This post is the second in a three-part series based on a 2023 qualitative study conducted by The Fund for Armenian Relief's (FAR's) Child Protection Center (CPC) to explore the psychological and social dynamics of forced displacement, using Armenia's integration of more than 115,000 displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) as a contemporary case study. In, we examined how displacement disrupts identity and belonging and efforts to understand the psychological impacts on both displaced individuals and host societies.
By allowing non-technical professionals to build applications, workflows, and integrations without writing a single line of code, no-code is revolutionizing the way L&D teams operate. Instead of being passive consumers of tools, L&D leaders can now actively design adaptive, personalized, and scalable learning ecosystems. This shift is particularly evident in industries like healthcare, banking, and manufacturing, where compliance, skill agility, and innovation are critical.
Just think about it: you've got a shared interest, so there's no risk of small talk. You know you're going to see them again, but in a neutral environment. There will be other people there, so you can easily find someone else to talk to if the conversation runs cold, and if it all goes belly up you've got an easy way out you can just stop going to meet-ups and never have to see them again.
Ten years after former Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted that "wir schaffen das" (we can do it), Germany is still grappling with the consequences of its migration policy. Meanwhile, an arrest warrant has been ordered for German far-right activist Marla-Svenja Liebich after she failed to start her 18-month prison sentence for incitement and defamation. Below is a roundup of what Germany is talking about on Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31.
Using hotels for housing vulnerable migrants is the equivalent of what prison reform campaigners have long called warehousing make sure a problematic group is simply corralled somewhere more or less secure, and hope their issues will somehow sort themselves out. The chaos and under-resourcing of the legal processes involved and the shocking levels of delay mean that the conditions are created for maximal insecurity and rootlessness at worst, resentment and criminality.
Despite our earnest efforts to battle through German grammar, to enjoy woody white asparagus and to watchTatort (still hoping and waiting for a good episode), the feeling of belonging here in our adopted homeland remained elusive. We've been here for more than three decades combined, and as journalists our job is to get to know the country in many cases better than natives.
Germany is on course to abolish a fast-track path to German citizenship that requires C1 level language skills and exceptional integration. We spoke to a foreign resident in Berlin who raced to improve her German to apply before it's too late. When Rachel, a software engineer and musician from the United States, arrived in Berlin in May 2022, she had no idea she'd have the opportunity to become German just over three years later.
Leena's agentic AI colleagues can handle domain-specific and cross-domain requests, serving as go-betweens for employees and enterprise systems. The human is always in the loop; the agent must request approval before taking action.
Mario Draghi concluded that an 800bn-a-year public spending boost would be needed to end years of stagnation in Europe. If Europe did not catch up with its rivals, it would face a slow and agonising decline.
IKEA's upcoming smart home product lineup includes 20 new devices, featuring Matter-over-Thread-compatible sensors, smart lights, remotes, and speakers, enhancing home integration.
"This will be our chance to integrate with the ARIVE network. It's another path for them to come to us," said Dan Sogorka, pointing to the significance of this connection in expanding Rocket's accessibility to brokers and their clients.
"AI Mode update: Last night I noticed the shortcut to AI Mode in the Google app was missing! But then I realized Google moved it to the main search bar! Wow, that will drive more AI Mode usage."