As Chelsea’s season lurches, time to celebrate Brighton’s achievements. The evening kicked off with the Premier League’s three “B-teams” – Brentford, Bournemouth and Brighton – behind Chelsea in the table. Following another grim chapter in the Liam Rosenior saga, his name taken in vain by angry away fans, Chelsea now look up at Brighton.
Each of those clubs provide an example of responsible stewardship. models Chelsea’s brains trust have struggled to upscale. The project has spent billions, and taken on a raft of former Brighton employees, Rosenior included, but has failed to emulate the culture and strategy. Chelsea have beaten only Port Vale in eight matches and not scored in the other seven.
New hosts Grace Dent and chef Anna Haugh have shaken off the show’s crusty, stale feel. They’re a real improvement on John Torode and Gregg Wallace
MasterChef is back, emboldened by the strange and giddy euphoria of an enforced refresh. For nigh on 20 years, the BBC’s premier cookery contest was judged by John Torode and Gregg Wallace and was just sort of … there. Not bad, but not very exciting either. That the hosts might have become a little crusty and stale wasn’t widely noticed or discussed.
One unsavoury year of allegations, investigations and cancellations later, not one but both of the show’s long-serving overlords have abruptly departed. Yet there’s something freeing about an unplanned change and MasterChef, happily, has embraced that by hiring two relatively low-profile women to replace the old men: season 22 is brought to you by Myrtle chef patron Anna Haugh and Guardian restaurant critic Grace Dent.
Ten years after a legendary, against-the-odds Premier League triumph, five years since winning the FA Cup, and a single season after dropping out of the top flight, Leicester City will be relegated to the third tier of English football.
For a club that experienced real tragedy not long ago it would be misguided to indulge in excessive hyperbole, but a second straight relegation is a sporting disaster, certainly one of the most spectacular falls in the recent history of the domestic game.
Analysis finds 53 workplace harassment allegations against 30 lawmakers amid wave of resignations in Congress
Fifty-three allegations of workplace sexual harassment have been made against at least 30 House and Senate lawmakers over the past two decades, an advocacy group said in a study that was released Tuesday amid a spate of ethics-fueled resignations in Congress.
Most of the lawmakers from 13 states and Guam who have faced allegations have since left office, but nine continue to hold seats, the nonpartisan National Women’s Defense League (NWDL) said.
Today after recording our normal weekly podcast, Sam, Emanuel, and Jason spontaneously began discussing the legacy of Tim Cook as Apple CEO, the #BreakingTechNewsofTheWeek. We got really riled up so decided to press record to discuss Tim Cook's accountant energy, his legacy of creating different sizes and shapes of rectangle and square phone-like devices, and the Business School Simulator create-a-player-ass look of his replacement.
This is, of course, a very loose, rough rant but thought we'd share because we are seeking to be thought leaders in these troubling times.
The latest point release of Zorin OS is here, as an interesting alternative to Linux Mint for those still searching for a replacement for Windows 10 as the dust settles over the ruins.…
Lawmakers decry CISA cuts: 'We are shooting ourselves in the foot'
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The economy of Peru’s Sacred Valley has long been entwined with the seasons. Rural communities typically grow crops and raise livestock to sustain themselves and to barter with others, a process that necessitates an attunement with nature, its cycles, and how these patterns influence self-sufficiency.
This is particularly true for the Quechua communities, Indigenous peoples who have long worked for subsistence rather than state currencies. In recent years, health clinics, schools, markets, and transportation requiring residents to use cash have slowly eroded this way of life. Today, many Quechua men leave their communities to work in tourism, which offers an income and the opportunity to learn Spanish. Conversely, women often remain at home to care for children and farms, making them dependent on support from their partners and family members.
In 2009, the nonprofit Awamaki formed to aid communities around Ollantaytambo, Cusco, as they navigated this change. U.S.-based Kennedy Leavens and Miguel Galdo, of Peru, had worked together previously at a similar organization supporting 10 women weavers from Patacancha. When that project shuddered, the two decided to found Awamaki to maintain their support.
The nonprofit grew quickly, and today, it assists nine cooperatives, comprising 174 artisans and community members who work across craft and tourism. With collaboration at its core, Awamaki prides itself on sustainability and focuses on broadening its partners’ access to a diverse array of markets and economic opportunities.
In addition to financial changes, the climate crisis is rapidly transforming the ways of the Sacred Valley, which faces disproportionate impacts as glaciers melt and the water supply dwindles. “The shift towards having personal income, for our artisan partners, is not about replacing traditional livelihoods, but about widening the economic ground beneath them so they can move their families towards prosperity and build resiliency to the effects of climate change, all without leaving the community or traditional ways of life,” the nonprofit tells us.
Partnering with Awamaki allows cooperative members to focus on traditional spinning, dyeing, and weaving traditions, while the nonprofit offers structural support in selling their goods and coordinating tourism. Carving through the terrain north of Cusco, the Andean highlands were once home to the Incans and still hold traces of the ancient empire, like the historic city of Machu Picchu, which continues to attract around one million people from around the globe each year. For many years, the organization says, visitors would arrive in villages without prior notice, and the women would halt their work to meet tourists and hopefully, sell a piece.
And of course, this way of making is demanding, as women not only weave, but also raise alpacas, shear their wool, and spin and dye the soft fibers into yarn. “Before weaving, I have to wash my hands carefully so the wool doesn’t get damaged. It requires attention and care,” Ricardina, an Awamaki member from the Cusci Qoyllur cooperative, tells us. “Sometimes I can weave more, sometimes less. It depends on time, on my children, on everything else I have to do.”
Today, Awamaki helps to coordinate tourism and provide compensation for visits. This includes programs like Murmur Ring’s immersion, which will bring a group of creatives to the region this June. “Our role is to create opportunities that can be compatible with cultural continuity, if that is what communities themselves want,” they say, adding:
For women, without personal income, everyday decisions can feel distant. Paying for school supplies, buying medicine, covering transportation costs, buying food to supplement the limited traditional crops that grow at high altitude–all of these depend on uncertain flows of money and shifting household dynamics. As climate patterns grow more erratic, with harsher frosts, longer dry spells, and thinning pasture, even the agricultural base families rely on has become less predictable, deepening that sense of financial fragility.
This regular support has simultaneously buoyed many women to greater financial independence and helped retain their way of life. “When new artisans join a cooperative, they are typically mentored by other women in their own community. Cultural knowledge remains community-held and community-led,” the nonprofit shares.
“In my family, we make decisions together—about how to earn and how to move forward,” Daniela, a weaver from the Puskariy Tika cooperative, says. “Through this work, we are able to keep going and improve our lives little by little.”
Nadia, of the Rumia cooperative, echoes this sentiment. “Being part of Awamaki changed things for us. Now we have a steady income, and that allows us to keep weaving,” she says. “In our community, it’s not always easy. Some people say, ‘Why do you weave?’ But they don’t understand this work… We also teach our children to care for the environment, to grow things, to respect the land. That’s part of our work, too.”
To learn more about the women and support their work, visit Awamaki’s website.
Why are Harvard's slavery researchers quitting or being fired?: "Three Harvard-affiliated academics stepped down from their posts with the Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery Initiative, alleging the university was getting in the way of their work. The former executive director of the initiative stepped down for "personal reasons", and 10 researchers who had been working on projects related to the initiative had been fired."
Every cheese is a combination of milk, texture, rind, mold, aging, and processing. Put all the combinations in a grid and you find holes — cheeses nobody has made yet, or that only exist in one remote valley. This is that grid. Click any cell to expand it.
LOOSDRECHT (ANP) - De mobiele eenheid heeft opnieuw moeten ingrijpen bij een demonstratie tegen de opvang van asielzoekers in Loosdrecht. Er zijn minstens twee personen aangehouden voor openbare geweldpleging, meldt een woordvoerder van de politie. Meer aanhoudingen worden niet uitgesloten.
Op dinsdag verzamelden rond 20.00 uur zo'n tweehonderd personen zich voor het voormalige gemeentehuis aan de Rading in Loosdrecht. De betoging was niet vooraf bij de gemeente aangemeld. Na iets meer dan een uur heeft de politie ingegrepen, zag een ANP-verslaggever.
Volgens een woordvoerder van de politie zijn er stenen gegooid naar agenten. Daarop zijn er charges uitgevoerd door de mobiele eenheid waarbij gebruik is gemaakt van wapenstokken. Later zijn ook politiehonden ingezet om de groep demonstranten uiteen te drijven.
NEW YORK (ANP) - De aandelenbeurzen in New York zijn dinsdag met verliezen de handelsdag uitgegaan. Beleggers waren in afwachting van meer duidelijkheid over gesprekken tussen de Verenigde Staten en Iran. Het staakt-het-vuren zou in eerste instantie dinsdagnacht aflopen, maar kort na het slot van de beurshandel kondigde president Donald Trump een verlenging van het bestand aan.
Het overleg tussen de landen moet plaatsvinden in Pakistan, maar Iran heeft nog niet aangegeven of het meedoet. Daarom is ook de delegatie van de regering-Trump nog niet vertrokken. Onderhandelaars Steve Witkoff en Jared Kushner en vicepresident JD Vance bevinden zich nog in de VS, schreven Amerikaanse media dinsdag. Later volgden berichten dat Vance de trip naar Pakistan helemaal zou hebben afgezegd.
De Dow-Jonesindex eindigde 0,6 procent lager op 49.149,38 punten. De S&P 500-index daalde 0,6 procent tot 7064,01 punten. Techbeurs Nasdaq verloor 0,6 procent op 24.259,96 punten. Vrijdag sloten de S&P 500 en de Nasdaq nog op recordstanden. De Amerikaanse beurzen zijn sinds het staakt-het-vuren tussen de VS en Iran, dat op 7 april werd bereikt, hard gestegen door de hoop op een spoedig einde aan de strijd.
Olieprijzen
De olieprijzen gingen omhoog, na een eerdere daling in afwachting van een akkoord tussen de twee landen. Brentolie werd 2,8 procent duurder op 98 dollar per vat. Amerikaanse olie kostte 2,8 procent meer op 92,13 dollar. Vrijdag werd olie nog bijna 12 procent goedkoper.
Beleggers hadden daarnaast ook aandacht voor de hoorzitting in de Senaat voor de benoeming van Kevin Warsh, de door Donald Trump voorgedragen kandidaat voor het voorzitterschap van de Federal Reserve. Warsh zei tegen de senatoren dat hij onafhankelijk zou handelen als baas van de Amerikaanse centrale bank. Ook vertelde hij dat Trump hem nooit gevraagd heeft om zich te committeren aan bepaalde rentebeslissingen.
Apple
Apple verloor 2,5 procent, nadat bekend werd dat Tim Cook vanaf september stopt als topman. Hij wordt dan vervangen door John Ternus, de huidige baas van de hardwaredivisie van Apple.
UnitedHealth steeg 7 procent. De grote zorgverzekeraar presteerde afgelopen kwartaal beter dan verwacht en verhoogde de winstverwachting voor het hele jaar.
Amazon won 0,7 procent. Het techconcern gaat tot 25 miljard dollar investeren in Anthropic, dat veel opzien baart met zijn geavanceerde AI-modellen en chatbot Claude. De aankondiging geeft aan dat grote techbedrijven nog steeds bereid zijn fors te investeren in AI.
LONDEN (ANP) - Het Britse parlement heeft ingestemd met een levenslang rookverbod voor jongere generaties. Dat betekent dat iedereen die na 2008 is geboren nooit meer tabaksproducten zoals sigaretten mag kopen, schrijven Britse media.
Minister van Volksgezondheid Wes Streeting sprak over een historisch moment. "Kinderen in het Verenigd Koninkrijk zullen deel uitmaken van de eerste rookvrije generatie, beschermd tegen een leven vol verslaving en schade."
De wetgeving wordt niet meteen van kracht, maar moet nog bekrachtigd worden door de koning. Dat gebeurt naar verwachting volgende week.
Meer bevoegdheden
Ministers krijgen daarna volgens omroep BBC ook meer bevoegdheden om roken aan te pakken. Dat gebeurt bijvoorbeeld in de vorm van zeggenschap over smaken en verpakkingen van tabaksproducten en vapes.
Roken leidt jaarlijks tot 400.000 ziekenhuisopnames in Engeland, schrijft de krant The Guardian. Het is ook gelinkt aan tienduizenden sterfgevallen.
WASHINGTON (ANP) - De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump verlengt het bestand met Iran tot het overleg met het land is afgerond. Dat schrijft hij op zijn platform Truth Social. Het staakt-het-vuren stond op het punt om af te lopen.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: At Google, leaders are anxious about falling behind in the race to offer AI coding tools, especially as rivals like Anthropic PBC offer more effective and popular tools to businesses, according to people familiar with the matter. The search giant is now working to unite some of its coding initiatives under one banner to speed progress and take advantage of a surge in customer interest. In some corners of Alphabet's Google, particularly AI lab DeepMind, concerns about the company's position are mounting, according to current and former employees and executives, who declined to be named because they weren't authorized to speak publicly.
Businesses are just starting to realize that AI coding tools can enable anyone to build products by prompting a chatbot. But Google doesn't have a clear solution for them. Its Gemini model's capabilities are sprinkled across half a dozen different coding products with different branding, indicating how the company's lack of focus and competing internal efforts have hampered success, the people said. Even internally, some Google engineers prefer to use Anthropic's Claude Code, they said. More concerning, the people said, are the engineers who are struggling to adopt AI coding at all. [...] Google's emphasis on its own technology has also complicated the push to catch up. Most employees are banned from using competing tools such as Claude Code or Codex due to security concerns, but Googlers can request exceptions if they can demonstrate they have a business case, one former employee said. Some teams at DeepMind, including those working on the Gemini model, internal applications, and open source models, use Claude Code, according to three former employees. "You want the best people to use the best tool, even inside Google," one of the former employees said. [...]
In recent years, DeepMind has tried to tighten control over how its AI breakthroughs are woven into Google products. Last year, Google appointed Kavukcuoglu to a new position as chief AI architect, a role in which he is charged with folding generative AI into Google products. Yet confusion about who is leading the charge on AI coding persists. Along with DeepMind, Google Cloud, Google Core, Google Labs and Android are all pushing AI coding in different ways, one of the people said. [...] Within the Googleplex, there is a philosophical clash between AI researchers who want to move as quickly as possible and more traditional senior engineers who have exacting standards for code quality, former employees say. AI usage is factored into performance reviews, according to a former employee. But engineers who try to use internal AI coding tools often hit capacity constraints due to competition for computing power, the former employee said.
