green Energy’s New Dawn

U.K. startup Bulb is reinventing the energy market by making power from renewable sources cheaper and more accessible. DLD spoke with CEO Hayden Wood.
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Air Taxis: “Our Goal Is To Free the World From Traffic”

Self-driving car pioneer and Kitty Hawk CEO Sebastian Thrun predicts that autonomous air taxis will revolutionize the way we live, commute and travel…
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Jeremy Rifkin: “The Fossil Fuel Civilization Is Collapsing”

In “The Green New Deal”, author Jeremy Rifkin argues that renewable energy can prevent the worst of climate change.
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The Impact of Automation: “We Can Help People Adjust”

In conversation with DLD, Oxford economist Carl Benedict Frey speaks about his new book “The Technology Trap” and describes the social impact of automation.
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Yes, EU Can!

Making Europe more competitive in the digital world: regulation, privacy protection, entrepreneurship and more – take a look at the main topics discussed at DLD Europe 2019 in Brussels.
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The Healing Power of Music

Singer Beatie Wolfe explores how songs can benefit people suffering from dementia.
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New Ways To Feed A Hungry Planet

We need alternative food sources, like lab meat and insects, to nourish ever more people without depleting the planet’s resources.
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Three Takeaways From DLD Campus Bayreuth

Bavaria is one of Germany’s most innovative regions. Our DLD Campus conference at University of Bayreuth brought together business leaders, scientists and politicians for a full day of discussions centering…
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Turning Biology Into Technology

Koniku founder Osh Agabi has a daring plan: He’s developing a new kind of of biochip made from brain tissue in order to create sensors that can sniff out explosives…
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#DLD19 Recap: Everything Must Change

“Adapt or die” has been nature’s governing principle since the beginning of time. Humans are experts at adjusting to change – and entrepreneurs cherish the opportunities that technological progress brings.…
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#DLD19 Recap: A Matter of Trust

Trust is a simple concept that has enormous power. Without trust there would be no community, no commerce, no democracy. Trust requires faith – in another person, in government, in…
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