Tag: economic report
Report: Lazy or free?
People have been arguing about an unconditional basic income for decades, but always in theory. Now one of the largest practical experiments is coming to an end. Visiting someone who…
Hydrogen from Abu Dhabi: Where sun turns into gold
The dead doppelganger A 25-year-old is said to have murdered a woman who looked like her with an accomplice. Why? She wanted to start a new life, says the prosecutor.…
School dropouts in Germany: Why are we wasting so much potential?
More than 50,000 young people leave school without a qualification – every year. Meanwhile, companies are desperately looking for trainees. How does that fit together? A search for clues. source…
Road safety in cities: Why illegal parking so often gets away with it
Parking offenders have little to fear in Germany: hardly any controls, mild penalties. Much more would have been possible with digital technology. On the road with people on the hunt…
Electromobility in the USA: The Americans and the electric car, it’s complicated
In the USA, heavy, petrol-powered off-road vehicles are something of a freedom. A VW subsidiary, of all places, now wants to sell pickup trucks with electric drives to the Americans.…
Household appliances: crisis in the kitchen
During the pandemic, the new kitchen was a replacement for three weeks in Mallorca or the Baltic Sea island. Then the market collapsed. Now manufacturers like BSH Hausgeräte and Miele…
Artificial intelligence: is it still art or is it already a copy?
More and more creative people see their works threatened by artificial intelligence. The US artist Karla Ortiz has now sued the AI company Stability AI. A story about art and…
Farmer protests: city, country, frustration
The farmers’ uprising is not just about money. It’s about a lack of appreciation and a lack of respect. A deep divide has emerged between the country and its agriculture.…
Italy: The Big Sniff
Italy is the Eldorado for truffle lovers; global demand is huge. But the aromatic tuber is becoming increasingly rare in nature. Searching for clues in a world in which pleasure,…
Shortage of skilled workers in the trades: "Our trainees are already getting their asses kicked here."
A young woman with an A high school diploma decides against studying. And learns to be a roofer – despite being afraid of heights. For them there is no better…