Syria’s new central bank governor faces a daunting task: economic reconstruction. Safwat Raslan, a former refugee who fled to Germany during his country’s 14-year civil war, is the new governor of the Central Bank of Syria. His first order of the day will be to standardize banking operations, expand Sharia-compliant banking products, and stabilize the…
Jean-Marc Manach started receiving Google Alerts at the beginning of 2024, which sent him to news sites he’d never heard of – and discovered their journalists didn’t exist. “Their articles were either translated into French from relevant news sites (like Politico or Euronews), or AI-generated to paraphrase articles written by real journalists to avoid being…
Many UI trends are designed to capture attention and signal innovation, but those goals often conflict with the needs of mental health apps: reducing cognitive strain, fostering trust, and providing a sense of refuge. Kat Homan introduces an evaluation framework that helps designers assess whether trendy visual and interaction patterns support or undermine the unique…
Running a small to medium enterprise in Australia requires constant financial juggling. Even profitable businesses can suddenly find themselves facing severe liquidity crises due to unexpected market fluctuations. A recent joint survey by CommBank and UNSW revealed that nearly 80 percent of Australian SMEs experienced significant cash flow disruptions over the past year. These gaps…
Ukraine is increasingly launching drone strikes deep into Russia and threatening Russian-annexed Crimea, both steps that many once feared would result in nuclear retaliation from Moscow. Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats aren’t as effective as they used to be, in part because it’s not clear what using a nuke would actually accomplish or whether it would…
When we set out to build the 2.0 editor, another editor in the CodePen cannon, the goal was actually to reduce the number of editors we have and support. Ideally, reduce it to one. The trick is that anything an existing Pen or Project can do, this new editor needs to be able to do…
Facing a 7% GDP contraction, the socialist island nation opens up to private banking and investment. In June, the Cuban National Assembly unanimously passed 176 economic reforms aimed at staving off an economic crisis partly caused by U.S. sanctions. Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced the reforms, which aim to reduce the state’s presence in the…
By Joan Cañete BayleDirector of Editorial Strategy, Prensa Ibérica Print continues to play a key role for many publishers, even as newsrooms adopt digital-first workflows. Newsrooms work first for the web, update content throughout the day and then adapt part of that work to other media, formats and editorial needs. For the newspaper SPORT, where…
Over the past decade, traditional banks have become more restrictive, limiting access for borrowers outside ideal credit profiles. That leaves a wide group of people navigating financial gaps with fewer conventional options. In that space, alternative lending models have quietly expanded. Fully digital, fast-moving, and often more flexible, they respond to urgency in ways traditional…
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Is the US-Iran deal “over”? What’s happening? The US launched a second consecutive day of strikes against Iran on Wednesday, deepening a breach…