The World Cup has gone remote
PLUS: The future of the laptop class
NOMAD LIFESTYLE
⚽ World Cup fans are becoming temporary residents
The 2026 World Cup is selling a lot more than match tickets and hotel nights; it’s pulling remote workers into Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey weeks and even months early. The mega-event tourist is starting to look less like a weekend visitor and more like a short-term resident with kickoff times.
David Del Valle for Euronews
FUTURE OF WORK
💼 The office recovery is skipping office jobs
The U.S. labor market might be healing, but information and finance saw layoffs again in April, even as Big Tech pours hundreds of billions into AI infrastructure. What does the future look like for the laptop class?
Eva Roytburg for Fortune
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GLOBAL MOBILITY
🛂 Europe’s smart border gets stuck in line
Since the Entry/Exit System became fully operational on April 10, travellers have reported missed flights, repeated registrations, broken kiosks, and queues long enough to turn “frictionless travel” into a punchline.
Alfie Packham and Nicola Slawson for The Guardian
NOMAD HOUSING
🇪🇸 Valencia puts a ceiling on holiday homes
The city says 98% of homes should be for residents; but with more than 9,000 illegal tourist flats still operating, the real test will be enforcement. The Spanish backlash against touristflation continues.
Fakhriya M. Suleiman for Euronews
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
⏳ The four-day week gets a health argument
The four-day week debate is moving from productivity charts to your GP’s office. A new OECD-country analysis links longer annual working hours with higher obesity rates, giving reduced-hours advocates a health argument as well as a workplace one.
Anna Bawden for The Guardian
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