β¨ Read this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Books,Literary festivals,Festivals,Culture,France,Amazon,Paris π **What Youβll Learn**: Amazon has withdrawn from the Paris Book Festival after a boycott by the French Booksellers Association sparked a dispute over the company's sponsorship of the event.The festival, scheduled to be held from April 17 to 19, will continue without support from the US retailer, after a mutual decision between the organizers and Amazon to end their partnership.The dispute began after French booksellers' association Syndicat de la Librairie FranΓ§aise (SLF) announced it would boycott the festival in protest over Amazon's participation.The SLF…
π Discover this must-read post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: AI,TC,Alphabet,Google,Sundar Pichai π **What Youβll Learn**: Sundar Pichai's new pay package could be worth up to $692 million. According to a filing first spied by the Financial Times, Alphabet has structured a three-year deal for its Google CEO that could make him one of the highest-paid CEOs on the planet β but most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives tied to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture. What is striking is how little public fascination Pichai attracts compared to the Google founders. Larry Page and…
π₯ Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Manchester City Coach Pep Guardiola faces a two-match ban after receiving a warning for the sixth time this season Winning the FA Cup on Saturday over Newcastle.Guardiola received the yellow card after confronting fourth official Lewis Smith on the touchline at St. James Park after Kieran Trippier committed a foul on City player Jeremy Doku.New regulations introduced this season mean Premier League coaches will receive a one-match ban once they receive three yellow cards, while six yellow cards will result in a two-match ban.The…
π₯ Check out this awesome post from Hacker News π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: ZIP Code First A US ZIP code is 5 characters. From those 5 characters you can determine the city, the state, and the country. That's 3 fields. Autofilled. From one input. But you don't do that, do you? No. You make me type my street address, then my city, then scroll through a dropdown of 50 states to find Illinois wedged between Idaho and Indiana, then type my ZIP, then β the piΓ¨ce de rΓ©sistance β scroll through 200+ countries to find United States,…
π₯ Read this must-read post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π **What Youβll Learn**: Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando after suffering spasms in his lower back before the start of the third round.The Northern Irishman's exit was announced by the PGA Tour about 30 minutes before his scheduled tee time.In a later statement, the five-time major champion said: βWhile warming up in the gym this morning, I felt a slight twinge in my back.βWhen I started hitting shots from the outside before the round, things got worse and developed muscle spasms in my…
β¨ Explore this trending post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Theatre,Children's theatre,Stage,Culture,Books,Refugees π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: II had never heard of The Boy at the Back of the Class before I was asked to edit it in 2023. My son had just turned one when Unjali Q Rauf's novel came into my life. While I could read every Julia Donaldson book in my sleep at the time, this He would have been a little advanced for his age in reading.Since then, of course, I have read the book and its impact has been extraordinary. The film's events…
π₯ Read this trending post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π **What Youβll Learn**: Britain's number one Jack Draper fought back from a set down - feeling "a bit unprepared" after eight months out due to injury - to get his Indian Wells title defense off to a winning start.An early break in the deciding set gave the 24-year-old a decisive advantage, and he pressed hard to beat Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 and qualify for the third round.Having only returned to the ATP Tour last week following a layoff due to bone bruising in his left…
π₯ Explore this awesome post from Hacker News π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Software engineering was supposed to be artificial intelligenceβs easiest win. Today companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google have all released AI products geared specifically to coding. And a survey of nearly 5,000 technology professionals released in a report last year by Googleβs DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) team found that 90 percent of respondents said they were using AI at workβwith more than 80 percent saying the technology had boosted their productivity.βWe see a large majority of folks that are relying on AI…
π₯ Explore this trending post from BBC Sport π π **Category**: π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: An error by returning goalkeeper Lauren Perry allowed Ace Turkoglu to score the only goal of the game for Turkey at Morneview Park in the first half.As happened against Switzerland on Tuesday, when they lost 2-0, the Turkish national team limited TΓΌrkiye to a few chances, but failed to exploit Selda Akguz.While Lindsay said the loss was "disappointing", he is confident that "whoever" is in charge of the double against Malta in April "have the foundation of a really good team there".He added: "It is…
π₯ Explore this trending post from Culture | The Guardian π π **Category**: Harry Styles,Culture,Pop and rock,Music β
**What Youβll Learn**: AThe first big pop moment of 2026, it's all about Harry Styles' new album Kiss All the Time. Disco, at times feels appropriately hip. At last weekend's Brit Awards, Styles premiered the lead single, Aperture, alongside a troupe of dancers and an extravagant chorus, while the actual album launch party for "One Night Only" on Friday takes place in a 20,000-capacity arena.This is a "heartwarming" affair for Styles, who is taking to the courts this summer - and the…
