Russian pavilion to stay closed as outcry over Israel’s inclusion also grows – but nesting seagull provides some light relief
The 61st Venice Biennale vernissage began on Tuesday under grey clouds and rain showers, as political tension, parties and protest dominated proceedings at one of the art world’s biggest events.
Lubaina Himid, the British entrant, who has spent a career creating work that picks at her country’s colonial past, took over the UK’s pavilion with her large-scale paintings and sound collage that recalls a “perfect British summer’s day”.
Continue reading...Manchester City did not choke at Everton to hand Arsenal the advantage but it was another reminder the Premier League’s random qualities are still key
For me Clive, it’s all about the Socratic paradox. The wisest man is the man who knows enough to know he knows nothing. I’ve always said that. Or never said it. Or only said it sometimes. One of those. Either way the Premier League title race could have been designed to prove that, in an age of thundering takes and mega-certainties, nobody actually has any idea what’s going on here.
Manchester City’s draw at Everton on Monday night has already been described as The Moment. Advantage Arsenal. This is the consensus. On Tuesday morning, Rob Earnshaw was asked on Sky Sports if this is “the week the season will be decided” and replied: “ABSOLUTELY,” almost before the question had ended. And while you have to admire Rob Earnshaw’s sense of showmanship, there is still a large chance this might not actually be the case.
Continue reading...Authorities investigate leak of 2.9 million voters’ details, adding to turmoil around independence push
Alberta separatists have delivered more than 300,000 signatures to elections officials in western Canada, in support of their attempt to force an independence referendum in Canada’s oil-rich province.
But the effort stumbled immediately as a separatist-linked group posted the personal data of nearly three million residents online in one of the largest data breaches in Canadian history, fomenting fears of a possible political interference crisis.
Continue reading...Greg Brockman has faced questions about his emails, texts and writings in his personal diary in second week of the trial
As Elon Musk’s case against OpenAI entered its second week, focus shifted to the company’s president, Greg Brockman. Over the course of several hours on Monday and Tuesday, Brockman faced questions about his emails, texts and one piece of evidence that has become central to the trial: his personal diary.
Musk’s lawsuit revolves around his allegation that Brockman, OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, violated the founding agreement of the artificial intelligence firm by turning it into a for-profit entity. Musk argues that Altman and Brockman also unjustly enriched themselves in the process, essentially taking Musk’s money while deceiving him about their true intent for the business. He is seeking Altman and Brockman’s removal, the undoing of the for-profit restructuring and $134bn, which Musk wants distributed to OpenAI’s non-profit.
Continue reading...From economic woes to concerns that war could break out again at any moment, underlying worries run deep
In the weeks since the fragile ceasefire with the US and Israel took hold, life in Tehran has – on the surface at least – largely returned to something like pre-war normality. Many security checkpoints have been taken down, coffee shops are bustling, parks are full of people gathering for picnics, musicians are playing again in the streets, highways are jammed with traffic and the metro - free to use since the war - runs packed.
But underlying worries run deep, and many Iranians fear the war could return at any moment. The uncertainty was underlined on Monday when the US and Iran launched fresh attacks in the Gulf as the two sides continue to blockade of the strait of Hormuz. The war’s economic toll has been severe too. Many people have lost their jobs and inflation is surging. The International Monetary Fund estimates it could reach 70% this year.
Continue reading...A Swedish firm’s pursuit of the product testing company Intertek suggests investors’ price expectations are yet to be shifted by the Iran war
It was a bad day for the FTSE 100 index on Tuesday – down 1.4% – but the puzzle in many quarters is why share prices haven’t fallen further since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran. The index is still up by a couple of percentage points since new year, which is not a bet most would have made at the time if they had been told an inflationary energy price shock lay around the corner.
An absence of Iran-related corporate profits warnings partly explains the relative resilience, even if those usually take a while to arrive. So, too, the fact that the Footsie is overpopulated with overseas earners for whom the US economy, which isn’t suffering Europe’s soaring natural gas prices, matters more than their home market. And higher oil prices obviously help the likes of Shell and BP.
Continue reading...De grote bijeenkomst van het jaar waarin de grootste sterren verzamelen om zich om z’n mooist te presenteren aan de wereld. Het zou over het Met Gala, maar net zo goed over het congres van het CDA kunnen gaan. Weet jij ze uit elkaar te houden? Doe nu de test!
1. O ja, deze vrouw. Waar is zij ook alweer van? Zat zij niet in de film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri? Bijna goed, dit is Tabitha van Krimpen, CDA-lid en tevens Theoloog des vaderlands.
2. Dit is een moeilijke. Als je denkt: ‘goh, die Henri Bontenbal, wat is die lekker aan het sporten geslagen’, dan heb je het mooi mis. Hoewel hij er ontzettend op lijkt, is dit de acteur Connor Storrie, van de televisieserie Heated Rivalry. We begrijpen de verwarring.
3. Sybrand Buma? Op het Met Gala? Hoe komt hij daar nou binnen? Niet, want dit is een foto van een CDA-congres.
4. Wie zit er achter het masker? Is het misschien minister van Economische Zaken en Klimaat Heleen Herbert? Nee, had natuurlijk wel gekund. Het is Katy Perry, zangeres van 'Firework' en 'Roar'. Maar dat was ook heel moeilijk te zien.
5. Na grondig onderzoek kwamen wij tot de conclusie dat A$AP Rocky en Rihanna geen lid van het CDA zijn of ooit zijn geweest. Met dat gegeven kunnen we maar tot een conclusie komen: dit is een foto op het Met Gala.
6. Natuurlijk, eerst kwam hij er jaarlijks, maar na het einde van zijn glansrijke tv-carrière en zijn debuut in de Tweede Kamer heeft Tijs van de Brink geen enkele uitnodiging meer ontvangen van het Met Gala. Kortom, dit is een CDA-congres.
7. Oude man? Dat moet wel het CDA zijn. Fout! Dit is Bad Bunny, met make-up op. Had ‘ie je toch even te pakken.
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica, written by Andrew Cunningham: As its name implies, the venerable Notepad++ text editor began as a more capable version of the classic Windows Notepad, with features such as line numbering and syntax highlighting. It was created in 2003 by Don Ho, who continues to be its primary author and maintainer, and it has been a Windows-exclusive app throughout its existence (older Notepad++ versions support OSes as old as Windows 95; the current version officially supports everything going back to Windows 7). I'm not a devoted user of the app, but I was aware of its history, which is why I was surprised to see news of a "Notepad++ for Mac" port making the rounds last week, as though it were a port of the original available from the Notepad++ website.
Apparently, this news surprised Ho as well, who claims that the Mac version and its author, Andrey Letov, are "using the Notepad++ trademark (the name) without permission." "This is misleading, inappropriate, and frankly disrespectful to both the project and its users," Ho wrote. "It has already fooled people -- including tech media -- into believing this is an official release. To be crystal clear: Notepad++ has never released a macOS version. Anyone claiming otherwise is simply riding on the Notepad++ name." Ho repeatedly asked the developer to stop using the brand and eventually reported the trademark use to Cloudflare, the CDN of the Notepad++ for Mac site. "Every day that website remains active, you are in further violation of the law," Ho wrote. "I cannot authorize a 'week or two' of continued trademark infringement."
Letov has since begun rebranding the app as "NextPad++," though the old branding and URL reportedly remained available. The name changes is "an homage to NeXT Computer," notes Ars, "and uses a frog icon rather than the Notepad++ lizard."
Apparently, this news surprised Ho as well, who claims that the Mac version and its author, Andrey Letov, are "using the Notepad++ trademark (the name) without permission." "This is misleading, inappropriate, and frankly disrespectful to both the project and its users," Ho wrote. "It has already fooled people -- including tech media -- into believing this is an official release. To be crystal clear: Notepad++ has never released a macOS version. Anyone claiming otherwise is simply riding on the Notepad++ name." Ho repeatedly asked the developer to stop using the brand and eventually reported the trademark use to Cloudflare, the CDN of the Notepad++ for Mac site. "Every day that website remains active, you are in further violation of the law," Ho wrote. "I cannot authorize a 'week or two' of continued trademark infringement."
Letov has since begun rebranding the app as "NextPad++," though the old branding and URL reportedly remained available. The name changes is "an homage to NeXT Computer," notes Ars, "and uses a frog icon rather than the Notepad++ lizard."
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De grote vraag is natuurlijk: gaat het hem lukken. Niet Odysseus, die komt wel thuis, maar Christopherus. Het is natuurlijk niet het minste verhaal, maar Nolan is ook niet de minste regisseur. Vakjury's wereldwijd nog altijd unaniem ontevreden over het ontbreken van historisch accuraat bronstijdpantser, maar er komt een tijd dat die bijl begraven moet worden en zelfs zij gewoon in IMAX achterover leunen om te zien of Het Gelukt Is. Vanaf 16 juli in de bioscoop!
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De Erasmusbrug in het centrum van Rotterdam gaat eind deze maand wekenlang dicht voor autoverkeer vanwege werkzaamheden. Automobilisten worden tijdelijk omgeleid.
De Erasmusbrug in het centrum van Rotterdam gaat eind deze maand wekenlang dicht voor autoverkeer vanwege werkzaamheden. Automobilisten worden tijdelijk omgeleid.
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VLISSINGEN (ANP) - De evacuatie van drie opvarenden van het cruiseschip Hondius vindt "naar alle waarschijnlijkheid" woensdag plaats. Dat laat cruisemaatschappij Oceanwide Expeditions weten. Het gaat om twee zieke bemanningsleden en een persoon die een relatie had met een Duitse opvarende die is overleden.
Volgens de maatschappij blijft het lichaam van de Duitse aan boord. Voor haar metgezel is een "extra check gerechtvaardigd", aldus Oceanwide. Volgens de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie (WHO) heeft diegene geen ziekteverschijnselen, maar wordt wel als een vermoedelijk besmettingsgeval van het hantavirus gezien.
De twee zieke bemanningsleden zijn een Nederlander en een Brit. Zij hebben volgens Oceanwide dringend medische zorg nodig. Het Nederlandse ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken zei eerder dinsdag dat het "op zo kort mogelijke termijn" de drie mensen van boord wil halen.
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De WHO zegt tegen persbureau AFP dat als de evacuatie heeft plaatsgevonden, de Hondius met de rest van de passagiers door kan varen naar de Canarische Eilanden of Nederland.
De virusuitbraak heeft tot nu toe aan drie mensen het leven gekost, onder wie een Nederlands echtpaar. Een opvarende ligt in een ziekenhuis in Zuid-Afrika. Het schip zelf ligt bij Kaapverdië. Niemand mag daar van boord.