:root {
  --ink: #0b0e13;
  --ink-2: #141922;
  --paper: #f5f3ee;
  --paper-2: #ebe8e1;
  --white: #fff;
  --muted: #676d78;
  --line: rgba(11, 14, 19, .14);
  --accent: #7c5cff;
  --green: #73f2bd;
  --cyan: #45d7ec;
  --blue: #4f86ff;
  --amber: #ffbd5a;
  --violet: #8c69ff;
  --radius: 18px;
  --shadow: 0 24px 70px rgba(5, 8, 13, .12);
  --container: min(1220px, calc(100% - 40px));
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--paper);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.55;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
button, input { font: inherit; }
button { cursor: pointer; }
.container { width: var(--container); margin-inline: auto; }
.sr-only { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
.skip-link { position: fixed; left: 16px; top: -60px; z-index: 100; padding: 10px 14px; background: var(--white); border-radius: 8px; }
.skip-link:focus { top: 16px; }

.news-flash { color: var(--white); background: var(--ink); font-size: .76rem; letter-spacing: .02em; }
.news-flash__inner { min-height: 34px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
.news-flash__inner strong { text-transform: uppercase; font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .15em; }
.news-flash__date { margin-left: auto; color: #aab0ba; }
.live-dot { width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--green); box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(115, 242, 189, .12); }

.site-header { position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 30; background: rgba(245, 243, 238, .94); backdrop-filter: blur(16px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.header-main { height: 78px; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 30px; }
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; min-width: max-content; }
.brand__mark { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 38px; height: 38px; color: var(--white); background: var(--ink); border-radius: 11px 4px 11px 4px; font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.2rem; }
.brand > span:last-child { display: flex; font-size: 1.22rem; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.brand strong { font-weight: 900; }
.brand em { color: var(--accent); font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; }
.main-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: clamp(14px, 2vw, 28px); margin-left: auto; font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 700; }
.main-nav a { position: relative; padding-block: 28px; }
.main-nav a::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 100%; bottom: 18px; height: 2px; background: var(--accent); transition: right .2s ease; }
.main-nav a:hover::after, .main-nav a:focus-visible::after { right: 0; }
.search-trigger, .menu-toggle { display: grid; place-items: center; border: 0; background: transparent; }
.search-trigger { width: 38px; height: 38px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 50%; }
.search-trigger svg { width: 18px; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 2; }
.menu-toggle { display: none; gap: 4px; margin-left: auto; }
.menu-toggle span:not(.sr-only) { width: 22px; height: 2px; background: var(--ink); }
.search-panel { padding: 20px 0 26px; background: var(--white); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.search-panel label { display: block; margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.search-panel input { width: 100%; padding: 15px 0; border: 0; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); outline: 0; background: transparent; font-size: 1.4rem; }

.hero { padding-block: 42px 72px; }
.section-kicker { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 18px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.section-kicker span:first-child { color: var(--ink); }
.section-kicker .line { width: 42px; height: 1px; background: var(--ink); }
.hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.65fr) minmax(320px, .8fr); gap: 22px; }
.lead-story { position: relative; min-height: 590px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end; overflow: hidden; color: var(--white); background: var(--ink-2); border-radius: 24px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.lead-story__visual { position: absolute; inset: 0; overflow: hidden; background: radial-gradient(circle at 70% 15%, rgba(255,255,255,.18), transparent 28%), linear-gradient(135deg, #171b29, #5139b4 72%, #7c5cff); }
.lead-story__visual::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 35% 0 0; background: linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(7, 9, 14, .94)); }
.lead-story__visual .category-pill { position: absolute; top: 24px; left: 24px; z-index: 2; }
.tech-orbit { position: absolute; width: 330px; height: 330px; right: 6%; top: 5%; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); border-radius: 50%; }
.tech-orbit::before, .tech-orbit::after, .tech-orbit i { content: ""; position: absolute; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.tech-orbit::before { inset: 40px; }
.tech-orbit::after { inset: 90px; background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%, #b8aaff, #5139b4 60%, #22195b); box-shadow: 0 0 55px rgba(140, 105, 255, .55); }
.tech-orbit i:nth-child(1) { width: 15px; height: 15px; background: var(--green); border: 0; top: 38px; left: 38px; box-shadow: 0 0 18px var(--green); }
.tech-orbit i:nth-child(2) { width: 8px; height: 8px; background: var(--cyan); border: 0; right: 18px; top: 160px; }
.tech-orbit i:nth-child(3) { inset: -35px; border-style: dashed; opacity: .7; }
.lead-story__content { position: relative; z-index: 2; padding: 38px; max-width: 800px; }
.lead-story h1 { max-width: 780px; margin: 8px 0 14px; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 5.2vw, 4.9rem); line-height: .96; letter-spacing: -.055em; }
.lead-story h1 a:hover { color: #d7ceff; }
.lead-story__content > p { max-width: 650px; margin: 0 0 24px; color: #d0d4db; font-size: 1.02rem; }
.eyebrow { color: var(--accent); font-size: .68rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.lead-story .eyebrow, .opportunities .eyebrow, .article-hero .eyebrow { color: var(--green); }
.meta { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 18px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em; }
.lead-story .meta { color: #aeb5c0; }
.meta span + span::before { content: ""; display: inline-block; width: 4px; height: 4px; margin-right: 18px; vertical-align: middle; background: currentColor; border-radius: 50%; }
.category-pill { display: inline-flex; width: max-content; padding: 7px 10px; color: var(--ink); background: var(--white); border-radius: 999px; font-size: .62rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.category-pill--light { color: var(--ink); background: var(--green); }
.side-stories { display: grid; gap: 22px; }
.side-story { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 42% 1fr; min-height: 284px; overflow: hidden; background: var(--white); border-radius: var(--radius); box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(7, 9, 14, .06); }
.side-story__visual { position: relative; display: block; overflow: hidden; }
.side-story__visual::before, .news-card__visual::before { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 140px; height: 140px; right: -42px; bottom: -42px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.45); border-radius: 50%; box-shadow: 0 0 0 30px rgba(255,255,255,.08), 0 0 0 60px rgba(255,255,255,.05); }
.side-story__number { position: absolute; left: 16px; bottom: 12px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.8); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 2.5rem; }
.side-story > div { align-self: center; padding: 24px 20px; }
.side-story h2 { margin: 8px 0 11px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 1.7vw, 1.7rem); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.side-story p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: .84rem; }
.tone-violet { background: linear-gradient(145deg, #171b29, var(--violet)); }
.tone-cyan { background: linear-gradient(145deg, #111b22, #139db4); }
.tone-blue { background: linear-gradient(145deg, #121824, var(--blue)); }
.tone-green { background: linear-gradient(145deg, #12201d, #27a879); }
.tone-amber { background: linear-gradient(145deg, #261b0e, #dc8f1d); }

.content-shell { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 330px; gap: 48px; padding-bottom: 90px; }
.section-heading { display: flex; align-items: end; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; margin-bottom: 26px; padding-bottom: 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.section-heading h2 { margin: 3px 0 0; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.6vw, 3.2rem); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -.045em; }
.section-heading > a { font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 800; }
.section-heading > a span { color: var(--accent); }
.news-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 30px 22px; }
.news-card { min-width: 0; }
.news-card__visual { position: relative; display: block; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 14px; }
.news-card__visual .category-pill { position: absolute; top: 14px; left: 14px; }
.news-card__glyph { position: absolute; width: 72px; height: 72px; right: 22px; top: 50%; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.5); transform: translateY(-50%) rotate(45deg); }
.news-card__glyph::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 13px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.18); }
.news-card__body { padding: 14px 2px 0; }
.news-card h3 { margin: 9px 0 8px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.55rem; line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.news-card h3 a:hover, .side-story h2 a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.news-card p { margin: 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: .88rem; }
.sidebar { display: grid; align-content: start; gap: 22px; }
.trending-panel { padding: 24px; background: var(--white); border-radius: var(--radius); }
.panel-title { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; padding-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.45rem; font-weight: 700; }
.pulse { width: 8px; height: 8px; background: var(--accent); border-radius: 50%; box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px rgba(124,92,255,.13); }
.trending-panel ol { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.trending-panel li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 42px 1fr; gap: 10px; padding: 18px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.trending-panel li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
.trending-panel li > span { color: var(--accent); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.6rem; }
.trending-panel small { display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .58rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .09em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.trending-panel a { display: block; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: .98rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.2; }
.newsletter-panel { padding: 28px; color: var(--white); background: var(--ink); border-radius: var(--radius); }
.newsletter-panel h2 { margin: 5px 0 8px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 2rem; line-height: 1; }
.newsletter-panel > p { color: #aeb5c0; font-size: .84rem; }
.newsletter-form { display: grid; gap: 9px; margin-top: 22px; }
.newsletter-form input { width: 100%; padding: 13px 14px; color: var(--white); background: #1c222c; border: 1px solid #2b3441; border-radius: 8px; outline: 0; }
.newsletter-form input:focus { border-color: var(--green); }
.newsletter-form button, .button { display: inline-flex; justify-content: center; padding: 13px 16px; color: var(--ink); background: var(--green); border: 0; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 900; }
.newsletter-form small { color: #8f97a4; font-size: .64rem; }

.opportunities { padding-block: 78px 90px; color: var(--white); background: var(--ink); }
.section-heading--light { align-items: end; border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.16); }
.section-heading--light > p { max-width: 360px; margin: 0; color: #aeb5c0; font-size: .82rem; }
.opportunity-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px; overflow: hidden; background: #343944; border: 1px solid #343944; border-radius: var(--radius); }
.opportunity-grid article { position: relative; min-height: 310px; padding: 34px; background: #151a22; }
.opportunity-grid article:hover { background: #1a2029; }
.opportunity-icon { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 54px; height: 54px; margin-bottom: 48px; color: var(--green); border: 1px solid #3a424e; border-radius: 50%; font-family: Georgia, serif; }
.opportunity-grid small { color: var(--accent); font-size: .62rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.opportunity-grid h3 { margin: 8px 0 12px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1.08; }
.opportunity-grid p { color: #aeb5c0; font-size: .84rem; }
.opportunity-grid a { position: absolute; bottom: 30px; font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 800; }
.opportunity-grid a span { color: var(--green); }

.site-footer { padding-block: 64px 24px; background: #07090d; color: #b1b6c0; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .7fr 1fr; gap: 70px; }
.brand--footer { color: var(--white); }
.brand--footer + p { max-width: 370px; }
.footer-grid strong { color: var(--white); }
.footer-grid p { font-size: .8rem; }
.footer-grid ul { margin: 14px 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; font-size: .8rem; line-height: 2; }
.footer-grid a:hover { color: var(--green); }
.footer-bottom { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 20px; margin-top: 56px; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid #242832; font-size: .68rem; }

.article-hero { padding-block: 88px; color: var(--white); }
.article-hero__inner { max-width: 920px; }
.article-hero .category-pill { margin-bottom: 28px; }
.article-hero h1 { margin: 10px 0 18px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6.3rem); line-height: .94; letter-spacing: -.06em; }
.article-hero p { max-width: 720px; font-size: 1.16rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.78); }
.article-hero .meta { margin-top: 28px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); }
.article-layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 720px) 290px; justify-content: center; gap: 80px; padding-block: 72px 100px; }
.article-content { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.16rem; line-height: 1.85; }
.article-content p { margin: 0 0 1.55em; }
.article-content h2 { margin: 1.7em 0 .55em; font-size: 2.2rem; line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.article-aside { align-self: start; position: sticky; top: 115px; display: grid; }
.article-aside .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.article-aside a { display: grid; gap: 4px; padding: 16px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.article-aside small { color: var(--accent); font-size: .6rem; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; }
.article-aside strong { font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 1.2; }
.category-page { padding-block: 70px 100px; }
.category-header { max-width: 700px; margin-bottom: 46px; }
.category-header h1 { margin: 5px 0 12px; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6rem); line-height: .95; letter-spacing: -.06em; }
.category-header p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.05rem; }
.news-grid--category { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.empty-state { min-height: 55vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: start; justify-content: center; max-width: 720px; }
.empty-state h1, .empty-state h2 { margin: 8px 0; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6rem); line-height: .95; }
.empty-state .button { margin-top: 16px; }

@media (max-width: 1040px) {
  .main-nav { position: fixed; inset: 112px 20px auto; display: none; padding: 20px; background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 16px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
  .main-nav.is-open { display: grid; }
  .main-nav a { padding: 7px; }
  .main-nav a::after { display: none; }
  .menu-toggle { display: grid; }
  .hero-grid, .content-shell { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .side-stories { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .sidebar { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .article-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 700px); }
  .article-aside { position: static; }
  .news-grid--category { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  :root { --container: min(100% - 28px, 1220px); }
  .news-flash__inner > span:nth-child(3) { overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
  .news-flash__date { display: none; }
  .header-main { height: 66px; gap: 12px; }
  .main-nav { top: 100px; }
  .hero { padding-block: 24px 50px; }
  .hero-grid { gap: 16px; }
  .lead-story { min-height: 510px; }
  .lead-story__content { padding: 26px 22px; }
  .lead-story h1 { font-size: 2.75rem; }
  .tech-orbit { width: 260px; height: 260px; right: -30px; }
  .side-stories, .news-grid, .sidebar, .opportunity-grid, .footer-grid, .news-grid--category { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .side-story { min-height: 250px; }
  .content-shell { gap: 46px; padding-bottom: 60px; }
  .section-heading { align-items: start; flex-direction: column; }
  .section-heading--light > p { max-width: none; }
  .opportunity-grid { gap: 1px; }
  .footer-grid { gap: 34px; }
  .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; }
  .article-hero { padding-block: 58px; }
  .article-layout { padding-block: 48px 70px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after { scroll-behavior: auto !important; transition: none !important; }
}