Latest Updates Around The World
Google has quietly published a new help page explaining how the Universal Commerce Protocol works, giving merchants a clearer picture of how payment flows now work on Google surfaces. The new documentation outlines how UCP and the UCP-powered checkout enable a native purchase button that stores the entire transaction on Google properties. The seller remains […]
Did you know that you have free access to the Freelancers Union Legal Clinic? If this is the first you’re hearing about our legal clinic, we’d like to share some details with you! The clinic offers free legal support for all independent workers nationwide. If you’re a freelancer, that means you. After you have a […]
Lacheyard font Lacheyard Script by Måns Grebäck is a calligraphic script with the elevated, controlled elegance that has made this designer one of the most respected names in the genre. The flowing letterforms have a classic pen-drawn quality: graceful and confident without falling into excess. With 974 characters in the character set, it offers serious […]
Iranian hackers have launched spying expeditions, digital probes and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the wake of this weekend’s missile strikes by the US and Israel, and security researchers are urging organizations to expect more cyber intrusions as the war continues. Most of the cyber activity to date has focused on Israel and […]
In MarTech’s “MarTechBot explains it all” section, we pose a marketing question to our own MarTechBot, who is trained in the MarTech website archives and has access to the wider internet. Ask: How can adopting an open semantic data standard like OSI change martech vendor selection and RFP integration processes? MarTechBot’s answer: The adoption of […]
Urban Outfitters last week introduced ME@UO, its latest bet on micro-creators, joining brands like American Eagle, Express, Home Depot, Lowe’s and Sephora that are reworking affiliate marketing into always-on, gamified creator programs. These creator programs reward smaller creators for consistent content, signaling a shift in how brands deploy and scale influencer marketing. “It reflects a […]
A boy works along the coast near the village of Kiwengwa on Zanzibar. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (Kiwegwa, Tanzania) Monday March 2, 2026 Inter-Press Office KIWENGWA, Tanzania, Mar 2 (IPS) – As the tide falls on Zanzibar’s west coast, 13-year-old Asha* moves across the reef, her dress billowing in knee-deep water. She carries […]
Gerino font Gerino is a contemporary sans serif font designed by Valentino Vergan, a designer based in Nairobi, Kenya, and released in November 2025 as part of a considered two-family system that also includes a companion face called Gerino Didas. The project fits within an established genre of modern display sans that balances geometric construction […]
