Trade media
IT, AI tools, data protection
Source radar
44 sources that regularly publish material on workflows, tools and AI in companies. Every Monday we scan them, label what we find and suggest topics.
How the weekly scan works
- 01StartMonday: scan the sources
- 02SystemFlag items with a workflow and a number
- 03CheckIndependently evidenced?no: label as vendor claim
- 04AIBundle topic suggestions with sources
- 05PersonEditors decide and follow up
- 06ResultNew article or update under Workflows
The ten most important sources for weekly monitoring
- heise online / c't
- t3n
- Handelsblatt
- OMR and OMR Reviews
- Bitkom, Destatis, Eurostat
- Zapier Customer Stories, n8n case studies and templates
- Anthropic Economic Index, Microsoft WorkLab
- Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review
- One Useful Thing, NBER
- EU AI Office, German Data Protection Conference
German-language media 7
| Source | Type and focus | Frequency | Language | Feed | Relevance | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| heise online / c'tTOP 10 | several times a day | DE |
heise.de/rss/heise-atom.xml Check the feed before use |
5 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 | |
| t3nTOP 10 | Digital media Tools, workflows, AI at work | daily | DE |
t3n.de/rss.xml Check the feed before use |
5 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
| Golem.de | Trade media IT, software | daily | DE |
rss.golem.de Check the feed before use |
4 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| HandelsblattTOP 10 | Business daily AI in corporates and SMEs | daily | DE |
– |
5 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| WirtschaftsWoche | Business magazine Management, SMEs | daily | DE |
– |
4 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| Gründerszene / Business Insider | Startup media Tool stacks, startups | daily | DE |
– |
4 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
| OMR und OMR ReviewsTOP 10 | Digital and marketing media Marketing ops, tool comparisons | daily | DE |
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5 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
International media 5
| Source | Type and focus | Frequency | Language | Feed | Relevance | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Verge | Tech media Product launches | daily | EN |
theverge.com/rss/index.xml Check the feed before use |
4 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
| TechCrunch | Tech and startup media Agent tools, funding | daily | EN |
techcrunch.com/feed/ Check the feed before use |
4 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
| Financial Times | Business daily AI ROI, corporate cases | daily | EN |
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4 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| The Economist | Business magazine AI and productivity | weekly | EN |
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4 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| The Wall Street Journal | Business daily AI in companies | daily | EN |
– |
4 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
Management and research 7
| Source | Type and focus | Frequency | Language | Feed | Relevance | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Business ReviewTOP 10 | Management magazine AI adoption | daily | EN |
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5 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| MIT Sloan Management ReviewTOP 10 | Management magazine AI strategy | weekly | EN |
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4 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| McKinsey: State of AI | Consulting research Adoption, agents, ROI | annual and ongoing | EN |
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5 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
| BCG Henderson Institute | Consulting research AI at work | annual and ongoing | EN |
– |
4 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
| Stanford HAI: AI Index | Annual report Adoption, economy, policy | annual | EN |
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5 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| NBER Working PapersTOP 10 | Research Productivity evidence | weekly | EN |
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4 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| METR | Research AI capabilities, developer productivity | irregular | EN |
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3 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
Associations, statistics, regulators 7
| Source | Type and focus | Frequency | Language | Feed | Relevance | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BitkomTOP 10 | Industry association AI use in Germany | weekly | DE |
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5 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
| DestatisTOP 10 | Official statistics ICT in enterprises | annual | DE |
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5 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| EurostatTOP 10 | Official statistics AI use in the EU | annual | EN |
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5 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| IW Köln, ifo, ZEW, Fraunhofer | Research institutes SMEs, work organisation | monthly | DE |
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4 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| Mittelstand-Digital | Funded centres SME case studies | ongoing | DE |
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4 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
| DatenschutzkonferenzTOP 10 | Regulators AI and data protection | irregular | DE |
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5 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
| EU AI Office / EUR-LexTOP 10 | Legislator AI Act, Omnibus | ongoing | EN |
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5 out of 5 | 5 out of 5 |
Company blogs and reports 8
| Source | Type and focus | Frequency | Language | Feed | Relevance | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft WorkLab / Work Trend IndexTOP 10 | Vendor report AI at work, agents | annual and ongoing | EN |
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5 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
| Anthropic Economic IndexTOP 10 | Vendor report Real usage data | several times a year | EN |
– |
5 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
| OpenAI Business und Academy | Vendor blog Use cases, prompting | weekly | EN |
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4 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
| Google Workspace Blog | Vendor blog Gemini, prompt guides | weekly | EN |
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4 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
| Zapier Blog und Customer StoriesTOP 10 | Vendor blog Case studies with hours saved | several times a week | EN |
zapier.com/blog/feeds/latest/ Check the feed before use |
5 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
| n8n Blog und Case StudiesTOP 10 | Vendor blog AI workflows, self-hosting | weekly | EN |
blog.n8n.io/rss/ Check the feed before use |
5 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
| Make Blog | Vendor blog Automation scenarios | weekly | EN |
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4 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
| Atlassian, Asana, HubSpot, Salesforce, Notion, Personio | Vendor blogs Team, sales and HR processes | weekly | EN/DE |
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4 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
Template and prompt libraries 7
| Source | Type and focus | Frequency | Language | Feed | Relevance | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n8n Workflow-GalerieTOP 10 | Templates Community workflows | daily | EN |
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5 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
| Zapier Templates | Templates Ready-made automations | ongoing | EN |
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4 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
| Make Templates | Templates Scenario templates | ongoing | EN |
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4 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
| Microsoft Copilot Prompt Gallery | Prompt library Prompts for Microsoft 365 | ongoing | EN |
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4 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
| Anthropic Docs und Prompt Library | Prompt library Prompting techniques | ongoing | EN |
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4 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
| Gemini for Workspace Prompt Guide | Prompt guide Prompts for Google Workspace | irregular | EN |
– |
3 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
| OpenAI Academy | Learning platform Prompting, use cases | ongoing | EN |
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3 out of 5 | 3 out of 5 |
Podcasts and newsletters 3
| Source | Type and focus | Frequency | Language | Feed | Relevance | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMR Podcast | Podcast Digital economy, marketing | weekly | DE |
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4 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
| Hard Fork (New York Times) | Podcast Tech and AI | weekly | EN |
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3 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |
| One Useful Thing (Ethan Mollick)TOP 10 | Newsletter AI at work | weekly | EN |
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5 out of 5 | 4 out of 5 |