Where the Independent Magazine «Republik» Depends on Big Tech
Republik sources 80 per cent of their software services from US companies. Why that is, and where it wants to change it.
Try, fail, kill and learn: product post-mortems and the art of the meaningful mistake
Most news products fail. And most do so very unspectacularly. They die quietly in the background, and we move on too quickly. However, a “failed” launch isn’t a dead end; it’s data.
Really fair? Yes and no.
Cheap labour and rare earths: the Fairphone promises to be more socially and ecologically responsible than the models made by Apple or Samsung. A reality check.
Kill the Messenger
Many people are deleting WhatsApp and moving to Telegram, Threema, and the like, where their data is better protected. Wonderful! But really, it's time to turn the entire world of messaging upside down.