9 Best Articles in 2021
The Guardian
Why we should learn German
The Guardian
7 min read · 104 saves · From 2017 · To help make the European debate decent and civilised, it is now more important than ever to value the skills of the linguist
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German for Programmers
wickedchicken.github.io
10 min read · 15 saves · From 2019 · After 2 years of learning German I’ve noticed that, for the most part, you can go a long way by mapping foreign concepts to ones that you already know. In particular, I’ve had success mapping aspects of German grammar to programming concepts I use every day. After all, programmers deal with weird grammars all the time, why not take advantage of that skill?
Gendered nouns: forward error correction Probably the first difficulty people run into when leaning German is memorizing the gender of each n
medium.com
The German Artificial Intelligence Landscape
medium.com
5 min read · 69 saves · From 2017 · As a Venture Capital firm for Artificial Intelligence we follow the growing AI market closely. For the German AI Landscape Map, we created…
BuzzFeed
21 Perfect German Words We Need In English
BuzzFeed
5 min read · 12 saves · From 2016 · Because everything sounds better in German.
Guardian Tech
'Anonymous' browsing data can be easily exposed, German researchers reveal
Guardian Tech
5 min read · 57 saves · From 2017 · Pair secured database containing 3bn URLs from 3 million German users, spread over 9m different sites
medium.com
State of the German Startup and Venture Capital Landscape in 2016
medium.com
1 min read · 44 saves · From 2016 · A Frontline & Point Nine collaboration: The German startup and VC ecosystem
Guardian US
Trump offers 'large sums' for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine
Guardian US
3 min read · 190 saves · 2020-03-15 · German government tries to fight off aggressive takeover bid by US, say reports
Science Magazine
German researchers resign from Elsevier journals in push for nationwide open access
Science Magazine
5 min read · 22 saves · From 2017 · German libraries and universities want all German-authored papers to be freely available worldwide
UX Collective
Applying the Panofsky method to your own design
UX Collective
10 min read · 153 saves · Jan 27th · If you are unfamiliar with the Panofsky method it comes from Erwin Panofsky, a German art historian who in 1932 looked into the study of…
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CNN
Biden German Shepherd has aggressive incident and is sent back to Delaware
CNN
1 min read · 33 saves · Mar 9th · The two German Shepherds belonging to President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were returned to the Biden family home in Delaware last week after aggressive behavior at the White House involving…
The Guardian
Coronaangst ridden? Overzoomed? Covid inspires 1,200 new German words
The Guardian
2 min read · 56 saves · Feb 23rd · Linguist who compiled list of words says they help tell story of life during pandemic
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22 German VC and angel investors to follow on Twitter
Sifted
8 min read · 12 saves · Apr 5th · Meet the German venture capital and angel investors sharing valuable tech trends and startup insights on Twitter.
The Guardian
Heroes to zeros: how German perfectionism wrecked its Covid vaccine drive
The Guardian
5 min read · 46 saves · Mar 27th · The same thoroughness that made Angela Merkel’s government a pandemic role model is now holding it back
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Fast Company
This simple but powerful analog method will rocket your productivity
Fast Company
6 min read · 303 saves · 2020-08-02 · A German author of more than 70 books and 400 academic articles got so much done because of his pioneering system called Zettelkasten.
eadan.net
The German Tank Problem
eadan.net
5 min read · 17 saves · 2019-06-30 · The German tank problem recounts a fascinating story of how the Allies estimated German tank production numbers during World War II. Early in the war, the Allies started to record the serial numbers…
The New York Times
A German Exception? Why the Country’s Coronavirus Death Rate Is Low
The New York Times
~11 min read · 242 saves · 2020-04-04 · The pandemic has hit Germany hard, with more than 91,000 people infected. But the percentage of fatal cases has been remarkably low compared to those in many neighboring countries.
thelocal.de
German government wants ‘backdoor’ access to every digital device: report
thelocal.de
2 min read · 37 saves · From 2017 · Germany’s Interior Minister wants to force tech and car companies to provide the German security services with hidden digital access to cars, computers, phones and more, according to a media report…
Bloomberg
This German Fintech May Soon Be More Valuable Than Deutsche Bank
Bloomberg
3 min read · 38 saves · From 2018 · They may be worlds apart in the financial services industry but German payments company Wirecard AG is fast approaching the market valuation of banking behemoth Deutsche Bank AG, capping a week in which investors snapped up shares in Europe’s biggest ever fintech public offering.
The Atlantic
The Invasion of the German Board Games
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 133 saves · From 2018 · Their peaceful premises and intricate rule systems are changing the way Americans play—and helping shape an industry in the process.
Quartz
The secret to Germany’s happiness and success: Its values are the opposite of Silicon Valley’s
Quartz
4 min read · 110 saves · From 2017 · German cultural values do not center on individual wealth, recognition, or even careers.
The New Yorker
How a German Newspaper Became the Go-To Place for Leaks Like the Paradise Papers
The New Yorker
7 min read · 156 saves · From 2017 · Ten reporters at Süddeutsche Zeitung have worked in secret on the enormous, years-long effort to investigate international financial dealings.
Reuters
Germany tries to stop U.S. from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine
Reuters
122 saves · 2020-03-15 · Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a c...
