Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Getty The researchers found evidence of kissing in multiple species Humans do it, monkeys do it, even polar bears do it. And now researchers have reconstructed the evolutionary origins of kissing. Their study suggests that the mouth-on-mouth kiss evolved more than 21 million years ago, and was something that the…
Published November 19, 2025 Pangaia has named former Inditex director Daniel Gómez as its new chief executive officer to lead the global outdoor/fashion brand’s “strategic development worldwide”. Daniel Gómez It said his appointment “marks the start of a new chapter” under Aurora Vision Group (AVG), part of Abu Dhabi-based investment holding company Royal Group, that…
Published November 19, 2025 On has found a new playing field in Asia. In the third quarter of 2025, when its sales rose by nearly 25% year on year (35% at constant exchange rates) to net revenue of 794 million Swiss francs (860 million euros), sales in the Asia-Pacific region surged. They reached 145 million…
By Bloomberg Published November 18, 2025 After setting sail with The Louis, a ship-shaped pop-up store and exhibition in Shanghai that proved to be an unexpected tourist attraction, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE is planning to accelerate its expansion in China. Louis Vuitton It’s the latest sign the country’s almost three-year luxury slump may be over. But investors betting on…
Published November 18, 2025 A recent study by PlanAPP — the Centre for Planning and Evaluation of Public Policies, published on Monday assessed the impact of the new U.S. trade tariffs on the Portuguese economy. It highlighted the textile sector as the most dependent, both directly and indirectly, on exports to the United States, at…
Large language models (LLMs) now support a wide range of use cases, from content summarization to the ability to reason about complex tasks. One exciting new topic is taking generative AI to the physical world by applying it to robotics and physical hardware. Inspired by this, we developed a game for the AWS re:Invent 2024…
KFF has conducted this annual survey of private and non-federal public employers with three or more workers since 1999. The survey tracks trends in employer health insurance coverage, the cost of that coverage, and other topical health insurance issues. Findings are based on a nationally representative survey of public and private employers with ten or…
Published November 18, 2025 Having expanded its offer to include leather last year, deadstock materials specialist Nona Source will hold its annual “Grande Braderie” from December 2 to 6, which, for the first time, will be open to the general public in France. Nona Source With 5,000 references across fabrics and knits, and 500 across…
Published November 18, 2025 Monegasque Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc launches his own brand, CL16, with a limited-edition collection of twelve pieces directly inspired by the 1990s. Charles Leclerc, Alexandra Saint Mleux and Léo – CL16 Charles Leclerc has been a Scuderia Ferrari driver since 2019 and was propelled into the spotlight by the Netflix series…
Published November 18, 2025 Amer Sports announced on Tuesday sales increased 30% to $1.76 billion for the third quarter, on the back of double-digit growth across all segments led by the Salomon and Arc’teryx brands. Salomon By segment, technical apparel sales, including Arc’teryx, rose 31% to $683 million, while outdoor performance sales, including footwear brand Salomon,…
