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West Ham’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace restored their two-point lead over Tottenham and the bottom three, sealing Wolves’ relegation from the Premier League.Spurs endured a tough weekend, but this result opens the door for Roberto De Zerbi’s side to battle for survival ahead of Saturday’s away trip to Wolves. Wolves became the first team in eight years to be relegated from the top flight this season. West Ham were granted another week outside the drop zone, but with wins over Nottingham Forest and Leeds and Spurs taking a big step forward in performance, they may look back on this…

Last month, I was standing at a hotel coffee station holding a little porcelain creamer shaped like a cow when a stranger came up next to me and said, “Hello.” My mind went completely blank. I couldn’t even call out to them, “How’s the weather like?” level of response.If you’ve ever had that moment, you’re in great company. As a professional speaker and executive coach, I speak for a living, and I still get turned down by casual greetings.Small talk may seem trivial, but it’s a warm-up before actually building a connection. As with any warm-up, you’ll go much better…

John Tarnas, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, at an internal event in New York on March 4, 2026.Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Imagesapple announced on Monday that John Tarnas will succeed Tim Cook as CEO, with Cook becoming executive chairman on September 1.Mr. Tarnas, senior vice president of hardware engineering, will join Apple’s board of directors when he becomes chief. Arthur Levinson, Apple’s non-executive chairman, will become the iPhone maker’s lead independent director at that point.”Mr. Cook will continue in his role as CEO through the summer, working closely with Mr. Ternas to ensure a smooth transition,”…

Google announced Monday that it is making its Gemini in Chrome feature available in seven new markets, including Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The company is rolling out the feature on both desktop and iOS in all of these countries except Japan. Since last year, the company has been integrating AI and Gemini into Chrome in various ways through floating windows. Earlier this year, the company introduced a sidebar-based assistant that allows users to answer questions in multiple tabs. Also available is Gemini’s Personal Intelligence feature, which allows users to connect to services like Gmail and…

My Top 10 Things to Watch Monday, April 20th 1. Oil prices are higher this morning as stocks are heading lower as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz flare up. The United States has seized an Iranian merchant ship that was trying to evade a naval blockade. On Friday, Iran’s brief reopening of the Straits ended a strong week for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. In Sunday’s column, I wrote about how things are going well in the stock market outside of Iran. One of them is revenue, and there’s more revenue this week. 2. Roofing and building materials retailer…

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Headquarters, Santa Clara, California, September 6, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Marvell Technologies rose nearly 6% on Monday after reports that Google would tap the chip design firm for two new chips that power artificial intelligence workloads.Until now, Google has relied on Marvell rival Broadcom to design its Tensor Processing Units (TPUs). Broadcom shares fell nearly 2% on Monday following The Information’s report.A potential deal between Google and Marvell could include TPUs as well as memory processing units, The Information reported on Sunday. Google and Marvell did not immediately respond to requests…

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez Delemer speaks about the government shutdown during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call Inc. | Getty ImagesThe White House announced Monday that Labor Secretary Lori Chavez Delemer is resigning from the Trump administration.White House communications director Stephen Chan told the X-Post that Chavez Delemer, 58, will “enter a position in the private sector.”Deputy Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling will take over the department on his behalf, Chan wrote.Chavez Delemer is reportedly being investigated by the Labor Department inspector general for alleged professional misconduct, including using government resources…

Published April 20, 2026April 20, 2026FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick on Friday after they published an article alleging that the director has a drinking problem that could pose a threat to U.S. national security.The Atlantic said it stands by its reporting and will vigorously defend itself against the “unjustified lawsuit” filed Monday.The magazine’s article, originally titled “Kash Patel’s erratic behavior could cost him his job,” cited more than 20 anonymous sources expressing concern about Patel’s “significant drunkenness and unexplained absenteeism,” which it said “has alarmed FBI and Justice Department…

At least one person was killed and several others injured in a shooting at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramid, Mexico’s Security Cabinet announced Monday. According to preliminary information, a man opened fire at the popular monument, killing a Canadian woman, before taking his own life, the Cabinet announced on X news agency. Authorities said they seized firearms, knives and live ammunition at the scene. At least six people were injured, four from firearms and two from falls, and were receiving medical treatment, the state of Mexico said. Mexican state security chief Cristobal Castañeda told reporters that the injured included two Colombians, one…

“My career is clearly on the decline and relegation is coming. It’s really difficult to be in those feelings and emotions, both as a group and as a club.”Mads Hermansen has reflected on the pain of last season’s relegation from the Premier League during his time at Leicester City. This is not an experience he wants to repeat at West Ham. The goalkeeper has been open and honest about the tension and pressure at the bottom of the Premier League. But he said there had been “a lot” of lessons learned from last season, and there is now cautious optimism…