Alice Cunninghamin Brandeston Richard Knights/BBC Chantal Chaervey has struggled for years to get her son with cerebral palsy access to healthcare services since he turned 18 When Chantal Chaervey’s son with cerebral palsy lost access to healthcare services at 18, she did not imagine she would be fighting four years on to change this. As…
By DPA Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 7, 2025 The sports company Puma has appointed Thomas John as its new vice president, people & organization. In this role, the 59-year-old will be responsible for human resources strategy and organizational development, starting on October 16, 2025, and reporting directly to CEO Arthur Hoeld. Thomas…
Students share their experiences with freshers’ flu – and what they’ve done to get better. Source link
The AI kept getting things wrong. In one shot, Tiggy looked inexplicably jacked. In another, his back was too dry. When the filmmaker told one piece of software to give the back of Tiggy’s head “frog-like skin,” it superimposed an entire frog’s face. The AI seemed to resist depicting Tiggy naked, but Tiggy does not…
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis for their work on quantum mechanics that is paving the way for a new generation of very powerful computers. “There is no advanced technology used today that does not rely on quantum mechanics, including mobile phones, cameras……
OpenAI is making moves toward monetizing things (you can now buy products directly through ChatGPT, for example). On October 3, its CEO, Sam Altman, wrote in a blog post that “we are going to have to somehow make money for video generation,” but he didn’t get into specifics. One can imagine personalized ads and more…
Published October 7, 2025 Peer-to-peer shopping platform Depop has filed its accounts for 2024 and they show revenue jumping, although the company remains loss-making. Depop Revenue leapt 42% to £101.6 million last year and the operating loss narrowed from £49.1 million in 2023 to £42 million this time. The company also said the net loss…
Published October 7, 2025 The crucial place VAT-free sales have in department store retail has been shown by the latest results from Oslo’s Steen & Strøm, the world’s oldest continuously running department store. Steen & Strøm It said this week that it’s “celebrating record tax-free sales, marking its fourth consecutive year of growth”. Tax-free sales…
Published October 7, 2025 ASOS has launched ASOS Live, an “immersive video shopping experience” that we’re told “brings inspiration, discovery, and shopping together in one seamless journey”. Shutterstock The launch comes after a trial period that saw it blending creator-led content with real-time shopping, “allowing customers to watch live or on demand, shop instantly and…
Baroness Kathy Willis talks about the importance of green and blue spaces in cities. Source link
