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Under the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige Review – How Two Japanese Masters Reinvented Art | Art and design

Under the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige Review – How Two Japanese Masters Reinvented Art | Art and design

πŸ”₯ Read this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Art and design,Hokusai,Culture,Japan,Art,Asia Pacific,World news,Manchester βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: TPrinted images made in Japan between the 17th and 20th centuries, known collectively as "Floating World Pictures", can be purchased from a local bookstore for the price of a bowl of noodles. These mass-produced media were collected episodically, such as posters or magazines, initially as sexy, glamorous, and glamorous snapshots of high life in Tokyo for the vicarious enjoyment of those who could not afford them. They were manufactured by workshops of artists and craftsmen, making professional works…
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Apple has acquired video editing software company MotionVFX

Apple has acquired video editing software company MotionVFX

✨ Check out this trending post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Apps,Startups,Apple,motionvfx βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: Apple has acquired MotionVFX, the company that develops plug-ins, templates and advanced capabilities for Apple's Final Cut Pro video editing software. Financial terms of the deal are unknown. β€œWe are very excited to share that MotionVFX is joining the Apple team to continue empowering creators and editors to do their best work,” MotionVFX said in a message on its website. β€œFor more than 15 years, we've been on a mission to create world-class, visually inspiring content and effects for video editors. From the beginning,…
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Chelsea prepares to move ahead of the match

Chelsea prepares to move ahead of the match

πŸš€ Explore this must-read post from BBC Sport πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior said his players "didn't want to antagonize ourselves and make more noise over ourselves" by huddling before the match in the center circle.This comes after an unusual scene before Newcastle's 1-0 Premier League defeat on Saturday when referee Paul Tierney stood over the ball before kick-off but did not move away as Chelsea players gathered around him to give captain Reece James his team talk.Rosenior says no decision has been made yet on where they will be for Tuesday's Champions League…
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Investing in Infrastructure: Meta’s Renewed Commitment to jemalloc

Investing in Infrastructure: Meta’s Renewed Commitment to jemalloc

πŸ”₯ Discover this awesome post from Hacker News πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Meta recognizes the long-term benefits of jemalloc, a high-performance memory allocator, in its software infrastructure. We are renewing focus on jemalloc, aiming to reduce maintenance needs and modernize the codebase while continuing to evolve the allocator to adapt to the latest hardware and workloads. We are committed to continuing to develop jemalloc development with the open source community and welcome contributions and collaborations from the community. Building a software system is a lot like building a skyscraper: The product everyone sees is the top, but…
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Angus Gunn’s return and no Motherwell players: key takeaways from Scotland’s March squad

Angus Gunn’s return and no Motherwell players: key takeaways from Scotland’s March squad

πŸ’₯ Check out this must-read post from BBC Sport πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: Although the team, as expected, has a familiar atmosphere, Clarke was clear that there is still room for players to play their way into the group that heads to the United States in June, where it will face Haiti, Morocco and Brazil.He said that there were four other players he wanted to include in the team for the matches between Japan and Ivory Coast, but injuries deprived him of that opportunity.β€œThere are some players I feel I need to take a look at,” Clark…
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What to expect in the Illinois primary

What to expect in the Illinois primary

πŸ’₯ Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: illinois,JB Pritzker,Vote 2026 πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) β€” Illinois' multiple political realities will converge on Tuesday when the state holds a primary shaped by comeback bids, the retirement of longtime incumbents and the looming 2028 presidential campaign. Voters will choose candidates for a full slate of offices, including governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, state Legislature and local offices. He is leading the race to succeed Democratic US Senator Dick Durbin, who is retiring after five terms. Among the Democrats running there are US…
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Selfies, police dogs and superstitions – Peter Bradshaw’s big night at the Oscars! | Oscars 2026

Selfies, police dogs and superstitions – Peter Bradshaw’s big night at the Oscars! | Oscars 2026

✨ Read this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Oscars 2026,Oscars,Film,Culture,Awards and prizes,US news,Film industry βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: TThese were the Oscars of life during war. President Trump's as-yet-unexplained attack on Iran meant warnings of a possible retaliatory drone attack from Tehran on the target-rich environment of downtown Los Angeles. The sparkling Dolby Theater was reportedly in the crosshairs.It didn't happen. But this was a celebration that recognized the politics of a distant threat, and the politics of a nation rich enough to bear the costs of war and peace at the same time.Joining the…
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Another deep-tech chip startup has become a unicorn: Frore is valued at $1.64 billion

Another deep-tech chip startup has become a unicorn: Frore is valued at $1.64 billion

πŸ”₯ Discover this insightful post from TechCrunch πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: AI,Hardware,Startups,TC,AI chips,semicondcutors πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Eight-year-old semiconductor startup Frore Systems has raised a $143 million Series D round, led by MVP Ventures, at a valuation of $1.64 billion, the company announced Monday. Frore has now raised a total of $340 million, the company said. Frore doesn't make the chips himself; Where liquid cooling systems are manufactured for them. Founded by two former Qualcomm engineers, the company's technology was initially created to bring air-cooling technology to phones and other small, fanless electronic devices. The company's focus on chips was inspired…
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Sunil Gavaskar says Abrar Ahmed’s signing ‘contributes to the death of Indians’

Sunil Gavaskar says Abrar Ahmed’s signing ‘contributes to the death of Indians’

πŸš€ Check out this trending post from BBC Sport πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said Sunrise Leeds' signing of Pakistani player Abrar Ahmed "indirectly contributes to the killing of Indian soldiers and civilians".Gavaskar's comments are the most prominent criticism leveled at the Sunrisers' deal for Abrar at last week's Hundred auction.Leeds is owned by Sun Group, which is also the owner of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Indian Premier League teams have not been allowed to sign Pakistani players since 2009 due to ongoing political tensions between the…
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Apollo CEO John Zito is skeptical about valuations for private equity programs

Apollo CEO John Zito is skeptical about valuations for private equity programs

πŸš€ Discover this insightful post from Business News πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Apollo Global Management signs in New York on December 5, 2023.Jenna Moon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesApollo John Zito had a frank assessment of how private equity firms are valuing their software holdings at a time when shares of similar public technology companies have fallen: He said they're not.Zito, co-head of the firm's giant asset management division and head of its credit division, spoke to clients of investment bank UBS last month in remarks first reported by The Wall Street Journal. CNBC confirmed Zito's statements.…
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