Machines are becoming increasingly intelligent. Artificial Intelligence is helping to make production processes more efficient. But could it actually take over the world one day?

Machines are becoming increasingly intelligent. Artificial Intelligence is helping to make production processes more efficient. But could it actually take over the world one day?

Siri, Alexa, Cortana - the default voice of most digital assistants is female, polite and deferential. Why is artificial intelligence female? Is it because the workforce developing it is predominantly male?

Every day Ralf Herbrich and some one thousand other developers work to create more artificial intelligence. But the more effective AI becomes, the more fears grow about what the future could hold. DW’s Ben Fajzullin asks the hard questions.

Restrictions on the kind of work women can do in Saudi Arabia are being eased. Women are only allowed to drive as of this month. And already some want to become taxi drivers. The pace of change has suddenly accelerated.

Jobs for young people are scarce in Morocco. Many think they stand a better chance of a decent future in Europe. Those with marketable skills are more likely to thrive at home. A project in Marrakech trains bicycle mechanics and tour guides.

Thomas Ellerbeck is a director of the German travel group TUI, where his responsibilities include the area of 'Environment and Sustainability'. We ask him whether mass tourism is compatible with stewardship of our endangered ecosystem.

Young entrepreneurs are contributing to a modernization of Italy's economy. Political instability, red tape and aging infrastructure mean conditions are far from optimal.

Women also play video games, lots of them. But very few actually develop the games. We try to find out why that is.

Tom Blades is an executive big on compliance. The Bilfiger CEO has the watchful eye of the US Department of Justice to contend with after his company was found guilty of corruption in a case dating back to 2003. A frank interview.