Handpicked Berlin

A weekly briefing empowering thousands of professionals with expertly curated news. Stay on top of Berlin job trends, city life, career growth and opportunities. By Igor Ranc.

Newsletter issues

Feb 16, 2026

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17 min read

will AI replace all of us?

Issue #186 (16 Feb) - Maglev train; anti BER lobby; German novels; making a living as an artist; is infinite scroll doomed in the EU?

Igor Ranc

Feb 9, 2026

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16 min read

should part-time work be reformed?

Issue #185 (9 Feb) - Berlinale is back; winter chaos; Berlin Werbefrei; Telekom speeds; signs of low intelligence.

Igor Ranc

Feb 2, 2026

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16 min read

would you work in defence tech?

Issue #184 (Feb 2) - new email layout; Money Talk is back; secret to being happy and why layoffs don't work!

Igor Ranc

Jan 26, 2026

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14 min read

did you see the northern lights?

Igor Ranc

Jan 19, 2026

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19 min read

who wants free potatoes?

Guten Morgen,

Igor Ranc

Jan 12, 2026

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17 min read

how did 2026 start for you?

Happy New Year, but only if it’s still appropriate to write it on the 12th,

Igor Ranc