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Side view of a futuristic humanoid robot with luminous circuits — © Getty Images/Unsplash

A look at worldwide mega trends

Trendone's Trend Universe 2026 consists of 18 mega trends, 150 macro trends and over 60,000 micro trends - Hamburg News presents select trends and best practices

Large white balloon in a field surrounded by trees, houses and outbuildings — © humanilog

Rising demand for Humanilog's balloon system

Successful test of hydrogen-powered rescue system - independent operations in 2026

Scientist working on complex vacuum with cables and metal parts — © Desy 2017

DESY welcomes 100 global students this summer

Insight into cutting-edge research at DESY's branches as well as career guidance for next generation

Musician playing guitar and singing with the drummer and keyboarder in front of a blue stage set — © Dominik Friess

Raising Hamburg's global image as a music hotspot

Hamburg News spoke to Alexander Schulz, founder of the Reeperbahn Festival, about Hamburg's global image, securing talented professionals and coping with AI-generated music

Entrance with glass canopy and "Gebr. Heinemann" in gold lettering — © Yvonne Scheller

Heinemann conducts feasibility study on energy sharing

Duty-free retailer Gebr. Heinemann tells Hamburg News about achieving climate-friendliness

Junger Mann mit Kopfhörern und Blumenhemd entspannt sich auf einem Dach bei Sonnenuntergang. — © Mediaserver Hamburg/Christian Brandes

Tap into Canadian market with Hamburg Music

Companies and solo self-employed can apply for delegation trip

A Wizz Air aircraft in front of an airport terminal — © Oliver Sorg

New direct flight to Bosnia from Hamburg Airport

Wizz Air to operate direct flight to Tuzla from mid-December - airline now offering direct flights to eleven destinations

Aerial view of a shipping port with containers and large cranes — © Mediaserver Hamburg/Doublevision

Drivemybox expanding to Greece

Hamburg-based digital platform for container trucking solidifies position to access Mediterranean region

View of container ship with Hamburg’s flag — © Mediaserver Hamburg/Andreas Vallbracht

New retail opportunities despite difficult partners?

Can bilateral relations with U.S. and China continue as smoothly as before? Hamburg News spoke to Michael Berlemann, Director of HWWI

Bust of a humanoid robot on a red pedestal — © Yvonne Scheller

Does AI make us more humane?

Robots simulating love, acting as research assistants and automatic hackers in AI era - Professor Frank Steinicke, technology realist, proposes means of coping

Small blue and red rowboat resting on a sandy lakeshore under bright sunlight. — © Mediaserver Hamburg/photocompany

Starting a business in rural region

Urban start-up ecosystem veritable breeding ground for startups - example from Sandesneben, Hamburg Metropolitan Region

Offizielles Plakat "Hamburger Außenhandelstag" unter der Statur des Gottes Merkur in der Handelskammer — © Yvonne Scheller

Hamburg eyeing opportunities in other global regions

New opportunities for German economy amid potential threat of US tariff policy