.hero-meta .updates-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 9px 15px;
  margin-top: -9px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.hero-meta .updates-link:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.updates-link:focus-visible, .updates-form input:focus-visible, .updates-form button:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #ff543b;
  outline-offset: 4px;
}
.section.benchmark-updates {
  margin: 0 0 56px;
  padding: 68px 40px 54px;
  border: 0;
  color: #fff;
  background: linear-gradient(110deg, rgba(6, 48, 54, .94), rgba(6, 48, 54, .78)), url("/autoresearchexam/assets/autoresearch-hero.jpg") center 65% / cover;
  text-align: center;
  scroll-margin-top: 28px;
}
.updates-intro { max-width: 640px; margin: 0 auto 30px; }
.benchmark-updates .updates-intro h2 {
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
  color: #fff;
  font: 400 clamp(32px, 4vw, 46px)/1.1 var(--serif);
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
}
#updates .updates-intro p { margin: 0; color: #dde7e6; font-size: 16px; }
.updates-form { display: flex; gap: 10px; max-width: 600px; margin: auto; text-align: left; }
.updates-label { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; clip-path: inset(50%); white-space: nowrap; }
.updates-form input[type="email"] {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 56px;
  min-height: 56px;
  padding: 0 18px;
  border: 1px solid #fff;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #fff;
  color: #123f44;
  font: 16px var(--sans);
}
.updates-form input::placeholder { color: #687574; opacity: 1; }
.updates-form button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 0 24px;
  min-height: 56px;
  border: 1px solid #061f24;
  border-radius: 0;
  background: #061f24;
  color: #fff;
  font: 600 16px var(--sans);
  white-space: nowrap;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.updates-form button:hover { background: #0c3036; border-color: #0c3036; }
.updates-form button:disabled { cursor: wait; opacity: .65; }
.updates-form[hidden] { display: none; }
#updates .updates-status { margin: 20px auto 0; max-width: 600px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: #fff; }
#updates .updates-status:empty { display: none; }
#updates .updates-status[data-state="success"] { padding: 16px; border: 1px solid #789591; background: #ffffff0d; }
#updates .updates-status[data-state="error"] { color: #ffd1c8; }
.updates-form button span { color: #ff654d; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 400; }
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .section.benchmark-updates { padding: 42px 22px 34px; }
  .updates-intro { margin-bottom: 24px; }
  #updates .updates-intro p { font-size: 14px; }
  .updates-form { flex-direction: column; }
  .updates-form input[type="email"] { flex: 0 0 56px; }
  .updates-form button { width: 100%; }
  .hero-meta:has(.updates-link) { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .hero-meta .updates-link { gap: 10px; padding: 8px 12px; margin-top: 0; }
  .hero-meta .updates-link span { margin-top: 0; }
}