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Economic Growth: A Recipe for Success or a Thing of the Past?
Economic growth has been considered one of the most important indicators of a society's prosperity and economic strength for decades. When gross domestic product grows, it is usually understood as good news: companies invest,
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42 Years of Election Platforms: How Germany's Political Parties Have Changed
Political terms have an astonishingly long lifespan. For decades, we have spoken of left and right, of conservative and progressive, of liberal, social, or ecological. The words have remained largely the same.
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LLMS.txt for WordPress: Prepare Your Website for AI Systems with a Free Plugin
For many years, search engine optimization (SEO) was the be-all and end-all for website operators. Anyone who wanted to be found well on Google focused on descriptive headlines, high-quality content, fast loading times, and
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From FileMaker to the Cloud: How SchallOS Connects Business Software with AI, Runtime, and Updates
When developing a business application, the visible tasks are initially the focus. Tables are created, relationships are defined, input masks are designed, and business processes are automated. As soon as the first users interact with the solution
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What remains of our jobs when AI suddenly completes many things much faster? A software developer with 45 years of experience reports how three days of work become just four hours. In another example, a first-year student completes tasks with Claude in a single morning that previously took weeks. This raises an uncomfortable question: Where will entry-level professionals gain experience in the future if routine tasks are automated? This is not about science fiction, but about today's everyday working life. A remarkable conversation about technical progress and jobs. #AI #workingworld…
🤖 Artificial intelligence for WordPress – even without cloud compulsion! The new plugin family from Schall AI supports different AI providers and also enables the integration of local language models on your own hardware. This allows website operators to decide for themselves where their data is processed. From intelligent translations to SEO and editorial support, a versatile software ecosystem is being created. The free light versions are already available. Learn more and try out the plugins: #LocalAI #WordPress #DataPrivacy #SchallAI #Ollama #AI
Jaw clicking, headaches, neck tension, or even tinnitus: behind such complaints may lie a temporomandibular disorder (TMD). In the BR program „Gesundheit!“ on 9. June 2026, the various symptoms and possible causes are explained. The jaw joint works closely with the masticatory muscles, while stress and nighttime teeth grinding can exacerbate complaints. Since the symptoms are nonspecific, TMD often goes unrecognized for a long time. A thorough examination can help narrow down the causes and find appropriate treatment options. #CMD #JawJoint #TemporomandibularDisorder #Health #NeckPain #BR
Manuel Ostermann warns that riots like those in France could eventually reach Germany as well. The chairman of the Federal Police Union sees the danger that legitimate protests could be instrumentalized by extremist groups. At the same time, he emphasizes that German security agencies are closely monitoring such developments and are generally well prepared. He sees a need for improvement in prevention, the justice system, and the consistent combating of extremist structures. #Germany #Police #Extremism #France #InternalSecurity #Berlin
US President Donald Trump eases Russia sanctions and imports Russian diesel to drive down prices ahead of the midterms. At the same time, he sharply attacks Zelensky on Truth Social: he claims Zelensky does not want to end the war, is attacking refineries, and is harming markets, while Europe continues to send money. This is a clear break with the previous policy of economic isolation of Moscow. For Europe, this means less reliable US support and more self-reliance. #Trump #UkraineWar #Russia #Diesel #Sanctions
When exactly does „the Russian come“? The Overton Magazine questions the repeatedly cited year 2029 for a possible Russian attack on NATO territory. Interestingly, the underlying NATO threat analysis is not public and is said not to contain a specific attack date 2029. The article therefore asks where military preparedness ends and political communication for rearmament begins – and why hypothetical scenarios are increasingly treated as reliable forecasts. #Russia #NATO #GermanArmedForces #Rearmament #Geopolitics #Germany #Society #SecurityPolicy
How much is AI changing software development? An experienced developer is said to have built programs in a very short time that closely resemble Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and other established applications. The key point: AI alone does not do the work. Experience, architecture, and process understanding remain important. But prototypes and changes that used to take weeks can now be implemented in a matter of hours. For developers, this primarily changes the speed. #AI #SoftwareDevelopment #Programming #AIcoding #FileMaker #Adobe
France experiences severe riots: shops were looted, public buildings attacked, and the historic town hall of Limoges was set ablaze. US Vice President JD Vance links the events to what he sees as a failed Western migration policy and also warns the US of similar developments. French authorities, on the other hand, speak primarily of radical left-wing groups and criminals as the perpetrators. The vast majority of demonstrators protested peacefully. #France #Vance #Migration #Europe #Protests
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From content to substance: how digital systems are created that cannot be copied
When you navigate the digital space today, a certain impression forms quickly: Those who are visible are successful. Those who have reach have influence. And those who produce a lot of content automatically build something. This equation seems plausible at first glance – it is.
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Show all →Economic Growth: A Recipe for Success or a Thing of the Past?
Economic growth has been considered one of the most important indicators of a society's prosperity and economic strength for decades. When gross domestic product grows, it is usually understood as good news: companies invest, jobs are created, incomes can
42 Years of Election Platforms: How Germany's Political Parties Have Changed
Political terms have an astonishingly long lifespan. For decades, we have spoken of left and right, of conservative and progressive, of liberal, social, or ecological. The words have remained largely the same. But does that also apply to
Wealth in the Ice – Why Greenland’s Resource Boom Remains Uncertain
Under the ice of Greenland lies a promise that has occupied the imagination of politics, business, and investors for years: rare earths, critical minerals, oil, gas, and other raw materials that are becoming increasingly important in a resource-hungry world
Donald Trump in the US system - origins, power, media and impact
Donald Trump is no ordinary political figure. He is no classic statesman, no ideologically trained party soldier, no product of decades-long Washington networks. Trump is above all one thing: a projection screen. For hopes, for fears, for anger,
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Wealth in the Ice – Why Greenland’s Resource Boom Remains Uncertain
Under the ice of Greenland lies a promise that has occupied the imagination of politics, business, and investors for years: rare earths, critical minerals, oil, gas, and other raw materials that could become increasingly important in a resource-hungry world. The more climate change alters the Arctic regions, the more often Greenland is described as a future winner of this development. But the calculation is not that simple. Between geological deposits and economically viable extraction lie political decisions, high costs, missing infrastructure, fluctuating raw material prices, and a population,
Software Development with Codex, ChatGPT, and AI: A Practical Guide for Developers
If you had asked me a few years ago what software development would look like in ten years, I would probably have talked about new programming languages, better frameworks, or more powerful development environments. Today, my answer would be completely different. The biggest change is not happening with the tools, but in the way we as developers think and work. While I am writing these lines, I am myself working on a new software system. For several weeks now, I have been intensively using modern AI tools like Codex and
Donald Trump in the US system - origins, power, media and impact
Donald Trump is no ordinary political figure. He is not a classical statesman, not an ideologically trained party soldier, not a product of decades-long Washington networks. Trump is, above all, one thing: a projection screen. For hopes, for fears, for anger, for rejection –, and for expectations that go far beyond concrete politics. This is precisely why a portrait of him makes sense. You don’t have to like or reject him, but he definitely makes something visible that was already there. Trump doesn’t just stand for
What is the meaning of life? A comparison of religions, philosophers and Helmut Thielicke
There are questions that have accompanied humanity for thousands of years. Questions that never truly disappear, no matter how modern our world becomes. One of these questions is probably quite simple: What is the meaning of life, really? Interestingly, the answer “42” keeps coming up today –—usually with a little smile. The background comes from *The Hitchhiker’’s Guide to the Galaxy* by Douglas Adams. In the story, a highly advanced civilization builds a gigantic supercomputer that, over millions of years, calculates the
How artificial intelligence is changing software development and FileMaker
Anyone scrolling through news portals, social networks, or business platforms these days quickly gets the impression that artificial intelligence is changing the entire working world practically overnight. New tools, new language models, or new promises appear almost daily. Texts are written automatically, images are generated, videos are created, and software is partially prepared via voice input. For many companies, this creates a peculiar mix of curiosity and pressure. Because, of course, no one wants to fall behind. At the same time, many entrepreneurs, freelancers, and developers do not yet know exactly which of these
How the pandemic taught economists a lesson about inflation, growth and economic recovery
Even during the Corona pandemic, many economists were surprisingly in agreement: the major threat was a period of low inflation, perhaps even deflation. A few years later, the picture looks quite different. Inflation reached historic highs in many countries, supply chains collapsed, and economic developments unfolded differently than expected. The pandemic was not just a health crisis – it was also a stress test for economic forecasts. This article explores where experts went wrong, why that happened, and what lessons can be drawn from it.
From content to substance: how digital systems are created that cannot be copied
When you navigate the digital space today, a certain impression quickly emerges: Those who are visible are successful. Those who have reach have influence. And those who produce a lot of content automatically build something. This equation seems plausible at first glance – but it’s deceptive. Because visibility is not ownership. Reach is not property. And content is far from being a foundation. A post can be read a thousand times and still practically disappear after a few days. A social media post can go viral
Guided in everyday life - How modern sales tricks control our behavior
It’s often the little things that make you pause. Not big events, no loud break – more like a quiet moment when you stop and wonder: Wasn’t this different before? Such a moment recently happened to me at the supermarket. A store I’ve known for many years. One of those places where you don’t have to think. You know where things are. Milk in the back on the right, bread in the front on the left, the familiar aisles in between. It’s a