Felix Richter, Statista Journalist Profile

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War is a growing concern across Europe – Statista

1 week ago | intellinews.com | Felix Richter

VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, is celebrated on May 8 each year to mark the formal end of World War II in Europe, reports Statista. On this day in 1945, Allied forces accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, bringing nearly six years of brutal conflict in Europe to a close. The day is commemorated to honor the courage and sacrifice of those who fought and died during the war, and to celebrate the return of peace to the continent.
Infographic: Are AI Tools Part of People's Day-to-Day Life?

3 weeks ago | statista.com | Felix Richter

Since the public release of ChatGPT in late 2022, generative AI tools have rapidly gained popularity as they are the most obvious, consumer-facing application and demonstration of AI's capabilities. And yet, the actual use of AI-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT is still surprisingly low, considering the buzz around them.
Monocytes rule energy metabolism with an iron fist - Nature Reviews Immunology

3 weeks ago | nature.com | Felix Richter

Iron metabolism is crucial for cellular and organismal homeostasis. Cells require iron for many cellular processes including energy production, gene regulation and replication. Thus, iron availability is tightly regulated by the balance between iron uptake, release and storage. Ferritin is essential for storing iron safely within cells, such that global deletion of the ferritin heavy chain (Fth) in mice is embryonically lethal.
Infographic: Can Trump Turn Back the Clock on U.S. Manufacturing?

1 month ago | statista.com | Felix Richter

One of the stated goals of the Trump administration’s tariff offensive is to bring back manufacturing jobs to the United States. But is that possible or even desirable in this day and age, when the vast majority of American workers have long moved on from manual labor towards knowledge-based jobs in the service sector?
Infographic: Physical Music Is Endangered

1 month ago | statista.com | Felix Richter

Nothing beats the convenience of having decades worth of music at your disposal at any time, any place, all at a monthly fee equivalent to the price of a single album. Considering this, the unstoppable rise of Spotify and other streaming services doesn’t come as surprise. What is a bit surprising is the pace at which people abandoned physical music.
Infographic: Trump Tariffs Cause Global Market Meltdown

1 month ago | statista.com | Felix Richter

After a bad Thursday and a worse Friday for global markets, investors continued to hit the panic button on Monday, triggering steep selloffs in Asia and Europe, before the U.S. market also opened deep in the red. The S&P 500 opened 2.4 percent below Friday's close but briefly turned positive within the first hour of trading, as investors were grasping at straws to alleviate the pain.
America Last?

1 month ago | iyamagazine.com | Felix Richter

The U.S. stock market had its worst day since 2020 on Thursday, as investors were trying to digest President Trump’s sweeping tariff announcements from the day before. The surprisingly high additional tariffs – a 10 percent baseline tariff on all imports plus significantly higher rates for countries considered “bad actors” in trade – sent shockwaves around the world, as they threaten to upend the status quo of the global economy in one fell swoop.
Infographic: Smartphone: Essential, Tablet: Optional

1 month ago | statista.com | Felix Richter

Ever since the first iPad was released in 2010, people have been trying to figure out what tablets are best at. Are they entertainment devices, perfect for watching video content or playing games when traveling or curled up on the sofa? Or are they productivity tools, ideal to be creative, scribble notes or get some work done on the train? Or are they a little bit of everything? A jack of all trades, master of none?
Gender pay gap widens after years of progress

1 month ago | iyamagazine.com | Felix Richter

March 25, 2025 marks Equal Pay Day in the United States. Originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity in 1996 to raise awareness of the gap between men’s and women’s wages, Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into the following year women must work to match what men earned the previous year.
Americans broadly oppose taking Greenland by force

1 month ago | iyamagazine.com | Felix Richter

Greenlandic leaders were enraged by a planned trip of a U.S. delegation to Greenland this week. The delegation led by second lady Usha Vance will include White House national security advisor Mike Waltz and energy secretary Chris Wright and is scheduled to tour a U.S. military base, attend a dogsled race and visit cultural sites.