By Chris Sutcliffe Attention is at a premium, especially around massive global events like the World Cup. There is enormous potential for audience and revenue growth for those media businesses that connect with audiences around those events, as other presentations on the World Cup at Digital Media Europe in London also demonstrated. However, even with…
A closer look at accordion icons, why split menus are harmful, and why it’s better not to have icons and text labels link to different actions. Plus, why the caret is the safest icon choice. You’ll find more useful guides and online workshops here on Smashing Magazine, so make sure to browse and explore. So…
As Latin America turns to the dollar, development capital tests its reach. This article appears in the October issue of Global Finance Magazine. Whether dollarization works has been debated for decades, and in late summer it landed in Venezuela. Steve Hanke, known as the “Money Doctor” for advising governments on dollarization in Eastern Europe, Asia,…
Michael Carrick delivered an impassioned speech regarding Manchester United, stating the club had “lost our way” a little bit. In November 2021, the former midfielder addressed the state of the club following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The specific phrasing regarding United “losing our way” and the determination to lead the club “back to…
It warms my old heart to hear Jason Santa Maria wax poetic about modern CSS: CSS has exploded! Flexbox, grid, many kinds of viewport units, variables, and on and on. So many things we used to patch in to extend CSS or turn to Javascript for are now just part of the spec. The ease…
By John Rahim The Guardian’s case for raising money has been the same for a decade: a free, independent press and the journalism that holds power to account. It has worked: 1.4 million supporters, and a loss-making print title turned into a publisher whose digital reader revenue is now about 45% of turnover. But that…
General Motors’ reported termination of a rare-earth magnet supply agreement has triggered arbitration proceedings and created uncertainty around Energy Fuels’ proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of German materials specialist Vacuumschmelze (VAC), highlighting the financial risks associated with major industrial supply contracts. The dispute concerns a long-term agreement under which VAC’s US subsidiary, e-VAC Magnetics, was expected…
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. Israel felt inescapable in the midterm primaries, especially for Democrats, where centrists and progressives clashed — memorably! — over military aid, Gaza, and (of course) AIPAC. But with the Election Day…
As Uber slashes corporate headcount, the cuts hint at how companies could finance an automated future. When a highly profitable, fast-growing company decides to cut a tenth of its workforce, you must look beyond its formal statements. Uber Technologies’ recent move to run through three rounds of layoffs—cutting 10% of its global corporate team, or…
Celtic midfielder Mika Baur offered a blunt assessment following his side’s 2-1 defeat to Celta Vigo on October 22, 2026, admitting the Scottish champions “deserved” to lose after a second-half collapse at Celtic Park. The result leaves Celtic with three consecutive losses in the Europa League league phase, sitting second from bottom in the 36-team…