Culture
Batumi: Auteur Cinema Prepares Its Next Generation
For its 20th edition, the Batumi festival combines international competition, Georgian film heritage and support for eight projects in development.
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Markets, companies, technology, economic influence and leadership.
Culture
In Palestine, Six Crafts Remain Alive
The Living Hands exhibition in Al-Bireh shows artisans and designers working across six endangered Palestinian crafts. The project connects memory, learning and livelihoods.
Culture
Radical Computing: Code Enters the Museum
In Melbourne, Radical Computing turns the history of the personal computer into a living exhibition. Machines, music and weaving invite visitors to rethink technology.
Culture
Bangladesh: Culture and Media in the Age of AI
In Dhaka, UNESCO and Bangladesh brought together three issues often treated separately: trustworthy information, AI governance and cultural heritage. Here is what the conversation opens up, and what it has not decided yet.
Business
Apple Rethinks Parental Controls in iOS 27
Apple has rolled out new child-account controls for websites, app-category time and communication safety. Their usefulness also depends on clarity and family conversation.
Business
Spotify Expands Video Podcast Revenue
The Partner Program reaches more than 35 markets on October 20. Eligibility depends on audience thresholds and local conditions.
Business
Data Commons: The UN Brings Its Data Together
The UN has launched a shared gateway to nearly 44 million data points from 26 entities. The real test is whether the figures become easier to compare, trace and use in decisions.
Business
Fastnet: AWS’s Cable Meets a Local Debate
AWS plans a Maryland-Ireland subsea cable designed for more than 320 terabits per second. A proposed onshore facility shows how global infrastructure is negotiated locally.
Business
Google Prepares Shopping for the Age of AI Agents
Merchant Center, YouTube ads and integrated checkout: Google's latest updates show how AI could reshape shopping without removing merchants from the process.
Culture
Spotify Wants to Extend the Momentum of Independent Artists
With Fresh Finds Forward, Spotify promises twelve months of support to roughly 10,000 emerging artists a year. A playlist discovery becomes the start of a more structured journey.
Culture
Wolverine on PS5: Insomniac Changes Its Approach
Released on PS5 on September 15, Marvel's Wolverine gives Logan to Insomniac Games. The studio moves from an acrobatic hero to a more visceral and inward-looking adventure.
Culture
What Holds Us: Three Views of Mobile Photography
In New York, What Holds Us brings Alex Prager, Jack Davison and Jimmy Chin together around pictures made on iPhone 18 Pro. Three distinct ways of photographing human connection.