The amount of rainfall recorded today is among the highest experienced in several years. Preliminary data indicates that approximately 140 millimetres of rain fell on Accra. By comparison, the highest single-day rainfall recorded last year was about 56 millimetres.
That aspect of the problem is beyond our control because it is driven by changing climatic conditions. There is the issue of human behaviour.
Whenever government begins removing structures built in waterways, some people accuse us of being inhumane. Yet when disasters such as today's flooding occur, the consequences affect everyone. The irresponsible actions of a few individuals end up putting entire communities at risk.
Today, we're introducing Claude for Content.
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This week’s funding opportunities for African storytellers and creatives. Tag someone who should apply.
1. Applications are now open for Cohort 1 of the LIPFest Craft & Development Lab, a 4-month structured program supported by Africa No Filter for 10 early- to mid-career poets and writers:
👉🏾 Access to experienced faculty & 1-on-1 mentorship
👉🏾 Portfolio development grants
👉🏾 Showcase opportunities at LIPFest & regional festivals
👉🏾 100% free to apply & participate (Virtual sessions)
Deadline: Friday, 3 July 2026
🔗: https://t.co/0d4PWGzai2
2. Got a powerful cinematic story to tell? The International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund supports creative feature documentaries at the script stage:
👉🏾 Development grants up to €10,000
👉🏾 Pitching coaching and script consulting
👉🏾 Direct path to international film market presentation
Deadline: 31 July 2026
🔗: https://t.co/M7nJVoiiVn
3. Registration is now open for FAME Week Africa 2026, one of the continent’s leading gatherings for professionals in film, television, music, fashion, animation, and entertainment:
👉🏾 Connect with creators, producers, distributors, and investors from across Africa
👉🏾 Attend high-level discussions and industry-focused sessions
👉🏾 Explore collaboration, funding, and partnership opportunities
Deadline: 28 October 2026
🔗: https://t.co/OAwFzc4XdH
4.The ESWACOS Creative Industries Development Grants are now open for applications, providing financial support to creators and rights holders in Eswatini:
👉🏾 Receive up to E5,000 in funding per project
👉🏾 Support available for music, book publishing, marketing, and digital distribution
👉🏾 Open to creators, performers, authors, producers, and artists
Deadline: 30 June 2026
🔗: https://t.co/LtQVJn2sZS
5. Babel Music XP 2027 is inviting artists from around the world to apply for one of Europe's leading world music showcases in Marseille, France:
👉🏾 Perform live in front of international audiences and music industry professionals
👉🏾 Present your work to festival programmers, booking agents, and labels
👉🏾 Build global connections and unlock new touring opportunities
Deadline: 19 July 2026
🔗: https://t.co/WcJR2zZdoQ
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New for financial services: ready-to-run Claude agent templates for building pitches, conducting valuation reviews, closing the books at month-end, and more.
Install them as plugins in Cowork and Claude Code, or use our cookbooks to run them in production as Managed Agents.
Shakira played a free show on Copacabana beach last night to a crowd of 2 million. Rio's city government paid $4 million to put it on. The city is expecting around $155 million in return.
The whole thing is a tourism program called "Todo Mundo no Rio," which means "Everyone in Rio." Every year through 2028, the city books one massive pop star for a free show on Copacabana. The city built it to fill hotels in May. That month sits between Rio's two peak tourism windows, and bookings would otherwise dip.
The first two years proved the model. Madonna's 2024 show pulled in 1.6 million people, and the local economy got about $60 million out of it. Lady Gaga came in 2025, drew 2.1 million, and brought in $109 million. Both weekends, the city's hotels were packed.
Shakira is on track to top them both. Rio's economic office is projecting around $155 million in spending at hotels, restaurants, taxis, and shops, plus another $250 million worth of news coverage worldwide that the city would otherwise have to buy through ads.
About 310,000 of last night's crowd flew or drove in from outside Rio. Airline bookings to the city were up 80% the week of the show compared to the same week in 2024. Hotels were full.
When the previous mayor was asked whether spending public money on a free Lady Gaga show was a good idea, he didn't dance around it. Yes, he said. He'd done the same for Madonna. The reason was simple: the shows fill the hotels and the restaurants, and the tax money rolls in.
2 million people is about the population of Paris. They were all standing on a 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) stretch of beach. The setup ran 16 video and audio towers down the coast so the back rows could still see and hear.
The city is generating roughly $40 of economic activity for every $1 of public money it puts in. They're doing it again in 2027.
Claude now connects to the tools creative professionals already use.
With the new Blender connector, you can debug a scene, build new tools, or batch-apply changes across every object, directly from Claude.
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Now, Claude users can power their content with more than 50 Creative Cloud tools. Simply describe the outcome you want and let the assistant orchestrate workflows behind the scenes: https://t.co/G70cSsca8P
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We are completely humbled by the amazing response to our launch last week! 🫶 Now, we want to help you get the absolute best results from Stitch.
In this new video, David East walks you through how to consistently get premium results.
We also launched a new prompt enhancer (located under ‘+’ menu) to help you quickly collaborate on your vision before you submit your first prompt.
Stitch doesn't replace the design process—it is a tool for fast exploration and refinement, which is most effective when you step into the role of Creative Director.
Here are David's top strategies for taking your designs from generic to amazing:
🧠 Start with Intent: Define exactly who the design is for and how you want them to feel before you start building.
🎨 Enhance your prompt: You can use the new prompt enhancer (under the ‘+’ button’) to teach you design language and swap abstract words like "sporty" for tangible aesthetic descriptions like "high-end stationery" or "architectural limestone".
📐 Master Color Hierarchy: Treat colors as visual weight—Neutral for the canvas, Primary for ink, and Tertiary for your loudest accents.
Watch the full breakdown and see the transformation here👇images in 🧵