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Bernhard Warner is a former senior writer at Fortune. He wrote the weekly Breakthrough column, a probing look at the latest innovations addressing the world’s biggest challenges. He also served as co-chair of Fortune’s Global Forum. For several years, he served as a Reuters correspondent covering the Internet, technology, and media industries, and he has written for the Guardian’s Long Read, The Atlantic, Slate’s The Big Money, Bloomberg Businessweek, Wired, and Inc. He also co-produced two short, award-winning documentary films—one of which, Maisha, about child miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was screened at the United Nations. Earlier in his career, he chronicled the rise and fall of the first dotcom boom for Adweek and the Industry Standard. He is based in Rome.
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MagazineRecession 2022: Why we may get a soft landing instead of an economic crash
By Bernhard WarnerAugust 2, 2022
Employees are living—and working—longer. CEOs are introducing initiatives like phased retirements to harness the ‘longevity economy’
Personal FinanceEmployees are living—and working—longer. CEOs are introducing initiatives like phased retirements to harness the ‘longevity economy’
By Bernhard WarnerJuly 26, 2022
An homeless old lady begs for money in t
EuropeA Scandinavian country is close to eliminating homelessness with a simple solution. Communities around the world are racing to copy it
By Bernhard WarnerJuly 12, 2022
Besma Bouchrit, a research scientist for Brilliant Planet, stand in the middle of an algae farm.
EnvironmentA U.K. startup is building the world’s largest algae farm that each year will capture CO2 equal to the emissions of 8,000 cars
By Bernhard WarnerJuly 5, 2022
‘A horror story’. These 3 charts show just how historically bad markets performed in the first half of 2022
Europe‘A horror story’. These 3 charts show just how historically bad markets performed in the first half of 2022
By Bernhard WarnerJuly 1, 2022
A Ukrainian journalism professor has fought Putin’s disinformation machine for 8 years—with surprising success. Here’s why he’s convinced fake news can be defeated
FeaturesA Ukrainian journalism professor has fought Putin’s disinformation machine for 8 years—with surprising success. Here’s why he’s convinced fake news can be defeated
By Bernhard WarnerJune 28, 2022
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EnvironmentThe race is on to build the world’s biggest plant that sucks carbon straight from the sky—with tiny Iceland emerging as an unlikely superpower
By Bernhard WarnerJune 28, 2022
Profit warnings, recession fears, and layoffs—despite the carnage, Wall Street analysts still advise investors to buy, buy, buy stocks
EuropeProfit warnings, recession fears, and layoffs—despite the carnage, Wall Street analysts still advise investors to buy, buy, buy stocks
By Bernhard WarnerJune 23, 2022
Women’s rate of internet use was growing—until COVID hit. Now, a top telecom has ideas for how to close the remaining gender gap
EuropeWomen’s rate of internet use was growing—until COVID hit. Now, a top telecom has ideas for how to close the remaining gender gap
By Bernhard WarnerJune 21, 2022
Zero help on net zero—Washington and CEOs still miles apart on climate goals
NewslettersZero help on net zero—Washington and CEOs still miles apart on climate goals
By Bernhard Warner and Alan MurrayJune 21, 2022
‘The risk is they break the economy’: Markets sink as investors fret that the Fed will start a recession
Europe‘The risk is they break the economy’: Markets sink as investors fret that the Fed will start a recession
By Bernhard WarnerJune 16, 2022
Africa is now the global leader in hydrogen energy, with even tiny Mauritania outproducing the U.S. Here’s why investors are so bullish
EnvironmentAfrica is now the global leader in hydrogen energy, with even tiny Mauritania outproducing the U.S. Here’s why investors are so bullish
By Bernhard WarnerJune 14, 2022
Stocks and crypto bounce back after Monday’s brutal $1.3 trillion selloff
EuropeStocks and crypto bounce back after Monday’s brutal $1.3 trillion selloff
By Bernhard WarnerJune 14, 2022
Crypto, stocks, and bonds are all tumbling on fears inflation will squeeze global growth
EuropeCrypto, stocks, and bonds are all tumbling on fears inflation will squeeze global growth
By Bernhard WarnerJune 13, 2022
Markets wobble ahead of today’s pivotal inflation report. A doozy would force the Fed to raise interest rates even higher, investors fear
EuropeMarkets wobble ahead of today’s pivotal inflation report. A doozy would force the Fed to raise interest rates even higher, investors fear
By Bernhard WarnerJune 10, 2022
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