Ralf Becker

@ralfbecker
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Currently exploring this new interweb in a self-experiment.

Vices & Pleasures:
#chromjuwelen #motorkultur #restomods #engineswap #vinyl #vintagestereo

IRL:
#brandstrategy #creativestrategy #communicationstrategy #strategy #marketing #branding #digitalmedia #digitalcommunications #newmedia #cleantech #greentech #greentechnologies #futureofmobility

Websitehttps://ralfbecker.com/
Flipboardhttps://flipboard.com/@ralfbeckercom
Ralf Becker30m ago

»Peter Thiel is actively convincing billionaires to abandon The Giving Pledge — and it may be working« – Peter Thiel isn’t just skeptical of The Giving Pledge—he’s been actively working to dismantle it from within, telling signatories to walk away from …

#JustReading #Orientation #LinkTipp

https://fortune.com/2026/03/16/peter-thiel-giving-pledge-billionaire-philanthropy-backlash/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ralfbeckercom%2Fmagazine%2FDECODED

Peter Thiel is actively convincing billionaires to abandon the Giving Pledge—and it may be working

In an interview with the New York Times, the PayPal cofounder called it an “Epstein-adjacent boomer club”—and says he’s talked people into quitting.

Fortune
Ralf Becker4h ago
»China's biggest names in tech are piling into the OpenClaw gold rush« – The "lobster" craze in China has quickly turned into a corporate land grab. Within weeks of OpenClaw gaining traction among developers and hobbyists, China's internet giants began rolling out their own versions of the AI agent and integrations. Tencent https://www.businessinsider.com/china-big-tech-openclaw-lobster-gold-rush-tencent-alibaba-bytedance-2026-3?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ralfbeckercom%2Fmagazine%2FDECODED
China's biggest names in tech are piling into the OpenClaw gold rush

China's biggest tech names are scrambling for a piece of OpenClaw after the AI agent created a nationwide frenzy.

Business Insider
Ralf Becker5h ago

»‘I’m not selling you hours’: PMG’s push beyond agencies« – Advertising’s identity crisis has reached the corner office. Nobody who runs an agency wants to be called an agency anymore. On WPP’s full-year …

#JustReading #Orientation #LinkTipp

https://digiday.com/media-buying/im-not-selling-you-hours-pmgs-push-beyond-agencies/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ralfbeckercom%2Fmagazine%2FDECODED

‘I’m not selling you hours’: PMG’s push beyond agencies

PMG never called itself an agency. Here’s why that matters now.

Digiday
Ralf Becker8h ago

»An engineering thesis disguised as a coupe: A history of the Honda Prelude« – Technology like four-wheel steering and variable valve timing debuted in the Prelude. The Honda Prelude was never simply a car. It was an engineering …

#JustReading #Orientation #LinkTipp

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/03/an-engineering-thesis-disguised-as-a-coupe-a-history-of-the-honda-prelude/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ralfbeckercom%2Fmagazine%2FDECODED

An engineering thesis disguised as a coupe: A history of the Honda Prelude

Technology like four-wheel steering and variable valve timing debuted in the Prelude.

Ars Technica
Ralf Becker10h ago
»Rethinking AEO when software agents navigate the web on behalf of users« – For more than two decades, digital businesses have relied on a simple assumption: When someone interacts with a website, that activity reflects a human making a conscious choice. Clicks are treated as signals of interest. Time on page is assumed to https://venturebeat.com/technology/rethinking-aeo-when-software-agents-navigate-the-web-on-behalf-of-users?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ralfbeckercom%2Fmagazine%2FDECODED
Ralf Becker10h ago

»Office of Tangible Space transforms Brooklyn warehouse into Car Part Time« – Brooklyn studio Office of Tangible Space has converted a former warehouse in Brooklyn, USA, into a community hub that provides "a new kind of venue …

#JustReading #Orientation #LinkTipp

https://www.dezeen.com/2026/03/15/car-part-time-brooklyn-office-of-tangible-space-showroom-lounge/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ralfbeckercom%2Fmagazine%2FDECODED

Office of Tangible Space transforms Brooklyn warehouse into automotive social hub

Brooklyn studio Office of Tangible Space has converted a former warehouse in East Williamsburg into a community hub that provides "a new kind of venue for automotive culture".

Dezeen
Ralf Becker10h ago
Kuketz-Blog 🛡10h ago

In Browser-Debatten begegnen einem oft sehr unterschiedliche Perspektiven: Manche priorisieren vor allem maximale Sicherheit, andere konsequenten Datenschutz, wieder andere vor allem die moralische Bewertung des Anbieters. Auf dem Kuketz-Blog geht es bewusst um etwas anderes: Einen nachvollziehbaren Mittelweg aus Datenschutz, Sicherheit und Alltagstauglichkeit. Nicht das eine Extrem, sondern eine ehrliche Abwägung soll am Ende zu sinnvollen Empfehlungen führen. 👇

https://www.kuketz-blog.de/browser-warum-firefox-und-brave-fuer-uns-derzeit-sinnvolle-empfehlungen-sind/

#browser #firefox #brave

Browser: Warum Firefox und Brave für uns derzeit sinnvolle Empfehlungen sind

Firefox oder Brave? Wir erklären, welche Kriterien zählen, warum beide empfehlenswert sind und weshalb Browser wie Chrome und Edge für uns ausscheiden.

Ralf Becker15h ago
»Honda is killing its EVs — and any chance of competing in the future« – I get it; it’s not an easy time for a legacy automaker to be selling electric vehicles, what with incentives being gutted and Chinese automakers knocking at the door. But Honda is taking it to another level. This week, Honda killed its paltry — and frankly https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/14/honda-is-killing-its-evs-and-any-chance-of-competing-in-the-future/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ralfbeckercom%2Fmagazine%2FDECODED
Honda is killing its EVs — and any chance of competing in the future | TechCrunch

Honda's decision to kill its three EVs for the U.S. market will reverberate far beyond North America.

TechCrunch
Ralf Becker23h ago

»US-Regierung kassiert 10 Milliarden Dollar beim Tiktok-Deal« – Die Trump-Regierung hat sich beim erzwungenen Verkauf von Tiktok eine Vermittlungsgebühr von 10 Milliarden US-Dollar gesichert, berichtet Golem. …

#JustReading #Orientation #LinkTipp

https://www.trendingtopics.eu/us-regierung-kassiert-10-milliarden-dollar-beim-tiktok-deal/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ralfbeckercom%2Fmagazine%2FDECODED

US-Regierung kassiert 10 Milliarden Dollar beim Tiktok-Deal

Die Trump-Regierung hat sich beim erzwungenen Verkauf von Tiktok eine Vermittlungsgebühr von 10 Milliarden US-Dollar gesichert, berichtet Golem.

Trending Topics
Ralf Becker1d ago
»Layoff announcements are reading more like AI-era manifestos« – Big Tech leaders once pointed to the economy when cutting jobs. Now they point to AI. Recent layoff memos — including those from Block and Atlassian — read less like apologetic explanations of economic headwinds or cost-cutting initiatives, and more like strategic https://www.businessinsider.com/layoff-announcement-memos-are-ai-era-strategy-manifestos-2026-3?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ralfbeckercom%2Fmagazine%2FDECODED
Layoff announcements are reading more like AI-era manifestos

Tech CEOs once blamed the economy for layoffs. Now leaders at firms including Block and Atlassian say AI is reshaping work — and shrinking teams.

Business Insider