Hubert Burda Media has announced an investment in Quit Genius, a UK and US-based startup that uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help quit smoking and vaping tobacco products.

Tel Aviv – a place where ideas are born and start-ups built –  is also home to DLD. Due to Corona restrictions and the renewed lockdown in Israel, DLD Tel Aviv will host its first digital-only conference this week.

What can we do when we get into situations that we cannot control? Can we invest money more sustainably? The last two DLD Sync Sessions circled around questions like these with great insights from leading experts.

While summer is officially over, DLD (Digital, Life, Design) is celebrating the comeback of its online format DLD Sync with new sessions starting from Monday, September 28.

Extraordinary times require new (event) formats: The international conference network DLD launched a new interactive online event series called DLD Sync featuring one selected DLD speaker in each episode.

We spoke with Jeremy Tillman, President of Ghostery, about how the cooperation with Cliqz has changed and what impact the Corona crisis has had on privacy on the Internet.

The digital success series of Europe's major innovation conference DLD continues: After eleven exciting DLD Sync sessions, Marietje Schaake and Douglas Rushkoff discussed the status quo of our democracy last week.

At DLD Sync, Richard Edelman and his daughter Margot Edelman from the world's largest owner-managed communications agency Edelman gave insights into their renowned international study – the Edelman Trust Barometer. 

Moderated by author Jamie Metzl, scientists Ellen Jorgensen and George Church discussedt he possibilities of biotechnology and gene editing in medicine and health regarding the corona virus at DLD Sync last week.

New Work Experience (NWX) is the largest event run by NEW WORK SE in the German-speaking region and focuses on new forms of working. This year’s NWX cannot take place as planned, so NWX is going digital!

After the successful DLD Sync kick-off last week with Oxford economist Carl Benedikt Frey, marketing guru Scott Galloway inspired the DLD community yesterday: nearly 2,000 participants from 40 different countries.

The Munich-based start-up Cliqz, a German provider of browser, privacy, and search technologies, will focus on two business areas from May 1st, 2020 onwards, closing the browser and search technologies areas.

While the Corona pandemic is forcing people to stay at home, there are many ways to feel connected, manage stress and get creative indoors. The e-learning plattform Skillshare connects people through creativity.

As DLD sits at the intersection of science, business, culture and politics, many aspects of the corona crisis are related to topics, experts and institutions in the DLD community which can inspire us to new solutions.

The American e-learning platform Skillshare is part of the BurdaPrincipal Investments portfolio. In an interview, CEO Matt Cooper explains what makes the company and its cooperation with Burda so special.