By Ezra Eeman and Dmitry Shishkin The needs behind the habit (Ezra) We spend a lot of time talking about what AI will do to journalism. How it changes the way we produce content, how that content reaches people, and what happens to the business model along the way. In those conversations, we seem to…
In the last month or so, President Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again relationship with Ukraine — which has ranged from kicking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy out of the White House in early 2025 to promising new air defense missiles this summer — has once again run cold. Trump has excoriated Zelenskyy for successful Ukrainian strikes on Russian…
Miyu Yamashita remains on track for a successful title defense at the Maybank Championship, carding a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead into the weekend. The world No. 4 sits at 13-under 131 through 36 holes at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, maintaining the momentum of her 2026 season. Yamashita, who…
A publisher that decides to wrap a newspaper in plastic could become legally responsible for that packaging under Europe’s new environmental rules. A printer that orders customised cardboard boxes could face similar obligations. Even the decision to put a company logo on a cardboard box can change who carries regulatory responsibility. These distinctions show how…
Disney’s final financial filings have officially confirmed that Deadpool & Wolverine is the most expensive production in Marvel Studios history. Documents released via the company’s United Kingdom subsidiary, Richmond Street Productions UK, reveal that the gross production cost for the blockbuster reached a staggering $556.8 million. This figure officially surpasses the previous record-holder, Avengers: Age…
‘What authoritarian leaders seek to silence should be amplified – it will make the populist playbook far less effective.’ Ten years ago, when Ayala Panievsky arrived in London to do her dissertation at Goldsmiths College, “Trump was a new, shocking reality, Brexit was everywhere, and the hostile rhetoric against reporters felt very familiar,” she recalls….
The viral concept of a “Hungry Hungry Hippos” horror movie has finally materialized on screen, even if it lacks an official license from the board game’s creators. The survival horror film, titled simply Hungry, has climbed to the #1 spot on Prime Video in the United States as of late October 2026, surpassing several high-profile…
WAN-IFRA has called on the Egyptian authorities to overturn the ruling against Attalah and to release six journalists detained since late September. In a statement, Stig Ørskov, WAN-IFRA’s CEO, said: “We stand firmly with Lina Attalah, a member of WAN-IFRA’s Supervisory Board. Lina’s courage and her commitment to independent journalism represent values that unite our…
As the 2026 midterm elections approach, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is centering his final political pitch on a dual strategy of aggressive health care fraud crackdowns and a shift toward “medical freedom” policies. The move comes as the administration attempts to solidify its “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) base,…
Frankfurt and Paris, 29 October 2026. WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, has published an open letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, setting out what publishers expect from the consultation Meta has announced on its new Commercial Terms. The letter is signed by WAN-IFRA President Ladina Heimgartner, Irene Lanzaco, Chair of the Directors of…