Karsten Lemm
@lemmk.bsky.social
Business & Technology writer. Former Californian, now in Berlin. Details -> www.kalemm.com
“Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, the Police Say”
Hey, Rover, the US doesn’t have a gun problem, right? 🔫
Woof! 🐶
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Hey, Rover, the US doesn’t have a gun problem, right? 🔫
Woof! 🐶
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, the Police Say
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, the Police Say”
Hey, Rover, the US doesn’t have a gun problem, right? 🔫
Woof! 🐶
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Hey, Rover, the US doesn’t have a gun problem, right? 🔫
Woof! 🐶
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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In 2024, renewable energy accounted for over 90% of global power capacity expansion. That is because it makes economic sense. IRENA_DAT_RE_Capacity_Highlights_2025-1.pdf
November 16, 2025 at 11:22 AM
In 2024, renewable energy accounted for over 90% of global power capacity expansion. That is because it makes economic sense. IRENA_DAT_RE_Capacity_Highlights_2025-1.pdf
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German taxpayers are handing BMW €273m to once again attempt to push hydrogen-powered cars, when battery prices have once again dropped >50% in the past ~18 month and CATL is on its 5th-gen LFP battery.
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
Wasserstoff-Autos: BMW erhält staatliche Förderung zur Entwicklung
Hat der Einsatz von Wasserstoff eine Zukunft bei der Autoentwicklung? BMW glaubt nach wie vor daran. Jetzt erhält der Konzern eine staatliche Förderung für die Weiterentwicklung der Technologie.
www.spiegel.de
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
German taxpayers are handing BMW €273m to once again attempt to push hydrogen-powered cars, when battery prices have once again dropped >50% in the past ~18 month and CATL is on its 5th-gen LFP battery.
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
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ICE is building a 24/7 social media monitoring program that would scan Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and dozens of other platforms. Private contractors would turn public posts into enforcement leads fed directly into government databases. buff.ly/gXCFJBl
Always watching: How ICE’s plan to monitor social media 24/7 threatens privacy and civic participation
ICE’s dragnet is expanding across social media, putting everyone’s digital lives into the realm of border and immigration enforcement.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
ICE is building a 24/7 social media monitoring program that would scan Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and dozens of other platforms. Private contractors would turn public posts into enforcement leads fed directly into government databases. buff.ly/gXCFJBl
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An increasing number of women are joining the Ukrainian military, with thousands serving in front-line roles, as Russia's war on Ukraine nears its fourth year — with no peace in sight.
'No turning back': More and more Ukrainian women join the army to fight Russia
An increasing number of women are joining the Ukrainian military, with thousands serving in front-line roles, as Russia's war on Ukraine nears its fourth year — with no peace in sight.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
An increasing number of women are joining the Ukrainian military, with thousands serving in front-line roles, as Russia's war on Ukraine nears its fourth year — with no peace in sight.
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Climate finance is not charity; it is one of the most powerful investments that one can make in sovereignty, energy security, equity, and future competitiveness, @gwagner.com explains. bit.ly/3LKPLjz
How to Measure Climate Progress
Gernot Wagner thinks tackling the problem is justified on social and economic grounds, not existential ones.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Climate finance is not charity; it is one of the most powerful investments that one can make in sovereignty, energy security, equity, and future competitiveness, @gwagner.com explains. bit.ly/3LKPLjz
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To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
To negotiate a trade deal with the President of the United States, the Swiss government arrived with a "special Rolex desktop clock" and "a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar"
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+. n.pr/47VGhJE
Disney eyes a future where users help shape the story
Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
This study confirms what musician Beatie Wolfe has been saying for years:
dldnews.com/the-healing-...
dldnews.com/the-healing-...
November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This study confirms what musician Beatie Wolfe has been saying for years:
dldnews.com/the-healing-...
dldnews.com/the-healing-...
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People who listened to music most days slashed their risk of developing dementia by 39 percent compared with those who did not regularly listen to music, a new study of more than 10,000 people age 70 and over found.
Listening to music is linked to lower dementia risk, study suggests
A new study finds that regularly listening to music or playing a musical instrument may help older adults protect against cognitive decline.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
People who listened to music most days slashed their risk of developing dementia by 39 percent compared with those who did not regularly listen to music, a new study of more than 10,000 people age 70 and over found.
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Echocardiography is one of the most complex medical image sets to analyze, with multiple views + cardiac motion. A new
@nature.com
paper shows how A.I. can do that and provide accurate reports
@davidouyang.bsky.social
nature.com/articles/s41...
@nature.com
paper shows how A.I. can do that and provide accurate reports
@davidouyang.bsky.social
nature.com/articles/s41...
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Echocardiography is one of the most complex medical image sets to analyze, with multiple views + cardiac motion. A new
@nature.com
paper shows how A.I. can do that and provide accurate reports
@davidouyang.bsky.social
nature.com/articles/s41...
@nature.com
paper shows how A.I. can do that and provide accurate reports
@davidouyang.bsky.social
nature.com/articles/s41...
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
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PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Tech for good. 😊
New from 404 Media: people are 3D-printing whistles to warn each other about the presence of ICE. Some people make designs and upload them; others are given a design and are printing hundreds and hundreds of whistles at home. It's been effective in Chicago
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Tech for good. 😊
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New from 404 Media: people are 3D-printing whistles to warn each other about the presence of ICE. Some people make designs and upload them; others are given a design and are printing hundreds and hundreds of whistles at home. It's been effective in Chicago
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
New from 404 Media: people are 3D-printing whistles to warn each other about the presence of ICE. Some people make designs and upload them; others are given a design and are printing hundreds and hundreds of whistles at home. It's been effective in Chicago
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
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No single US news source is consumed by more than 25% of Americans, whereas 60% of Brits regularly watch/read/listen to the BBC.
A single shared source of truth makes it harder for partisan echo chambers to form, or for divisive narratives to dominate. It’s good for social cohesion and compromise.
A single shared source of truth makes it harder for partisan echo chambers to form, or for divisive narratives to dominate. It’s good for social cohesion and compromise.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
No single US news source is consumed by more than 25% of Americans, whereas 60% of Brits regularly watch/read/listen to the BBC.
A single shared source of truth makes it harder for partisan echo chambers to form, or for divisive narratives to dominate. It’s good for social cohesion and compromise.
A single shared source of truth makes it harder for partisan echo chambers to form, or for divisive narratives to dominate. It’s good for social cohesion and compromise.
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen
Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen
Open letter criticises the Commission President for remarks earlier this year – when she anticipated AI would “approach human reasoning” in 2026
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen
For the record, nobody is being “persecuted for their political beliefs” in Germany.
This is just a publicity stunt intended to strengthen the AfD-MAGA connection.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
This is just a publicity stunt intended to strengthen the AfD-MAGA connection.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
German far-right activist seeks asylum in U.S. as Trump ties deepen
Social media influencer Naomi Seibt, a supporter of the nationalist AfD party, said she is being persecuted in Germany for her political views.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
For the record, nobody is being “persecuted for their political beliefs” in Germany.
This is just a publicity stunt intended to strengthen the AfD-MAGA connection.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
This is just a publicity stunt intended to strengthen the AfD-MAGA connection.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Um, ***fewer*** Germans moving to US, dear @reuters.com colleagues.
You can still count them, right?
#English #grammar #journalism
You can still count them, right?
#English #grammar #journalism
Less Germans moving to US since Trump's inauguration, official data show reut.rs/4oAg0rE
Less Germans moving to US since Trump's inauguration, official data show
The number of people moving from Germany to the United States dropped sharply in 2025 following the start of President Donald Trump's second term, official data showed on Monday.
reut.rs
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Um, ***fewer*** Germans moving to US, dear @reuters.com colleagues.
You can still count them, right?
#English #grammar #journalism
You can still count them, right?
#English #grammar #journalism
UK Conservatives under Boris Johnson have already succeeded in crippling the #BBC.
BBC World News is gone; mostly talking heads instead of reporting; often “breaking” news that consists of press conference live feeds.
Sad and disheartening.
BBC World News is gone; mostly talking heads instead of reporting; often “breaking” news that consists of press conference live feeds.
Sad and disheartening.
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
UK Conservatives under Boris Johnson have already succeeded in crippling the #BBC.
BBC World News is gone; mostly talking heads instead of reporting; often “breaking” news that consists of press conference live feeds.
Sad and disheartening.
BBC World News is gone; mostly talking heads instead of reporting; often “breaking” news that consists of press conference live feeds.
Sad and disheartening.
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AI is essentially incompatible with net zero, in the short term. I know which I'd rather have www.newscientist.com/article/2503...
AI power use forecast finds the industry far off track to net zero
Several large tech firms that are active in AI have set goals to hit net zero by 2030, but a new forecast of the energy and water required to run large data centres shows they’re unlikely to meet thos...
www.newscientist.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
AI is essentially incompatible with net zero, in the short term. I know which I'd rather have www.newscientist.com/article/2503...
What are you doing, @nytimes.com?
I pay to read articles – not to get inundated with invasive CTAs about playing games and upgrading my subscription to plans I don’t need.
#marketing #fail #media #journalism #webdev
I pay to read articles – not to get inundated with invasive CTAs about playing games and upgrading my subscription to plans I don’t need.
#marketing #fail #media #journalism #webdev
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
What are you doing, @nytimes.com?
I pay to read articles – not to get inundated with invasive CTAs about playing games and upgrading my subscription to plans I don’t need.
#marketing #fail #media #journalism #webdev
I pay to read articles – not to get inundated with invasive CTAs about playing games and upgrading my subscription to plans I don’t need.
#marketing #fail #media #journalism #webdev