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The Berlin immigration office has released its yearly report. In 2025, they have processed more applications than ever, especially citizenship applications. Slightly fewer asylum seekers, more deportations. 39% of their employees have a migration background.
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It's missing a few numbers, namely the percentage of approved applications, and the number of lawsuits for inaction (Untätigkeitsklagen).
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I still collect 3-7 residence permit data points EVERY DAY. Even the immigration office is now referring to this data. What should we measure next?
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I am finishing up All About Berlin's June 2026 newsletter. It will be out on June 1. Subscribe here to get it in your inbox: allaboutberlin.com/newslette… Instead of AI slop, it features impressionist paintings of Berlin. This is "Der Wannsee" by Philipp Franck (1914).
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AI is killing All About Berlin. When you Google something, you used to get a link to my website, but now you get an AI-generated answer trained on my work. This has a devastating impact on traffic.
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Last week, I wrote about how AI is killing the website I live from. I turned it into a blog post that's easier to read and share. nicolasbouliane.com/blog/dea…

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This thread has reached context collapse size, so I'll mute it and move on with my day. My email is on the website this post is about. Feel free to reach out. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contex…
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Oh no, the AI bros have showed up
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Yesterday, Google announced two things: AI-generated answers will completely replace search results, and AI-generated answers will soon contain ads. blog.google/products/ads-com…
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This is the future of the web. I don't know where All About Berlin fits in that future.
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This is why I have bike insurance. They tried to steal my bike in broad daylight on a busy intersection. The Späti guy shooed them off just in time.
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New menu. What do you think?
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The Berlin chamber of commerce (IHK) has started a massive, cryptic advertising campaign: "WTF is IHK?" I've been paying the mandatory membership fee for 8 years and I ask myself the same question.
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I will share a few Berlin lists that I saved. Share yours too! 🪡🧵
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Human curation feels like such a luxury in the age of AI
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Oh, those will also be in my June newsletter. All the cool kids are already subscribed. >>> allaboutberlin.com/newslette…
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