Shift: Living in the Digital Age

Advertisements on social media platforms like Facebook entice people with supposedly lucrative jobs in Europe. Those who respond are often exploited, even in rich countries like Germany.

With videos of their own escape, some migrants have become famous practically en route while they were fleeing. Now, as influencers, they help others to recognize dangers on the way and earn good money in the process.

Could we soon get better drugs and better computers thanks to research and production in space? Some companies bet big on the idea of working in zero gravity. Here is how you can benefit.

A precise head count is necessary to protect unique animals. How many individuals actually live where? In Australia, where bushfires threaten kangaroos and koalas, AI is now used for species protection.

Poachers in Africa kill over 20,000 elephants every year. Rangers usually arrive too late. Dutch organization "Hack the Planet" has developed an intelligent camera trap that sends warnings in real time.

AI can help you boost your work productivity, reach your goals, and have more time for yourself. Some even believe a 4-day week is possible thanks to AI. How?

Apple, Samsung & Co. make it very hard for you to fix your phone. The result: Tons of electric waste that pollute the environment. How do they justify that?

Deepfakes are becoming better and easier to make thanks to better tools and more computing power. But deepfake hunters are also upgrading. A race for the truth has begun.

Videos with hate speech and fake news have achieved millions of views in Kenya. The fact-checkers from Fumbua, a local initiative, and a well-known TikTok influencer are working together to combat this.

ChatGPT, Bard or Grok: AI-controlled chatbots can distort facts, because they are trained to always use the word that is statistically most likely to follow in a sentence. However, they do not yet understand context.