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Eye Opener: Cyberattack hits learning platform used by thousands of schools

A major cyberattack shutters an online learning platform used by thousands of schools. Plus, officials track down passengers, including Americans, who left a cruise ship hit by a deadly virus. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.

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How has this affected you? Have you been able to make alternative plans?

Akamai stock soars 20% on earnings, $1.8 billion AI infrastructure deal

Cybersecurity and cloud computing firm Akamai reported first-quarter earnings on Thursday and saw its cloud infrastructure business grow 40% year-on-year.

Wikipedia and legacy media compete to out-bias each other

I used to roll my eyes when my college professors barred us from citing Wikipedia. Now, I couldn’t agree more.

Add to playlist: The magnetic, uncanny songwriting of Frances Chang and the week’s best new tracks

The Brooklyn-based artist’s songs seem to follow private trains of thought, which shift their subtle musical colours in a way that will slink in to your head, too

From cramped coach house to family home

Bold interior choices allowed these first-time buyers to utilise every square inch of this 19th-century building to create something special

Our cities are choked by cars

Turning parking bays into green spaces and prioritising cyclists may be the fastest routes to improving urban life

‘I told his family he was HIV positive’: Keith Haring’s best friend on life with the artist as unseen works go on show

For nearly four decades, the artist Kermit Oswald lived with some of the most intimate works Haring ever made. Now the pieces are going up for auction

‘Nurse, the joypad!’: the eight greatest medical video games

For anyone needing a break from binging The Pitt, you can always put in your own shifts as a hospital manager, surgeon, paramedic and of course as a demonic morgue assistant

Remarkably Bright Creatures review

Shelby Van Pelt’s best-selling book is adapted into an easily digestible, sweet-natured afternoon watch

Democrats See an Opportunity in Iowa

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Why is Silicon Valley suddenly obsessed with being tasteful?

Whether it’s Palantir selling a $239 chore coat, Anthropic taking over a coffee shop or executives walking the red carpet at the Met Gala, tech’s biggest players are pivoting to fashion to sell their brands – and attempt to appear cooler in the process