The Trump administration has moved to impose new tariffs on Brazil and more than 60 other countries after a court setback threatened its trade agenda, reviving fears that rising import costs could weigh on business investment, hiring and consumer prices. U.S. trade officials have proposed tariffs of up to 25% on Brazil, launched a new…
366 was the first national digital sales company in France, Line Gasparini, the company’s managing director, told participants at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress on Tuesday in Marseille. For the 55 news publishing members, 366 provides national representation across both print and digital ads. 366 has an 80 percent monthly reach among French residents 15…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ruled out meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dimming hopes for progress toward ending a war that has already reshaped trade flows, driven up costs and weighed on economic confidence across Europe. The comments suggest businesses and households may need to prepare for a longer period of financial strain as…
The Americans were closing in, the situation was getting more dangerous by the minute — and President Xi Jinping was waiting for my recommendation. The standoff began in May, when the US announced a package of anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles to Taiwan that would significantly upgrade the island’s ability to repel a Chinese invasion. We…
This comes at a time when AI agents can already pull and synthesise journalism from anywhere. Sannuta Raghu, who spoke at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress in Marseille, laid out both the problem and Scroll’s response. About five years ago, the organisation stopped chasing breaking news and moved toward consolidation, context, and ground reportage. In…
A federal judge ordered former CIA official David J. Rush to remain in jail Friday after prosecutors accused him of improperly obtaining and storing more than $40 million worth of government-owned gold bars at his Virginia home, a case that is intensifying scrutiny of the systems responsible for safeguarding public money and government assets. Rush…
President Donald Trump’s second term began at a breakneck pace, with a wave of executive orders and other actions imposing tariffs; targeting law firms, universities, and individuals he believed had wronged him while he was out of office; and reshaping the US immigration system. Nearly a year and a half into his second term, the…
The sharpest Nasdaq decline in nearly eight months rattled Wall Street on Friday after a stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report pushed Treasury yields higher and revived fears that borrowing costs could stay elevated well into next year. The sell-off spread quickly through technology stocks, but the implications reach far beyond investors. Elevated borrowing costs can feed…
I’ve got a couple of accessibility related articles I thought I’d share this week. I’ve specifically picked them out as examples of well-done accessibility writing. For each, I’ve plucked out a bit I found particularly interesting. But you, you should read the whole thing. Demystifying WCAG 2.2 by Nathan Schmidt. WCAG 2.2 was released late…
For Goli Sheikholeslami, CEO of Politico, that is not a threat, but an opening. “Even amid the disruption AI creates, this is a moment filled with opportunity for Politico,” she said. She identified three key opportunities: Original and trusted journalism is becoming more valuable, not less. In an agentic world, news organisations can expand to…