As London's National Gallery prepares to open a blockbuster exhibition of the artist's late works, art historian Bendor Grosvenor looks at the chaotic world of Rembrandt connoisseurship.  

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Peter Aspden visits the basement treasure-house where recordings of Florence Nightingale, 1940s electronica and other rarities are stored alongside some equally exotic audio technology  

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From the unstoppable rise of hip-hop to the 'millennial whoop', what does today's new music sound like? And how has social media changed the relationship between artists and fans?

Harriet Fitch Little, India Ross and Griselda Murray Brown discuss Drake, Cardi B and DJ Khaled - in particular 'Wild Thoughts' ft. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller from 2017, which leans heavily on the melody and mood of Santana's 1999 hit 'Maria Maria', the coming-of-age soundtrack for the oldest cohort of millennials. 

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Olga Zoutendijk’s appointment as chair of ABN Amro is a landmark, and the bank is better for it

President acts as though Latin America’s second-largest economy is immune to pandemic

Dismissal of Luiz Henrique Mandetta follows feud over how to tackle coronavirus

Officials’ barbs come at a precarious time for Latin American country

Tensions escalate between president and the speaker of Congress’s lower house over response to coronavirus 

Sérgio Moro was the face of nation’s long-running ‘Car Wash’ anti-corruption probe

Justice minister’s departure raises risk of yet another impeachment in Latin America’s largest democracy

Finance minister Paulo Guedes has had his liberal economic agenda sidelined by emergency measures

Former justice minister had accused president of political interference in police work

About 85 per cent of voters think the country is heading in the wrong direction

After reaching intraday record, stocks retreat as new president faces economic challenge

Iron ore giant in second disaster in 3 years after mud and waste surges through valley

Creditors prepare for tough negotiations after IMF calls on them to share the pain

Governors seize on criticisms of president over lack of coronavirus stimulus

Confidence levels plunge as growing political crisis compounds economic damage from coronavirus

Stuart Levey, known for tough enforcement of sanctions on Iran, will head digital currency project

The pandemic has made airlines reluctant or unable to accept new jets

Banning computers from ‘lock-ups’ forces rethink on how markets respond

Filing opens door to potential sale of half of Virgin Group’s holding in space venture

Pandemic forces rethink of luxury industry after cancellation of fairs

How Virgin Galactic might help the rest of the group escape the gravitational pull of coronavirus

Global Witness highlights UK hedge fund’s stake in company accused of environmental violations

Deka Investment urges chairman to act quickly to end crisis of confidence in payments group after special audit

In contrast with many global peers, Petrobras has made scant efforts to diversify into green energy

The fintech company aims to disrupt other Latin American markets with its smartphone-based services

Brazilian jet maker to seek damages from US group, which counters it is within its rights to terminate deal

A rebranded and expanded version of the CBS All Access streaming service will arrive this summer, ViacomCBS announced this morning. The service, now run by ViacomCBS following the merger, today offers a mix of live TV, on-demand video, original programming, streaming news, local broadcast stations and sports. Now the company is accelerating its plan to […]

Adobe’s Photoshop celebrates its 30th birthday today. Over that time, the app has pretty much become synonymous with photo editing and there will surely be plenty of retrospectives. But to look ahead, Adobe also today announced a number of updates to both the desktop and mobile Photoshop experiences. The marquee feature here is probably the […]

We have no real sense of how to value stocks in this environment

As many Amazon workers called out sick for a May Day Strike, Tim Bray was spending his final day at the company. The VP and distinguished Engineer at Amazon Web Services announced today that May 1 was his final day with the retail giant, citing Amazon’s firings of vocally critical employees. Likely most notable for […]

Central bank of Latin America’s largest economy can now engage in monetary financing

As with other industries reeling in the wake of the pandemic, watchmakers were facing battles long before the virus struck

The taciturn lawyer’s corruption-busting career has also paved a path to power

The two-party system that prevailed for so long has been upended

During this pandemic, many organizations are offering free or drastically cheaper courses to help people skill-up for when we eventually get out of lock-down. There are numerous outlets if you want to learn to code from, for instance, Freecodecamp or the Free Fridays scheme from General Assembly. And for gamers, Gamedev.tv has taken 80% off […]

The $525m transaction is the latest to be derailed amid the coronavirus pandemic

During this pandemic, many organizations are offering free or drastically cheaper courses to help people skill-up for when we eventually get out of lock-down. There are numerous outlets if you want to learn to code from, for instance, Freecodecamp or the Free Fridays scheme from General Assembly. And for gamers, Gamedev.tv has taken 80% off […]

Facebook has diverted from its policy of not fact-checking politicians in order to prevent the spread of potentially harmful coronavirus misinformation from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Facebook made the decisive choice to remove a video shared by Bolsonaro on Sunday where he claimed that “hydroxychloroquine is working in all places.” That’s despite the drug still […]

The global mining industry's fight for value and free cash flow has descended into a brawl, after 2014 saw the world's 40 largest miners ramp up production, slash capital spending, and rein in costs.

The overwhelming majority of global banks and traditional financial services firms believe part of their business is at risk of being lost to standalone Fintech challengers, according to a PwC report released today.

1. Sara Ali Khan says brother Ibrahim is ‘definitely interested’ in joining Bollywood: ‘It’s a dream right...  Hindustan Times
2. A Glimpse Of Kareena Kapoor's "Saturday Mood" With Saif Ali Khan  The Newsopedia
3. Sara Ali Khan on Ibrahim Ali Khan’s acting aspirations: It’s a dream right now, making it a reality is on him  PINKVILLA
4. Sara Ali Khan Says Brother Ibrahim Wants to Join Bollywood But Has to Complete Education First  News18
5. Kareena Kapoor Khan shares her ‘Saturday Mood’ with a classy throwback pic of her & Saif Ali Khan from Morocco  PINKVILLA
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Brave, a maker of a pro-privacy browser, has lodged complaints with the European Commission against 27 EU Member States for under resourcing their national data protection watchdogs. It’s asking the European Union’s executive body to launch an infringement procedure against Member State governments, and even refer them to the bloc’s top court, the European Court […]

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