Slices of wood can filter bacteria and microplastics from water
Douglas fir wood can be turned into a water filter Janet Horton / Alamy Stock…
Vxceed builds the perfect sales pitch for sales teams at scale using Amazon Bedrock
This post was co-written with Cyril Ovely from Vxceed. Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies face a critical challenge in emerging economies: how to effectively retain revenue and grow customer loyalty at scale. Although these companies invest 15–20% of their revenue in trade promotions and retailer loyalty programs, the uptake of these programs has historically remained…
Victoria Beckham reflects on fame, family and fashion in Netflix series
By AFP Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 8, 2025 A celebrated Spice Girl in the 1990s and now a renowned fashion designer and successful businesswoman, Britain’s Victoria Beckham opens up about her turbulent journey in a three-part Netflix documentary available to stream starting Thursday. Victoria Beckham opens up in new Netflix three-part documentary…
This Startup Wants to Spark a US DeepSeek Moment
Ever since DeepSeek burst onto the scene in January, momentum has grown around open source Chinese artificial intelligence models. Some researchers are pushing for an even more open approach to building AI that allows model-making to be distributed across the globe. Prime Intellect, a startup specializing in decentralized AI, is currently training a frontier large…
Children harmed by decision to redeploy health visitors, Covid inquiry hears
Vanessa ClarkeEducation reporter Getty Images A decision by the NHS to redeploy health visitors during the pandemic was “fundamentally flawed” and “children were harmed” as a result, the head of a health visiting charity has told the Covid inquiry. Many health visitors were sent to work in other parts of the NHS at the beginning…
Kering’s new CEO targets consumer focus and speed in revival strategy
By AFP Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 8, 2025 The new CEO of luxury group Kering, Luca de Meo, is set to address the group’s top managers — several hundred in total — after they reviewed a memo outlining strategies to revive the group, AFP reported Wednesday, confirming a report by La Lettre….
U.S. Public Health | KFF
As indicated in the name, “public” health is primarily shaped and supported through the public sector, i.e., governments. In the U.S., public health powers and responsibilities are shared across federal, state, and local levels of government. Legal authorities for public health powers are derived from the U.S. Constitution and relevant federal, state, and local laws…
Google is powering Belgium’s digital future with a two-year €5 billion investment in AI infrastructure.
Google is investing an additional €5 billion in Belgium over the next two years to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure. This includes expansions of our data center campuses in Saint-Ghislain and will add another 300 full time jobs. We’ve also announced new agreements with Eneco, Luminus and Renner which will support the development of…
Recent Trump Administration Policies that Impact Health Coverage and Care for Immigrant Families
Introduction Immigrants form a growing share of the U.S. population and workforce, and as of 2024, there were over 50 million immigrants residing in the country. President Trump’s agenda has focused on restricting immigration and enhancing immigration enforcement, which research shows has negative impacts on the mental and physical health of immigrant families, including the…
Primark reports €1.885 billion turnover in Spain in 2024 despite slowing growth
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published October 8, 2025 The Irish fast-fashion chain Primark strengthened its foothold in Spain in the 2024 financial year, reporting turnover of €1.885 billion, according to the annual accounts filed by Primark Tiendas SL with the Mercantile Register. This marked a 3.7% increase over the previous financial year and set…
The moon’s largest crater didn’t form in the way we thought
The South Pole-Aitken basin – the mostly blue area in the centre of this topographic map – is an impact crater about 2500 kilometres wide, overlaid by smaller impact craters NASA/GSFC/MIT The moon’s oldest and largest crater didn’t form in the way astronomers thought, according to a detailed analysis of its shape, which would rewrite…
