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Top-notch Sydney chamber group Omega Ensemble took a sharp turn in direction about a decade ago when Artistic Director David Rowden started looking towards the now and the future. Alongside mainstream Classical, Romantic and 20th century repertoire the ever-adventurous clarinettist started commissioning new works by internationally acclaimed contemporary US composers, like Nico Muhly and Missy Mazoli, alongside established and rising Australian talent. Taking it a step further Omega set up The CoLAB Composer Accelerator Program six years ago, putting young homegrown talent through a nine-month intensive creative workshop in which their specially written new works were put through the wringer with eminent mentors and the ensemble’s musicians. At the end of this rigorous process the works would be heard for the first time at one of Omega’s concerts. The 2026 CoLAB composers: Robert McIntyre, Jessie Leov, Beth Roche and Thomas Misson. Photo © Gxbriellemxry This year it was the turn of four composers – Robert McIntyre from Victoria; Kiwi Jessie Leov; Tasmanian Thomas Misson and NSW’s Beth Roche – to have their quintets premiered by Rowden with Mark Ingwersen (violin), Neil Thompson (viola), Paul Stender (cello) and Vatche Jambazian (piano). Each piece lasted about 14 minutes and the composers gave

The standard narrative about China’s rise to the top of the global electric vehicle (EV) industry centres on ‘the state’, in the form of a monolithic national government, identifying a sector rich with opportunity and willing it into being with a determined and coordinated scheme of subsidies and other industrial support. As Fengming Lu and Xiao Ma point out in this week’s lead article, that narrative simplifies a much more complex story. The rise of China’s globally competitive EV manufacturers owes as much to fragmentation and competition among different elements of the central government, the policies of provincial and local governments and the dynamics in global capital markets at crucial points in the industry’s development as it does to coordinated state support. Central ministries, as Lu and Ma’s tracing of the industry’s emergence details, competed over regulatory authority and preferred technologies rather than following a common blueprint. The resulting policy gaps ‘sometimes created openings for peripheral businesses such as automakers Chery and Geely, policy entrepreneurs and technical experts to influence policy’, as Lu and Ma explain. Provincial governments, formally incentivised to drive local industrialisation, also learnt to become creative with centrally determined rules around support for private firms. They found

Some people appear to know everything that happens on social media while revealing almost nothing about themselves. They seem to watch every Instagram story, notice who has changed jobs on LinkedIn, or remember photographs that others have forgotten posting. Yet they rarely click “like,” leave a comment, or publish anything themselves. They are socially present but digitally invisible. This behaviour is often described as lurking: consuming social media content without visibly engaging with it. Why Do People Lurk Online? Although the word can sound secretive, lurking has no single psychological explanation. A person may remain silent because they are curious, cautious, socially anxious, professionally strategic, or simply uninterested in performing their life online. Someone may follow a university colleague on LinkedIn to learn about publication opportunities without announcing their presence. Another person may watch an old friend’s Instagram stories because it creates a subtle sense of connection, even though they have not spoken for months. Researchers commonly distinguish between active social media use, such as posting, commenting, and messaging, and passive use, such as scrolling. However, this distinction can be deceptive. Someone may spend seconds posting a photograph, while a silent viewer might compare, interpret, and remember it for hours.

Here are the stories of The Manila Times for Sunday, August 16, 2026. Lump-sum allocations in 2027 budget flagged SEN. Panfilo Lacson has flagged what he described as “questionable” lump-sum appropriations for infrastructure projects in the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, saying he will demand details from the government agency concerned. Lacson said lump-sum allocations may be justified for unpredictable expenses such as calamity funds, but their use for infrastructure projects warrants closer scrutiny because the proposed allocations do not provide a detailed breakdown of the costs of individual projects. DOJ reviews US files vs Quiboloy, 2 others THE Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing six voluminous batches of supporting documents transmitted by the US government in connection with its extradition request for Apollo Quiboloy and two ranking officials of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC). State Counsel Dennis Arvin Chan confirmed that the DOJ is examining the documents that were received through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The two other individuals named in the formal extradition request, alongside Quiboloy, were Teresita Tolibas Dandan and Helen Panilag. Both were high-ranking administrators of the KOJC and were featured alongside Quiboloy on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. The US Department

An unsolicited job offer can be tempting, especially when the position sounds like a dream job. But for one NBC10 employee, the offer sounded familiar for an unusual reason: It was essentially the job she already had. NBC10 Senior Digital Director Marilyn Vaca received messages on LinkedIn from a supposed recruiter about a position with her employer, NBCUniversal. The job description closely matched the work she already does. “I was, like, shocked because this is my employer, NBC Universal, and the job description was my job, what I do now,” Vaca said. Vaca shared the messages with NBC10 Responds to warn others who receive job offers online that may sound too good to be true. “I was like, oh my gosh, I want this job. I mean, this is like my dream job, but unfortunately it doesn't exist. It's not real,” Vaca said. The listing described the position as “Vice President, Digital Media Strategy and Audience Growth.” But research showed the position was not listed on the company's careers site. NBC10 Responds Have a consumer complaint? Call 215-201-5310 When Vaca questioned the supposed recruiter about that, the person responded, “This is a director role that isn't always posted publicly on

by Lisa Stiffler on Aug 14, 2026 at 8:41 am August 14, 2026 at 8:42 am Dave Levy. (LinkedIn Photo) — Dave Levy , vice president of AWS Worldwide Public Sector, has left Amazon for a role at Google, according to Nextgov/FCW. An AWS spokesperson confirmed his departure; Google did not respond to a request for comment. Levy, who is based in Arlington, Va., was with AWS for more than nine years. He was previously head of U.S. government sales at Apple for 12 years. Amazon first launched government-specific cloud infrastructure in 2011 and now supports more than 11,000 government agencies. In November, the company announced it would invest up to $50 billion to expand AI and advanced computing infrastructure for U.S. government agencies. That includes support for Top Secret, AWS Secret and AWS GovCloud (US), which serve classified and sensitive workloads. David Appel , VP of AWS Global Government, National Security and Defense, has taken Levy’s role in an acting capacity, according to his LinkedIn account. Levy’s last day was July 31. Kristin Hamilton. (LinkedIn Photo) — Kristin Hamilton has been named chief commercial officer for Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based makers of pop culture collectibles. Hamilton joined from Crunchyroll

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"Clarity on leadership is important for employees, investors, partners and other stakeholders," said N Chandrasekaran, announcing he won't seek re-appointment as Tata Sons chairman when his term ends on February 20, 2027. The 63-year-old, who took charge in 2017 after joining Tata as a TCS intern in 1987, cited no unanimous support from board. Under his leadership the group's m-cap rose by over ₹15 lakh crore. Tata Sons now has a six-month window to name his successor. Shereen Bhan #NChandrasekaran #TataSons #TataGroup #CNBCTV18Digital More from this author Explore content categories