Karsten Lemm
@lemmk.bsky.social
Business & Technology writer. Former Californian, now in Berlin. Details -> www.kalemm.com
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
The web design of this @nytimes.com article is just as broken as the #WhiteHouse East Wing…
#webdev
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/a...
#webdev
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/a...
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The web design of this @nytimes.com article is just as broken as the #WhiteHouse East Wing…
#webdev
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/a...
#webdev
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/a...
BIG Beautiful (?) Ballroom for the king who wants to tower over all his successors.
#Trump #WhiteHouse
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
#Trump #WhiteHouse
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
BIG Beautiful (?) Ballroom for the king who wants to tower over all his successors.
#Trump #WhiteHouse
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
#Trump #WhiteHouse
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Brilliant idea: my @taz.de colleagues encrypted the headline of my interview with MIT cryptographer Yael Tauman Kalai in a very analog way.
Only when you hold the newspaper to the light does everything become clear.
Digital version free to read in German here:
taz.de/MIT-Professo...
#encryption
Only when you hold the newspaper to the light does everything become clear.
Digital version free to read in German here:
taz.de/MIT-Professo...
#encryption
October 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Brilliant idea: my @taz.de colleagues encrypted the headline of my interview with MIT cryptographer Yael Tauman Kalai in a very analog way.
Only when you hold the newspaper to the light does everything become clear.
Digital version free to read in German here:
taz.de/MIT-Professo...
#encryption
Only when you hold the newspaper to the light does everything become clear.
Digital version free to read in German here:
taz.de/MIT-Professo...
#encryption
“January 6 brought Silicon Valley’s sins home to America.”
@mariaressa.bsky.social, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, speaking to a packed house at the Frankfurt Book Fair about the toxic effects of Facebook & social media.
#disinformation, algorithmic manipulation
@mariaressa.bsky.social, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, speaking to a packed house at the Frankfurt Book Fair about the toxic effects of Facebook & social media.
#disinformation, algorithmic manipulation
October 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
“January 6 brought Silicon Valley’s sins home to America.”
@mariaressa.bsky.social, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, speaking to a packed house at the Frankfurt Book Fair about the toxic effects of Facebook & social media.
#disinformation, algorithmic manipulation
@mariaressa.bsky.social, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, speaking to a packed house at the Frankfurt Book Fair about the toxic effects of Facebook & social media.
#disinformation, algorithmic manipulation
#food security and foreign aid prevent forced displacement:
“I absolutely believe we can eliminate #migration by necessity, which is most of the migration”, former World Food Programme director David Beasley ( #NobelPeacePrize 2020) says.
#USAID #WFP
www.lindau-nobel.org/blog-climate...
“I absolutely believe we can eliminate #migration by necessity, which is most of the migration”, former World Food Programme director David Beasley ( #NobelPeacePrize 2020) says.
#USAID #WFP
www.lindau-nobel.org/blog-climate...
October 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
#food security and foreign aid prevent forced displacement:
“I absolutely believe we can eliminate #migration by necessity, which is most of the migration”, former World Food Programme director David Beasley ( #NobelPeacePrize 2020) says.
#USAID #WFP
www.lindau-nobel.org/blog-climate...
“I absolutely believe we can eliminate #migration by necessity, which is most of the migration”, former World Food Programme director David Beasley ( #NobelPeacePrize 2020) says.
#USAID #WFP
www.lindau-nobel.org/blog-climate...
@kagi.com Your media outlet overviews are an excellent idea. This one regarding @npr.org needs an update, though.
NPR is funded by donations. “State Funded Media” is wrong – especially now that Trump has reversed supplementary funding already approved by Congress.
kite.kagi.com
NPR is funded by donations. “State Funded Media” is wrong – especially now that Trump has reversed supplementary funding already approved by Congress.
kite.kagi.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
@kagi.com Your media outlet overviews are an excellent idea. This one regarding @npr.org needs an update, though.
NPR is funded by donations. “State Funded Media” is wrong – especially now that Trump has reversed supplementary funding already approved by Congress.
kite.kagi.com
NPR is funded by donations. “State Funded Media” is wrong – especially now that Trump has reversed supplementary funding already approved by Congress.
kite.kagi.com
How Trump is weaponizing government websites:
“Due to the Radical Left Democrat shutdown, this government website will not be updated during the funding lapse…”
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
“Due to the Radical Left Democrat shutdown, this government website will not be updated during the funding lapse…”
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
October 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
How Trump is weaponizing government websites:
“Due to the Radical Left Democrat shutdown, this government website will not be updated during the funding lapse…”
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
“Due to the Radical Left Democrat shutdown, this government website will not be updated during the funding lapse…”
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
Signs of split personality syndrome at the @nytimes.com
Compare the homepage headline…
“Trump Tells Top Brass U.S. Cities Should Be Military ‘Training Grounds’”
…with the article headline:
“Trump and Hegseth Recount Familiar Partisan Complaints to Top Military Leaders”
#journalism
Compare the homepage headline…
“Trump Tells Top Brass U.S. Cities Should Be Military ‘Training Grounds’”
…with the article headline:
“Trump and Hegseth Recount Familiar Partisan Complaints to Top Military Leaders”
#journalism
September 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Signs of split personality syndrome at the @nytimes.com
Compare the homepage headline…
“Trump Tells Top Brass U.S. Cities Should Be Military ‘Training Grounds’”
…with the article headline:
“Trump and Hegseth Recount Familiar Partisan Complaints to Top Military Leaders”
#journalism
Compare the homepage headline…
“Trump Tells Top Brass U.S. Cities Should Be Military ‘Training Grounds’”
…with the article headline:
“Trump and Hegseth Recount Familiar Partisan Complaints to Top Military Leaders”
#journalism
Is this service #journalism or pure escapism?
@nytimes.com homepage, drowning in Trump news, greets readers with prominently placed clickbait fluff.
@nytimes.com homepage, drowning in Trump news, greets readers with prominently placed clickbait fluff.
September 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Is this service #journalism or pure escapism?
@nytimes.com homepage, drowning in Trump news, greets readers with prominently placed clickbait fluff.
@nytimes.com homepage, drowning in Trump news, greets readers with prominently placed clickbait fluff.
“An #AIAgent is an invasive species” as it allows “AI models to act without explicit permission”, @meredithmeredith.bsky.social says.
To fulfill their mission, these #AI systems need “extraordinary permissions at the operating system level”.
#privacy
www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/y6BVGL...
To fulfill their mission, these #AI systems need “extraordinary permissions at the operating system level”.
#privacy
www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/y6BVGL...
September 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“An #AIAgent is an invasive species” as it allows “AI models to act without explicit permission”, @meredithmeredith.bsky.social says.
To fulfill their mission, these #AI systems need “extraordinary permissions at the operating system level”.
#privacy
www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/y6BVGL...
To fulfill their mission, these #AI systems need “extraordinary permissions at the operating system level”.
#privacy
www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/y6BVGL...
“The economic engine of tech is surveillance. You monetize data. You feed it into your advertising models to know types of people you sell access to…”
@signal.org Foundation President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social at Publix Berlin tonight.
#video, no ads:
www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/y6BVGL...
@signal.org Foundation President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social at Publix Berlin tonight.
#video, no ads:
www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/y6BVGL...
September 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“The economic engine of tech is surveillance. You monetize data. You feed it into your advertising models to know types of people you sell access to…”
@signal.org Foundation President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social at Publix Berlin tonight.
#video, no ads:
www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/y6BVGL...
@signal.org Foundation President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social at Publix Berlin tonight.
#video, no ads:
www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/y6BVGL...
The roots of the #SurveillanceEconomy lie in Clinton policy decisions in the 90s, @signal.org President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social tells audience at NGO Publix in #Berlin.
“You not only had permission to surveil… you had an incentive” b/c of #advertising.
#video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6BV...
“You not only had permission to surveil… you had an incentive” b/c of #advertising.
#video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6BV...
September 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The roots of the #SurveillanceEconomy lie in Clinton policy decisions in the 90s, @signal.org President @meredithmeredith.bsky.social tells audience at NGO Publix in #Berlin.
“You not only had permission to surveil… you had an incentive” b/c of #advertising.
#video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6BV...
“You not only had permission to surveil… you had an incentive” b/c of #advertising.
#video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6BV...
#democracy dies in darkness – or when #journalism becomes pure #clickbait.
“Why are Talenti’s gelato jars so hard to open?”
Actual @washingtonpost.com story, featured prominently on the paper’s homepage.
“Why are Talenti’s gelato jars so hard to open?”
Actual @washingtonpost.com story, featured prominently on the paper’s homepage.
September 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
#democracy dies in darkness – or when #journalism becomes pure #clickbait.
“Why are Talenti’s gelato jars so hard to open?”
Actual @washingtonpost.com story, featured prominently on the paper’s homepage.
“Why are Talenti’s gelato jars so hard to open?”
Actual @washingtonpost.com story, featured prominently on the paper’s homepage.
Maybe #Kimmel, #Colbert, #Stewart should take a page from the playbook of Charlie Chaplin and friends?
They created United Artists in 1919 to gain independence.
Today: star power + Internet = global audience, so long TV networks!
humanities.wustl.edu/news/artists...
They created United Artists in 1919 to gain independence.
Today: star power + Internet = global audience, so long TV networks!
humanities.wustl.edu/news/artists...
September 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Maybe #Kimmel, #Colbert, #Stewart should take a page from the playbook of Charlie Chaplin and friends?
They created United Artists in 1919 to gain independence.
Today: star power + Internet = global audience, so long TV networks!
humanities.wustl.edu/news/artists...
They created United Artists in 1919 to gain independence.
Today: star power + Internet = global audience, so long TV networks!
humanities.wustl.edu/news/artists...
Fascinating talk by Google Research head Yossi Matias now at DLD Future Hub about #AI, #ClimateAction, #energy, #sustainability.
Live feed:
dld-conference.com
Live feed:
dld-conference.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Fascinating talk by Google Research head Yossi Matias now at DLD Future Hub about #AI, #ClimateAction, #energy, #sustainability.
Live feed:
dld-conference.com
Live feed:
dld-conference.com
Kick-off for the #DLD Future Hub: 3 days of #CircularEconomy & #AI.
dldnews.com/dld-future-h...
#livestream:
dld-conference.com
dldnews.com/dld-future-h...
#livestream:
dld-conference.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Kick-off for the #DLD Future Hub: 3 days of #CircularEconomy & #AI.
dldnews.com/dld-future-h...
#livestream:
dld-conference.com
dldnews.com/dld-future-h...
#livestream:
dld-conference.com
Quick: What is the biggest #productivity killer in digital #work?
Yeah, my vote goes to #Microsoft #Teams, too.
#UI nightmare, endless hiccups, glitches and #bugs. But hey, no IT guy ever got fired for buying this can of garbage, so…
Yeah, my vote goes to #Microsoft #Teams, too.
#UI nightmare, endless hiccups, glitches and #bugs. But hey, no IT guy ever got fired for buying this can of garbage, so…
September 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Quick: What is the biggest #productivity killer in digital #work?
Yeah, my vote goes to #Microsoft #Teams, too.
#UI nightmare, endless hiccups, glitches and #bugs. But hey, no IT guy ever got fired for buying this can of garbage, so…
Yeah, my vote goes to #Microsoft #Teams, too.
#UI nightmare, endless hiccups, glitches and #bugs. But hey, no IT guy ever got fired for buying this can of garbage, so…
“Xi, Modi and Putin Clasp Hands in a Rare Show of Unity”
Great job, President Trump!
(Sarcasm alert)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
Great job, President Trump!
(Sarcasm alert)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
September 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“Xi, Modi and Putin Clasp Hands in a Rare Show of Unity”
Great job, President Trump!
(Sarcasm alert)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
Great job, President Trump!
(Sarcasm alert)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
“People migrate because they’re starving”, former Exec. Director of World Food Programme, David Beasley, says.
“Almost no one wants to leave their home country. But if you can’t feed your children…”
#linoecon talk live now, soon here:
www.mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org/meetings/202...
“Almost no one wants to leave their home country. But if you can’t feed your children…”
#linoecon talk live now, soon here:
www.mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org/meetings/202...
August 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
“People migrate because they’re starving”, former Exec. Director of World Food Programme, David Beasley, says.
“Almost no one wants to leave their home country. But if you can’t feed your children…”
#linoecon talk live now, soon here:
www.mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org/meetings/202...
“Almost no one wants to leave their home country. But if you can’t feed your children…”
#linoecon talk live now, soon here:
www.mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org/meetings/202...
“The top does well, the bottom struggles to survive.”
#NobelPrize winning economist Simon Johnson (MIT Sloan) on the likely impact of #AI on #jobs, #work, #society.
#linoecon #economics
#NobelPrize winning economist Simon Johnson (MIT Sloan) on the likely impact of #AI on #jobs, #work, #society.
#linoecon #economics
August 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
“The top does well, the bottom struggles to survive.”
#NobelPrize winning economist Simon Johnson (MIT Sloan) on the likely impact of #AI on #jobs, #work, #society.
#linoecon #economics
#NobelPrize winning economist Simon Johnson (MIT Sloan) on the likely impact of #AI on #jobs, #work, #society.
#linoecon #economics
To improve Corporate Social Responsibility, #Nobel laureate Sir Oliver Hart (@harvard.edu) proposes citizen assemblies that give shareholders a more prominent voice in management decisions.
Today’s talk soon here:
www.mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org/laureates/hart
#linoecon #LindauNobel #economics
Today’s talk soon here:
www.mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org/laureates/hart
#linoecon #LindauNobel #economics
August 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
To improve Corporate Social Responsibility, #Nobel laureate Sir Oliver Hart (@harvard.edu) proposes citizen assemblies that give shareholders a more prominent voice in management decisions.
Today’s talk soon here:
www.mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org/laureates/hart
#linoecon #LindauNobel #economics
Today’s talk soon here:
www.mediatheque.lindau-nobel.org/laureates/hart
#linoecon #LindauNobel #economics
“Stop sprinkling the money among many groups!”
#innovation advice to #EU and #Europe by Jean Tirole, Nobel Laureate in #economics.
#linoecon
#innovation advice to #EU and #Europe by Jean Tirole, Nobel Laureate in #economics.
#linoecon
August 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“Stop sprinkling the money among many groups!”
#innovation advice to #EU and #Europe by Jean Tirole, Nobel Laureate in #economics.
#linoecon
#innovation advice to #EU and #Europe by Jean Tirole, Nobel Laureate in #economics.
#linoecon