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The government of Singapore has launched a dating app called "FirstDate" to increase the birth rate in the country, which has fallen to a historic low in 2025, by suggesting suitable partners to unmarried civil servants using a specialized algorithm. #Singapur #DatingApp #Geburtenrate (translated)

The outgoing president of the European Health Forum Gastein, Clemens Martin Auer, sharply criticizes the Austrian social insurance and describes Hans Peter Doskozil's plans for specialized heart surgery in Oberwart as delusional. #Gesundheitssystem #Sozialversicherung #Ärzteversorgung (translated)

The author wrote that two investigative journalists were attacked and severely mistreated by a police special unit in the center of Vienna while they were following a suspect in a money laundering case. The article referred to the cameraman's protocol. https://t.co/mzm3ffzIZM #Wien #Investigativjournalismus #Polizei #AT (translated)

After a shocking incident in which a man in Berngau shot two employees of the district office and then barricaded himself, heavily armed special forces stormed the perpetrator's apartment for hours, leading to a dramatic and nerve-wracking operation. #PolizeiEinsatz #DoppelKiller #Berngau (translated)

Snicklink predicted that jobs involving screen activities would become irrelevant within the next 18 months with about an 85 percent probability. Occupations with direct human contact, in his estimation, would still exist for a few more years with the same probability; he made a sexual joke about this. For jobs in between, he expected varying developments, but often a loss or a strong reduction. Craft occupations would, in his estimation, last somewhat longer, but would mostly become irrelevant within seven to eight years at the latest – except for highly specialized manual tasks. The German auto industry would soon be "dead as a mouse"; he believes that studying and obtaining a driver's license are also a complete waste of time. Snicklink also wrote that existence would no longer depend on monetizable performance in the future – regardless of who governed the country. Whether this development is good or bad, he believes, remains to be seen. #Zukunft #Arbeitsplatz #Technologie (translated)

The article highlights how medium-sized companies like Esterer GmbH & Co KG from Hesse, despite challenges such as energy prices and a shortage of skilled workers, make a significant contribution to the German economy as so-called hidden champions through their specialization and international orientation. #HiddenChampions #Mittelstand #Hessen (translated)

LarsInvest criticized that Google reviews are, according to him, not very reliable: even a hairdresser with 4.8 stars can deliver a very bad haircut. He claimed that more than 90 percent of the reviews deleted worldwide are removed in Germany. He cited the legal situation as the reason, according to which reviewers must prove that they were customers there in the event of a dispute with the business. This deters many and has led to the emergence of a "removal industry" specialized in removing negative reviews, consisting of law firms and agencies, he wrote. Therefore, it hardly pays off to leave a review for bad food or service. As a positive point, he noted that the number of deleted reviews is now displayed. #Bewertungen #Friseurbesuch #Kundenservice (translated)

The author wrote that the publicly staged arrest of the seriously ill 80-year-old government critic August Hanning in front of cameras from the media outlet Spiegel TV, which he described as leftist, continues to raise many questions. He also referred to a tv.berlin special in which Dr. Hans-Georg Maaßen explained something together with a former Berliner. https://t.co/pZAdIVeRQx #Regierungskritik #Pressefreiheit #Politik #DE (translated)

The information requested by the WHO includes, among other things, what type of tests were conducted on the woman and about 200 others, what material the woman had worked with, what safety precautions were in place at the institute, and whether and how she was vaccinated, said WHO specialist Maria van Kerkhove. #Lungenpest #Russland #WHO (translated)

"Translated from the Future" - Capsule event with Xia Jia, Milena Adam, and Wolfgang Tress moderated by Felix Meyer zu Venne October 14, 2026 | 8:00–9:00 PM | Otherland (Bergmannstraße 25, 10961 Berlin) Let us imagine we could bridge decades in cryosleep until incurable diseases are defeated. But what does it feel like to awaken in a world where our friends and relatives are no longer there? And what does a world look like where a pandemic has resulted in only children living there? On the third evening of "Translated from the Future," the question arises of how to translate feelings that one does not (yet) know. Time: 8 PM Location: Otherland Bookstore, Bergmannstraße 25 10961 Berlin Admission: Free - please register by emailing [email protected] Language: English Xia Jia writes science fiction, engages academically with the genre, and translates. She teaches Chinese literature at Jiaotong University in Xi’an as a professor. Her style is described as "Porridge Science Fiction" because her stories are sprinkled with numerous elements atypical of the genre, such as references to myths. Her short stories "In the Clouds," "Night Walk of the Dragon Horse," and "Tongtong’s Summer" have been published in capsule publications. Milena Adam is a translator and interpreter from French and English. For Matthes & Seitz Berlin, she has translated works by Sandra Newman, Eileen Myles, Ken Kesey, Alain Damasio, and Cal Flyn, among others. She lives in Berlin. Lucie Rico and Milena Adam were shortlisted for the PRIX Premiere #5 (2024/25). Felix Meyer zu Venne is a sinologist, translator, and Chinese teacher. Since 2018, he has been part of the editorial team of the science fiction magazine "Kapsel"; since 2021, he has been a co-editor of the magazine. He has translated works by Jia Pingwa, Xia Jia, Jiang Bo, Baoshu, Regina Kanyu Wang, and Chi Hui into German. Wolfgang Tress is a co-owner of the Otherland Bookstore in Berlin, which has specialized in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and role-playing games in German and English for over 25 years. His favorite quote is from Ursula K. Le Guin's essay "The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction": "The stories we tell ourselves create the reality in which we live." (translated)

GFrei.News reported that McDonald's announced on September 23 during an investor day in Chicago that it would support franchisees with approximately 8.5 billion US dollars by 2036. This is intended to make the company more competitive again. The author explained that he has been going to McDonald's only once or twice a year on average for the past ten years, and therefore perceives the changes particularly clearly. In his assessment, the quality has declined and prices for fast food, which used to be cheap, have risen significantly: one now pays nearly seven euros for a Big Mac. He doubted that customers remained loyal to the company primarily because of the food, and suspected that habit and advertising played a role. Furthermore, GFrei.News criticized that there are no longer many students and schoolchildren working in the restaurants. He spoke disparagingly about today's employees and complained that some hardly spoke his language. The original idea of having young people from the neighborhood quickly serve affordable food of consistent quality has largely disappeared. McDonald's has thereby lost its identity, he wrote. #McDonalds #FastFood #Qualität (translated)

Aber sind @spdde und @Die_Gruenen eigentlich noch ganz bei Trost, mit solchen Menschen gemeinsame Politik betreiben zu wollen? Mich würde mittlerweile auch nicht mehr wundern, wenn die ehemaligen RAF Terroristen Staub und Garweg als Spezialisten im Eigentumswechsel an den Koalitionsverhandlungen teilnehmen würden. Man, ist unsere Bundeshauptstadt #Berlin mittlerweile kaputt. Echt traurig. #Politik #Berlin #Trauer

Ich bin als Angehöriger einer Spezialeinheit der Polizei noch riskante Einsätze gegen die RAF und andere Gruppierungen aus dem Bereich der organisierten Kriminalität und auch des religiösen Terrorismus gefahren. Ich muss aber ehrlich sagen, dass mir die aktuelle politische Entwicklung in Berlin große Sorge bereitet. #Polizei #Sicherheit #Politik