Karsten Lemm

@lemmk

Business & Technology writer. Former Californian, now in Berlin. Details -> www.kalemm.com

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Karsten Lemm@lemmk· 13d

Regarding the (sorry) state of #journalism in the age of #clickbait & #socialmedia: These are the most popular @nytimes.com articles right now. Half of them are about sweatpants, celebrity chefs, million-dollar homes…

Screenshot showing an overview of the most popular New York Times articles on August 8, 2026

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· 16d

Who thinks this is good #UI? The @nytimes.com or #Apple? Either way, Liquid Glass is broken.

NYT app screenshot showing text becoming unreadable because headlines simply crash into each other when the user scrolls. #webdev

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· 17d

“None of the companies involved wanted to carry tens of billions of dollars of AI chips on their balance sheets”, the @financialtimes.com reporters write… …so Google, Broadcom, Anthropic et al. came up with a “special-purpose vehicle known as Compute SPV.” Anyone remember the Great Recession? 😰

Financial Times illustration showing the financing structure of a $35 billion AI chip deal involving Anthropic, Google, Broadcom, Apollo and Blackstone.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· 20d

Can’t wait for Gen Beta to rediscover the virtues of reading.

Screenshots showing videos promoted in the Wall Street Journal app

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· 23d

#AI marketing tour by Mark Zuckerberg, giving interviews to @wsj.com, @financialtimes.com, @nytimes.com. Same day, same message: “We’re behind, don’t protect OpenAI and Anthropic!” Shout-out to the NYT picture editor who chose Zuck wearing his AI stalker glasses. 👏

Montage showing Mark Zuckerberg interviews in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and New York Times, always demanding less AI governance, more openness to Chinese AI models as well.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· 26d

Our planet 🌍 is sending a clear message. Will we finally listen? #NetZero is a collective effort. It can’t wait. #ClimateEmergency #wildfires

BBC map of Europe showing dozens of wildfires all over the continent.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· 29d

The real security issue – with any LLM – is an inherent design flaw, Stuart Russell (UC Berkeley) argues: The systems “tend to do dangerous things”, like pursuing the the “goal of self-preservation,” because of they way they’ve been trained. Free read: dldnews.com/dld-magazine...

Interview with UC Berkeley computer scientist Stuart Russell in DLD magazine “The Promptah” about design flaws in current AI systems. Headline: “Safety is completely absent”

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 21

Not sure “AI as a ‘public good’” sounds as scary as OpenAI thinks, even if you label it “AI communism.” “Top American AI Execs Sound Alarm on Chinese Models” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/top-...

Screenshot from Wall Street Journal article about Chinese vs. US AI models. The excerpt reads, “The debate over the new models, which are ‘open weight,’ allowing users to download and customize them with company data and for specific tasks, coincides with division in the Trump administration about whether to take steps to limit the use of the models in the U.S.
‘One probable outcome of an open-weight-model-dominant world is full AI communism, which is precisely what China proposes: rather than a market product, Al is a 'public good' which will ultimately be provided by the state as a kind of 'digital public infrastructure,’ Dean Ball, OpenAI's head of strategic futures, said in an X post Friday.”

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 19

Good news from the #WorldCup #Argentina did not win, despite much help from various referees (even tonight). Congrats to #Spain – and good riddance to this overblown, overhyped XXL tournament.

Spanish football players celebrating their World Cup win over Argentina.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 19

They’re probably doing this for Trump, who’s in the house and knows football better than anyone (in history!). He really appreciates the tactical details. #ESPARG

World Cup final 0:0 after almost 90 minutes.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 18

#FRAENG proves that #football is largely #psychology England: chance to finish 3rd, best place in decades France: chapter Deschamps closed, why bother? 🤷‍♂️

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 17

“One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all…” #FIFA #WorldCup26

Picture of Fifa’s new – golden – ring for the World Cup 2026 winners.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 17

Die Urgroßmutter schaut aus San Francisco stolz zu: eine Frauscher 757 St. Tropez, das erste Modell mit Hybrid-Antrieb, am Golden Gate. (2008)

Motoryacht vom Typ Frauscher 757 St. Tropez vor der Golden-Gate-Brücke. Foto: Karsten Lemm, kalemm.com

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 15

This Herr Tuchel… might he be available for a new position? I understand Red Bull is looking for a new Head of Global Soccer. #ENGARG

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 13

Germany’s small & medium enterprises (a.k.a. “Mittelstand”) hold back on investing. Just 52% plan to spend money on their own business over the next 6 months, new DZ Bank survey shows. Bad news for Merz. www.dzbank.de/content/dzba...

Chart showing willingness of Germany’s SMEs to invest in their business, according to a DZ Bank survey, July 2026.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 9

That’s the place: DWD’s weather station at Potsdam Telegrafenberg.

Image of DWD weather station in Potsdam, Germany.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 4

Happy 250 to all those still willing to welcome the world’s tired and weary! #IndependenceDay

Photo of the Statue of Liberty next to the New York City skyline.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 4

Really bad #webdesign #UI fail by the @nytimes.com (owner of @theathletic.com). Putting a sticky banner ontop of content with minimal contrast + space above and below? 😬

Screenshot of a New York Times article showing a sticky banner covering text, with minimal visual separation from content below.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 3

“We almost had a smartphone in the 90s. Why did it fail?” Really cool @planetmoney.bsky.social episode feat. Tony Fadell, widely considered to be the “father of the iPod”. Seen here holding his baby when he had just co-founded Nest. (My photo, my vintage iPod.) www.npr.org/2026/06/26/n...

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jul 2

#Germany can’t do digital, episode MMXXVI: #MagentaTV, a unit of Deutsche Telekom, shows a 404 error when you click on “my account”. 🫠 They spent untold millions 💰 on #WorldCup TV rights but deliver a miserable user experience: laggy TV app, buggy AI-generated recaps, and this…

Montage of two screenshots illustrating how Magenta TV’s website shows an error message when users click on an icon supposedly leading to their account settings.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jun 24

“Guys, should we go for padding or gap?” “Oh, forget it…” (Today in the @spiegel.de #webdev dept.)

Screenshot of spiegel.de website showing missing gap between text column and image.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jun 24

Hi, the article does not (yet?) show up in today’s selection. But I can read it when logged in, using the link from your post. Thank you!

Screenshot showing FT Edit articles on June 24, 2026

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jun 23

Um… #Brexit? “Six British PMs in 10 years. Why?” www.ft.com/content/cd15...

Financial Times headline asking, “Six British PMs in 10 years. Why?”

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jun 14

“Labor's share of the economic pie is at its lowest mark since 1947”, this @washingtonpost.com chart shows. Wanna hear again how great Wall Street is doing? Gift link to article: “Voters are unhappy about much more than high gas prices” wapo.st/4xxLxQ0 #economy #costofliving

Washington Post graphic showing a curve that illustrates how “labor's share of the economic pie is at its lowest mark since 1947”.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Jun 7

Perfect description of Germany’s economic performance: “Historically, formidable. Recently? Not so much.” @nytimes.com nails it. Wait, they’re talking about the German football (soccer) team at the #WorldCup? ⚽ Oh, well, true either way… www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...

Screenshot from NY Times article reading, “What is their World Cup pedigree?

Historically, formidable. Recently? Not so much.”

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Apr 24

MIT Technology Review cover from 2012: “What #Facebook Nows” -> Too much. #SurveillanceEconomy “Why you will wear Google Goggles” “Will Germany's clean-energy gamble sink Europe?” -> Nope (2x) “Creating human organs” -> Still waiting #journalism #TechHistory #predictions

MIT Technology Review cover showing Mark Zuckerberg with the headline “What Facebook Knows” overlaid on his face. Below, the subhead reads, “It has collected more personal data than any other organization in human history. What will it do with that information?”

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Apr 15

Can you top that, @theonion.com? ”Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology”

Screenshot of New York Times article showing JD Vance criticizing the Pope.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Apr 3

“Never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake” Current @economist.com cover. Lead story: “How China hopes to win from the war” #journalism 👏 economist.com/leaders/2026...

Economist magazine cover image showing Xi Jinping smiling in the background as Donald Trump, blurry in the foreground, is shouting at the world.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Mar 22

Anyone driving a monster truck, pickup, SUV or any other kind if gas guzzler deserves to suffer. They’ve been harming others, destroying infrastructure, heating up the planet for years – without any consequences. Now pay at the pump, at least. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Washington Post chart showing cars with biggest fuel consumption.

Karsten Lemm@lemmk· Mar 13

Dear @financialtimes.com, do you see the flaw in your #subscription offers? @ftedit.ft.com is €54 per *year*. The next option is €69 per *month* for “Premium Digital”. How about a “Digital Value” option for, say, €15 a month? I get FT Edit plus 10 other articles of my choice per day. Deal?