A justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria has ruled that prison security requirements outweigh an inmate’s right to consume Vegemite, dismissing a legal challenge that argued the ban on the yeast extract breached human rights. On Monday, October 26, 2026, Justice Claire Harris delivered a 47-page judgment concluding that while the ban does limit…
In the fintech failures described by regulators recently, the issue is not about the app screens. It is about handling money in the product – the mismatched balances, erroneous payments, and ineffective checks on customers. These are easier and less expensive to solve before the product launch than when actual customers are using the product….
By John Rahim Bloomberg Media’s advertising revenue grew 11 percent in Europe last year, against 5 percent for the group. David Bradford, expects a similar figure for 2026, which would leave the business nearly a quarter larger than when he was promoted to the role at the start of 2025, 13 years into his time…
The 2024 remake of The Crow, starring Bill Skarsgård, made its debut on the Peacock streaming platform on October 19, 2026. The film, which struggled to find an audience during its initial theatrical run, has seen a resurgence in interest, indicating a significant shift in viewer engagement compared to its box office performance. Directed by…
As remote talent surges globally, legacy banking is giving way to instant, borderless payouts. This article appears in the November issue of Global Finance Magazine. The World Bank estimates that there are between 154 million and 435 million gig workers worldwide, a workforce that is helping reshape the estimated $191 trillion cross-border payments market. Financial…
Philippine authorities confirmed on October 23, 2026, that a formal criminal investigation is underway into Thomas Markle Sr. regarding the alleged possession of child pornography. The probe, which centers on materials reportedly found in his former residence in Cebu, has been met with a statement of deep distress from his daughter, Meghan Markle, the Duchess…
American Express has raised its full-year earnings forecast while announcing plans to cut approximately 5% of its global workforce, combining record quarterly revenue with a restructuring programme designed to simplify operations and improve efficiency. The US payments group reported third-quarter revenue of $20.1 billion, an increase of 9% from the previous year, supported by higher…
Masahiro Sakurai, the veteran director behind the Super Smash Bros. and Kirby franchises, suggests that the gaming industry is entering an era where volume no longer equates to value. In a recent interview with Japanese publication Denfaminicogamer, Sakurai predicted that generative AI will trigger a massive surge in game releases, though he cautioned that the…
David Darnes made a <code-pen> web component, which is a basic HTML/CSS/JS panel layout that renders them into an iframe (using the very cool <syntax-highlight> web component as well). Then it ate itself when Ariel Salminen put a <code-pen> in a <code-pen>. Then the universe collapsed upon itself when Rob Rhoades made a code pen…
WAN-IFRA, in collaboration with Base Media Cloud, today published the new report, “Measuring Multimedia Readiness in Newsrooms”. The report set out to gauge the realities of creating, managing and distributing multimedia content. WAN-IFRA members can download the full report from our Knowledge Hub here. Non-members can download the report here. Much of the report draws…