Bettors on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi have wagered hundreds of millions of dollars on the current conflict in Iran. Which means lots and lots of folks are trying to get rich betting on wars. In the lead-up to the United States and Israel’s attack on Iran, prediction markets saw a frenzy of activity…
Kuwait’s economic outlook is increasingly shaped by rising tensions in the Gulf. In recent weeks, the widening conflict involving Iran, the US, and Israel has spilled into the region, with drone strikes and other military incidents in Kuwait killing at least 10 people and prompting tighter security around key infrastructure. Disruption in the Strait of…
“When I talk of AI, I’m reminded of that famous line: ‘There’s an elephant in the room.’ Today, that elephant is AI.“ This was how Prof. Sunil Saxena, Founder-Director of the AI Media Academy, introduced a discussion with leading Indian media leaders about AI‘s influence on newsroom practices and the long-term sustainability of their businesses….
The Women’s National Team managed to beat Denmark 99-77 in Ivanofeio, scoring 2/2 in Thessaloniki and advancing to the 2nd Qualifying Phase of EuroBasket 2027. The captain of the team, Artemis Spanou, stood out with a double double of 26 points and 17 rebounds, while Mariella Fasoula added another 26 points. The next qualifying window…
For this issue of What’s !important, we have a healthy balance of old CSS that you might’ve missed and new CSS that you don’t want to miss. This includes random(), random-item(), folded corners using clip-path, backdrop-filter, font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums, the Popover API, anchored container queries, anchor positioning in general, DOOM in CSS, customizable , :open, scroll-triggered…
In February, the company announced that it finished 2025 with an EBITA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, and Amortization) of SEK 1.08 billion (€101 million, +29% YoY) on revenue of SEK 10.9 billion (€1.02 billion, +3% YoY). Bonnier News is one of Sweden’s leading news providers, with about 6,700 employees, including approximately 2,000 journalists. The company’s…
The online CFD trading space has become increasingly crowded over the past decade. According to a 2024 report by Finance Magnates, the global retail forex and CFD market now exceeds $2.5 trillion in daily volume, with hundreds of brokers competing for market share. For traders, that means more choice than ever – but also more…
There are already clear losers from the war in Iran: The battered Iranian regime itself, the civilians under heavy bombardment in Iran and Lebanon, the Gulf countries’ whose reputation as a stable safe haven have been shattered by missiles and drones, the people everywhere — but particularly in the world’s poorest countries — impacted by…
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Design is about pacing and feelings as much as pixels and patterns. Alan Cohen explores Emotion in Flow and Emotion in Conflict, showing how anime like Dan Da Dan and superhero films like James Gunn’s Superman manage emotional shifts and translating those ideas into practical patterns for product design. Design isn’t only pixels and patterns….