/* ClickBridge Lab — navy editorial system. Manrope is loaded by the document. */
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@media(max-width:760px){.wrap{width:min(calc(100% - 34px),var(--max))}.header .nav{height:68px}.links{display:none;position:absolute;top:68px;left:0;right:0;background:#091b2d;border-bottom:1px solid #37556d;padding:16px 25px 26px;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:17px}.links.open{display:flex}.links a.active:after{bottom:-2px;right:auto;width:38px}.mobile-toggle{display:grid}.subscribe-top{display:none}.hero{padding:43px 0 28px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.25rem,10vw,3.3rem)}.hero p{font-size:1.01rem}.hero-visual{min-height:340px}.grid.three,.grid.two,.grid.four{grid-template-columns:1fr}.feature{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:10px}.feature-copy{padding:10px 8px}.feature-art{min-height:180px}.section{padding:32px 0}.section-head{align-items:start;flex-direction:column}.footer-flex{flex-direction:column}.about-sections{grid-template-columns:1fr}.principles,.timeline{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.page-hero{padding:45px 0 25px}.page-hero .lead{font-size:1.02rem}.sidebar{grid-template-columns:1fr}.band{padding:24px}.input{min-width:min(100%,250px)}.card .thumb{height:185px}}
@media(max-width:460px){.principles,.timeline{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hero-visual{min-height:285px}.visual-chip{font-size:.66rem;padding:8px 10px}.visual-chip.c{bottom:27%}.brand{font-size:1.2rem}.brand svg{width:32px;height:32px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*,*:before,*:after{transition:none!important;animation:none!important}}
/* Refinements for magazine/editorial components and content clarity */
.actions{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.area-card{display:block;min-height:245px;transition:transform .18s,border-color .18s}
.area-card:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);border-color:#5c9cc9}
.area-card .text-link{margin-top:20px;display:inline-block}
.statement{max-width:1050px;margin-inline:auto;text-align:center;padding:44px 52px;border-top:1px solid #345c7b;border-bottom:1px solid #345c7b;background:radial-gradient(ellipse at center,rgba(21,81,135,.18),transparent 75%)}
.statement blockquote{font-size:clamp(1.6rem,3.2vw,2.75rem);line-height:1.36;letter-spacing:-.035em;font-weight:650;margin:17px 0 18px}
.statement p{color:var(--muted)}
.brand-dot{color:var(--bright)}
.legal-links{display:inline-flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-left:10px}
.legal-links a{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}
.thumb{object-fit:cover;width:100%}
.feature-art{object-fit:cover;width:100%;border:1px solid rgba(150,203,250,.11)}
.card .body h3{margin:10px 0}
.page-hero .actions{margin-top:22px}
.article-body{padding-bottom:40px}
.article-body p{overflow-wrap:break-word}
article table{max-width:100%}
#founder,#thinking,#business,#about-lab,#team,#ai,#creative,#ideas,#engineering{scroll-margin-top:100px}
@media(max-width:760px){.statement{padding:32px 18px}.area-card{min-height:0}.hero .actions .button,.page-hero .actions .button{flex:1 1 160px}.legal-links{margin:12px 0 0}}

/* Accessible progressive enhancement and responsive integration. */
:root {
  --font-body: "Manrope", system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  --focus: #a0d7ff;
  --action: #1465c6;
  --action-hover: #1a70d2;
  --faint: #93adc5;
}
body { font-family: var(--font-body); overflow-x: visible; }
body, input, textarea, select, button { overflow-wrap: break-word; }
main, section, article, aside, .grid > *, .hero > *, .feature > *, .columns > *,
.article-shell > *, .band > *, .footer-flex > * { min-width: 0; }
img { height: auto; }
button, input, textarea, select { font: inherit; }
button, a, input, select, textarea { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
[hidden] { display: none !important; }
:where(a, button, input, select, textarea, summary, [tabindex]):focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--focus);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}
main:focus-visible { outline-offset: -4px; }
:where(main, section, article, h2, h3, [id]) { scroll-margin-top: 108px; }
strong { color: var(--text); }
.skip { position: fixed; border-radius: 6px; max-width: calc(100% - 20px); }
.skip:focus, .skip:hover { color: #07101b; }
.sr-only {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip-path: inset(50%); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}
.eyebrow, .tag, .status, .visual-label, .visual-footer { font-size: .75rem; }
.hero-note { font-size: .75rem !important; }
.icon-btn { width: 44px; height: 44px; flex: 0 0 44px; }
[data-open-search] > span { font-size: 1.75rem; line-height: 1; }
.icon-btn:active, .theme-toggle:active { background: var(--surface2); }
.button:active { transform: translateY(0); }
.button, .pill { background: var(--action); border-color: var(--action); text-align: center; }
.button:hover { background: var(--action-hover); }
.button.small, .filter { min-height: 44px; }
.button.secondary:hover, .button.ghost:hover { color: var(--text); }
.filter[aria-pressed=true] { background: var(--action); border-color: var(--action); }
.button, .text-link, .status { white-space: normal; }
.links a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; }
.links a.active:after { bottom: 0; }
.footer-links a, .legal-links a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; }
.footer-links { gap: 4px 24px; }
.legal-links { gap: 4px 12px; }
.card:focus-within { border-color: var(--focus); }
.card a.stretched:focus-visible:after {
  outline: 3px solid var(--focus); outline-offset: -4px; border-radius: 16px;
}
.card .bottom, .card .meta { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
.grid.four { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.grid.three { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.grid.two { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.feature { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .54fr) minmax(0, 1fr); }
.hero-visual { background: var(--bg2); }
.hero-visual:has(> img) { min-height: 0; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
.hero-visual:has(> img):before { display: none; }
.hero-visual > img {
  display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; min-height: inherit;
  object-fit: cover; object-position: 66% center;
}
.hero-visual > .visual-label, .hero-visual > .visual-footer { z-index: 1; }
.hero-visual > img ~ .visual-footer {
  background: rgba(5, 17, 29, .86); padding: 14px; border-radius: 8px;
}
.input { min-width: 0; width: 100%; max-width: 100%; font-size: 1rem; }
.input::placeholder { opacity: 1; }
.newsletter-form { min-width: 0; }
.newsletter-form .input { flex: 1 1 200px; }
.filter-count { margin: -8px 0 24px; }
html:not(.filters-ready) .filters,
html:not(.search-ready) [data-open-search],
html:not(.nav-ready) [data-menu-toggle] { display: none; }
.theme-toggle {
  background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--muted);
  border-radius: 8px; padding: 8px 12px; min-height: 44px;
  font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 650; white-space: nowrap;
}
.theme-toggle:hover { color: var(--text); background: var(--surface); }
.dialog-open { overflow: hidden; }
dialog {
  width: min(620px, calc(100% - 32px)); max-width: none;
  max-height: calc(100vh - 32px); max-height: calc(100dvh - 32px);
  margin: auto; padding: clamp(18px, 4vw, 28px); overflow: auto;
  overscroll-behavior: contain; color: var(--text);
}
dialog:not([open]) { display: none; }
dialog h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 1.6rem); }
.search-head { gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
dialog label { display: block; margin-bottom: 8px; }
dialog input { margin-bottom: 0; }
.search-status { margin: 12px 0; min-height: 1.5em; }
.search-results { max-height: min(45vh, 400px); overflow: auto; overscroll-behavior: contain; }
.search-results a { margin: 4px; border-radius: 6px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
.search-results a:hover, .search-results a:focus-visible { background: var(--surface2); }
.search-results strong { display: block; line-height: 1.45; }
.search-results small { margin-top: 4px; font-size: .875rem; }

/* Full approved About copy: measured prose, clear chapters, useful local navigation. */
.approved-about { padding-block: 24px 48px; }
.approved-about .reading-layout {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 220px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(32px, 6vw, 80px); align-items: start;
}
.approved-about .contents-inner { position: sticky; top: 112px; }
.approved-about .contents { align-self: stretch; min-width: 0; }
.approved-about .contents nav { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; }
.approved-about .contents a {
  display: flex; gap: 12px; min-height: 44px; align-items: center;
  padding-block: 8px; font-size: .875rem; color: var(--muted);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.approved-about .contents a:hover { color: var(--bright); }
.approved-about .contents a span { color: var(--bright); font-size: .75rem; }
.approved-about .side-note { margin-top: 28px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .875rem; }
.approved-about .story { min-width: 0; max-width: 850px; margin-inline: auto; }
.approved-about > .story, .approved-about > .chapter, .approved-about > .opening {
  max-width: 850px; margin-inline: auto;
}
.approved-about :where(p, li) { color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1.85; }
.approved-about :where(.opening, .chapter) > p { max-width: 70ch; }
.approved-about .opening { padding-block: 16px 24px; }
.approved-about .chapter { padding-block: 44px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.approved-about .chapter h2 {
  max-width: 28ch; margin-bottom: 24px;
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.25rem + 1.4vw, 2.25rem); line-height: 1.2;
}
.approved-about .chapter .eyebrow, .approved-about .contents .eyebrow {
  color: var(--bright); font-size: .75rem; margin: 0 0 16px;
}
.approved-about .emphasis {
  color: var(--text); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.65; margin-block: 24px;
}
.approved-about .focus-grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 20px; margin-block: 28px;
}
.approved-about .focus-card {
  padding: clamp(20px, 3vw, 28px); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 14px; background: var(--surface);
}
.approved-about .focus-card h3 { font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.approved-about .focus-card p { font-size: .9375rem; line-height: 1.8; margin: 14px 0 0; }
.approved-about .focus-card svg { color: var(--bright); width: 28px; height: 28px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.approved-about .focus-card i:empty { display: none; }
.approved-about .chapter img { width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 14px; margin-block: 28px; }
.approved-about a:not(.button), .form-note a, .article-body p a, .article-body li a {
  text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: .2em;
}
.approved-about .contents a { text-decoration: none; }
.approved-about .newsletter {
  background: var(--surface); padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 40px);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 16px; margin-top: 12px;
}
.form {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; align-items: end;
  margin-top: 24px; max-width: 680px;
}
.form-label { flex-basis: 100%; font-size: .9375rem; color: var(--text); font-weight: 650; }
.form input:not([type=hidden]):not([type=checkbox]):not([type=radio]) {
  flex: 1 1 240px; width: 100%; min-width: 0; min-height: 48px;
  border: 1px solid #63819b; border-radius: 8px; padding: 12px 14px;
  color: var(--text); background: var(--bg); font-size: 1rem;
}
.form input::placeholder { color: var(--faint); opacity: 1; }
.form input:focus-visible { border-color: var(--focus); }
.form .button { min-height: 48px; }
.form-note, .approved-about .form-note {
  max-width: 70ch; color: var(--muted); font-size: .875rem; line-height: 1.7;
  margin: 16px 0 0;
}
#signupStatus:empty { display: none; }
#signupStatus:not(:empty) { padding: 12px 16px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 8px; color: var(--text); }

/* An optional light reading mode; the default remains the approved dark navy. */
:root[data-theme=light] {
  color-scheme: light; --bg: #f4f7fb; --bg2: #eaf0f7; --surface: #fff;
  --surface2: #e5eef8; --line: rgba(24, 55, 83, .2); --text: #112c43;
  --muted: #425d74; --faint: #526b80; --blue: #1263b5; --bright: #075dae;
  --darkblue: #d9e9f9; --focus: #075dae;
}
[data-theme=light] body:before { background: linear-gradient(#e6eff9, #f4f7fb); }
[data-theme=light] a:hover { color: #075dae; }
[data-theme=light] .header { background: rgba(244, 247, 251, .97); }
[data-theme=light] :is(.links a, .icon-btn, .footer .brand) { color: var(--text); }
[data-theme=light] :is(.icon-btn:hover, .button.secondary:hover) { background: var(--surface2); }
[data-theme=light] .button { color: #fff; }
[data-theme=light] :is(.button.secondary, .button.ghost) { background: transparent; color: var(--text); border-color: #7596b4; }
[data-theme=light] :is(.card, .panel, .principle, .timeline .step, .about-sections > section, dialog) {
  background: var(--surface); border-color: var(--line);
}
[data-theme=light] :is(.feature, .band, .banner, .notice, .article-body .editorial) {
  background: var(--surface2); border-color: #97b3cc; color: var(--text);
}
[data-theme=light] :is(.banner strong, .hero h1 span, .hero p, .band p, .page-hero .lead,
.about-sections p, .article-body p, .article-body li, .article-body blockquote, .legal,
.card .meta, .newsletter-status) { color: var(--muted); }
[data-theme=light] .hero-note { color: var(--muted) !important; }
[data-theme=light] :is(.tag, .text-link, .sidebar a, .card .icon, .card .arrow, .timeline .number) { color: var(--bright); }
[data-theme=light] .input { background: var(--surface); color: var(--text); }
[data-theme=light] .input::placeholder { color: var(--faint); }
[data-theme=light] .filter { background: var(--surface); color: var(--text); border-color: #819db6; }
[data-theme=light] .filter[aria-pressed=true] { background: var(--action); color: #fff; border-color: var(--action); }
[data-theme=light] .status { color: #164a75; background: #e8f1fa; border-color: #90abc3; }
[data-theme=light] .status.live { color: #155b48; background: #e1f1e9; border-color: #83aa98; }
[data-theme=light] .project-mark { color: #155b92; background: #dcebf7; border-color: #94b4ce; }
[data-theme=light] .article-body th { background: var(--surface2); color: var(--text); }
[data-theme=light] .statement { background: none; }
[data-theme=light] .footer-links a:hover { color: var(--bright); }

@media (max-width: 1120px) {
  .header .nav { min-height: 72px; height: auto; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding-block: 12px; }
  .header .brand { margin-right: auto; }
  .links {
    display: flex; position: static; order: 3; flex-basis: 100%;
    flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center;
    gap: 4px 20px; padding: 8px 0 0; background: transparent; border: 0;
  }
  .nav-ready .links {
    display: none; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0;
    padding: 16px max(20px, calc((100vw - var(--max)) / 2)); background: var(--bg2);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch;
    max-height: calc(100vh - 80px); max-height: calc(100dvh - 80px); overflow-y: auto;
  }
  .nav-ready .links.open { display: flex; }
  .nav-ready .mobile-toggle { display: grid; }
  .links a.active:after { bottom: 2px; right: auto; width: 32px; }
  .theme-toggle { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: 8px; }
  html:not(.nav-ready) .header { position: static; }
}
@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .grid.four { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .hero-visual:has(> img) { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }
  .approved-about .reading-layout { grid-template-columns: 180px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 32px; }
  .approved-about .focus-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .wrap { width: min(calc(100% - 32px), var(--max)); }
  .header .nav { min-height: 68px; padding-block: 10px; }
  .header-actions { gap: 4px; }
  .subscribe-top { display: none; }
  .hero { gap: 28px; }
  .hero h1, .page-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2.125rem, 1.3rem + 4.5vw, 3.3rem); }
  .hero-visual:has(> img) { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
  .grid.three, .grid.two, .grid.four, .feature { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .feature-art { min-height: 0; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }
  .approved-about .reading-layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
  .approved-about .contents-inner { position: static; }
  .approved-about .contents nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0 16px; }
  .approved-about .side-note { display: none; }
  .approved-about .chapter { padding-block: 32px; }
  .approved-about .newsletter { padding: 24px; }
  .approved-about :where(p, li) { font-size: 1rem; }
  .article-shell { gap: 24px; padding-top: 28px; }
  .article-body table { max-width: 100%; }
  .form { gap: 10px; }
  .form .button { flex: 1 1 100%; }
  .footer { margin-top: 40px; }
  .band { gap: 20px; }
  .band .button { width: 100%; }
}
@media (max-width: 380px) {
  .header .brand { gap: 7px; font-size: 1.1rem; }
  .header .brand img, .header .brand svg { width: 30px; height: 30px; }
  .header .nav { gap: 8px; }
  .approved-about .contents nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .approved-about .newsletter { padding: 20px; }
  .eyebrow { letter-spacing: .16em; }
  .card.pad, .panel, .about-sections > section { padding: 20px; }
  .project-card { flex-direction: column; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html, html:focus-within { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important; }
  .button:hover, .area-card:hover, .card.link-card:hover { transform: none; }
}
@media (forced-colors: active) {
  .button, .filter, .icon-btn, .theme-toggle, .card, .focus-card { border: 1px solid ButtonText; }
  :focus-visible { outline-color: Highlight; }
  .filter[aria-pressed=true] { outline: 2px solid Highlight; outline-offset: 2px; }
}