By Bloomberg Published October 29, 2025 Adidas AG’s running and football shoes helped propel growth in the third quarter as the German brand looks to build on momentum from its success with retro sneakers like the Samba. Adidas retails its sports apparel and accessories globally – Adidas Adidas’ brand grew by 12% in currency-neutral terms,…
Published October 29, 2025 Superdry on Wednesday reported “a year of significant operational progress and strategic reset, delivering stronger margins, a return to profitability, and extensive restructuring as the brand continues to refocus on full-price trading and sustainable long-term growth”. Superdry & Co And CEO Julian Dunkerton said that “FY25 has been a transformative year…
Published October 29, 2025 Zalando is set to appoint a new CFO in the new year. The company said Anna Dimitrova will assume the role on January 1, 2026. On the Management Board, she will oversee Finance and Corporate Governance. Anna Dimitrova will become CFO of the Berlin-based platform. – Zalando According to Zalando, David…
Published October 29, 2025 The Spanish department store chain is restructuring its executive leadership. El Corte Inglés has decided to part ways with CEO Gastón Bottazzini, barely a year after his appointment in July 2024. The decision, by the company chaired by Marta Álvarez, follows internal disagreements with the group’s principal shareholder families, as first…
Disease Country Region* Primary Category for Disease/Transmission Number of Cases/Deaths (as of date) Acute febrile illness Democratic Republic of the Congo Sub-Saharan Africa Not applicable 1,318 suspected cases, inc. 53 deaths (as of Feb. 25) Anthrax Democratic Republic of the Congo Sub-Saharan Africa Direct contact infection 17 suspected cases, inc. 1 death (as of April…
To determine the extent to which organizational data performance has improved as generative AI and other AI advances have taken hold, MIT Technology Review Insights surveyed 800 senior data and technology executives. We also conducted in-depth interviews with 15 technology and business leaders. Key findings from the report include the following: • Few data teams…
Published October 29, 2025 Following a major fundraising round earlier this year, Whatnot, the largest live shopping platform in the US, UK, and Europe, has announced $225 million in Series F funding co-led by DST Global and CapitalG with new investors also coming on board. Whatnot It has raised approximately $968 million since its founding…
Scientists from the University of Tokyo and their collaborators have created a new approach to forming artificial diamonds that offers surprising advantages. By carefully preparing carbon-based samples and then exposing them to an electron beam, the researchers discovered that their process not only converts the material into diamond but also protects delicate organic substances from…
Humans evolved large brains and flat faces at a surprisingly rapid pace compared to other apes, likely reflecting the evolutionary advantages of these traits, finds a new analysis of ape skulls by UCL researchers. Humans developed large brains and flatter faces at an unexpectedly swift pace compared to other apes, according to a new analysis…
In a secluded section of Antarctica’s western Weddell Sea, researchers have made an extraordinary discovery in an area once concealed beneath 200 meters of solid ice. Beneath the surface, they found vast, organized fields of fish nests that appear carefully maintained and arranged in striking patterns. The opportunity for this find came after the massive…
