Bitcoin is famous. Its price zigzags wildly. But there are other cryptocurrencies out there, including IOTA. We went to meet one of its developers at his office in Berlin.

German start-up founder Fridtjof Detzner is on the lookout for visionary medical innovations in Singapore. As one of the world's wealthiest countries, a lot of money is being invested in Singapore for the research and development of new technologies.

New drugs constantly hit the market, increasing patients' odds of recovery. Someone with 40,000 euros can buy a cure for cirrhosis of the liver and hepatitis C. Are such prices justified? Should companies be allowed to make billions in profits?

Why are there hardly any women in the upper echelons of professional soccer? Looking for answers, Cristina Cubas talks with Sandra Schwedler, chair of the supervisory board of a Bundesliga club.

Robots are becoming more and more common in surgical procedures. It's not easy for surgeons to master the various software. Programmers and physicians in Leipzig are developing standardized software solutions to link the devices.

Medical ethicist Matthias Kettner is critical of medical care based on patients' economic status. In his book, "The Authority of Desire in Medicine", he puts medical care at the service of self-actualization and life planning.

The exchange of labor for money - when did this begin? Why did Karl Marx criticize wage labor as unjust and exploitative? Is his criticism no longer relevant - or are workers still being exploited today? Or are we perhaps exploiting ourselves?

The reputation of Germany’s auto industry doesn’t seem to have been tarnished by the diesel emissions scandal. At least in Puebla, Mexico - a city that’s home to VW, Audi and Daimler plants. Yara Garay Gonzalez has a coveted trainee spot there.

The exchange of labor for money - when did this begin? Why did Karl Marx criticize wage labor as unjust and exploitative? Is his criticism no longer relevant - or are workers still being exploited today? Or are we perhaps exploiting ourselves?

Women in Germany earn much less than men. A wage transparency act that came into effect in early 2018 aims to change that. We ask Henrike von Platen how this pay gap came about. A longstanding advocate of wage equity, she founded the Fair Pay Innovation Lab.