New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is considering scaling back the pass-through entity tax (PTET) credit to help close a growing budget gap, and business leaders warn the move could push companies and high earners out of the city. The short answer: reducing the PTET credit increases the effective tax burden on thousands of S…
By Mirko Petricevic Co-ordinator, Ink-stained Wretches Like the great cities of the world, Pride Month wasn’t built in a day. Growing up in 1970s Canada, we didn’t fly rainbow flags to show solidarity with LGBTQ+ communities. That was a time before decades of advocacy created a widespread – admittedly, not universal – culture of appreciation…
Two months into the US-Iran war, the fighting has hardened into a standoff, with no end in sight. Both countries claim to have the upper hand, but there is only one clear winner so far — and it isn’t either of them. “China’s watching this war very closely,” James Palmer, deputy editor of Foreign Policy…
The White House’s long-anticipated cannabis regulatory shake-up may ease rules on paper, but for banks, processors, and payment networks, little changes in practice. While the rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III has sparked hope for industry reform, the reclassification doesn’t change the ongoing banking hurdles for smaller cannabis businesses in the U.S….
Let’s welcome May with a new collection of desktop wallpapers! Following our monthly tradition, the wallpapers were created by the community for the community and can be downloaded for free. Enjoy! May has a way of sneaking in with longer days, softer light, and that first real hint of summer in the air. It’s the…
Assessments in modern LMS platforms go beyond multiple-choice questions. Product teams are building quiz builders, rubric creators, peer review workflows, and inline feedback tools that all depend on one shared component: the rich text editor. The editor’s capabilities directly determine what kinds of assessments your platform can offer. This article covers four patterns where EdTech…
WAN-IFRA’s global advocacy is a backstop for declining press freedom everywhere. It is vital to speak out against the most egregious crimes, particularly when those with the political and economic power to reverse the trend remain silent or inactive. A case in point: our Lebanese colleague Amal Khalil, a member of the 2016 Women In…
US gas prices have jumped to $4.229 a gallon, turning the Iran war into a direct weekly cost for millions of drivers. The national average is now at its highest level since July 2022, with the shock landing at the pump before households see it in wider inflation data. A 15-gallon fill-up now costs about…
At Sanoma Media Finland, efforts to introduce AI into editorial workflows ran into a more basic constraint: how journalists handled phone interviews. At our recent Frankfurt AI Forum, Pauliina Toivanen, Development Manager, opened with an object that captured the starting point — a USB cable. In some parts of the newsroom, it remained the primary…
This year’s Digital Media Awards South Asia highlight excellence in digital innovation, creativity, and audience engagement, showcasing the industry’s push to advance storytelling and tech-driven news experiences. The Hindu bagged the gold award for Best AI-driven News Product, Format or Strategy, Collective Newsroom for Best Data Visualisation, while Spot On won top honours for Best…