The AI that writes climate-friendly cement recipes in seconds
The cement industry produces around eight percent of global CO2 emissions – more than the…
Improving VMware migration workflows with agentic AI
For years, many chief information officers (CIOs) looked at VMware-to-cloud migrations with a wary pragmatism. Manually mapping dependencies and rewriting legacy apps mid-flight was not an enticing, low-lift proposition for enterprise IT teams. But the calculus for such decisions has changed dramatically in a short period of time. Following recent VMware licensing changes, organizations are…
China’s Singles’ Day shopping festival winds down with ‘muted’ sentiment
By Reuters Published November 12, 2025 China’s Singles’ Day sales festival is coming to a close after more than a month of promotions on the country’s largest e-commerce platforms, which failed to spark widespread consumer excitement during the world’s largest shopping event. Live shopping on Alibaba’s Taobao – Taobao Live Consumer malaise in China, stemming…
Sportswear brand On lifts annual targets again amid strong demand
By Reuters Published November 12, 2025 On Holding on Wednesday raised its annual revenue target for the third time this year after beating quarterly sales expectations, thanks to strong demand for its running shoes and sneakers despite price hikes. Logo of Swiss shoemaker On is displayed in a shop in Zurich, Switzerland, August 28, 2025…
Swansea boy, 4, diagnosed with ‘childhood dementia’ Sanfilippo Syndrome
Tammy McDaid Tammy McDaid says she is hoping Tate can be accepted on to clinical trials which are only available outside the UK The mother of a four-year-old boy has said her “heart is broken” after he was diagnosed with a form of childhood dementia. Tammy McDaid, from Swansea, said her son Tate has Sanfilippo…
Original Birkin bag unveiled in Japan after record $10 million purchase
By Reuters Published November 12, 2025 The original bag custom-made for late actress Jane Birkin which became a design icon was revealed to media in Tokyo on Wednesday by the Japanese company that purchased it for a record 8.6 million euros ($10 million) at Sotheby’s in Paris earlier this year. Original Birkin bag unveiled in…
All of My Employees Are AI Agents, and So Are My Executives
Hearing all this, I started to wonder: Was the AI employee age upon us already? And even, could I be the proprietor of Altman’s one-man unicorn? As it happens, I had some experience with agents, having created a bunch of AI agent voice clones of myself for the first season of my podcast, Shell Game….
Six Stories links with THG Fulfil to boost US ops
Published November 12, 2025 Occasionwear and bridal brand Six Stories has linked up with THG Ingenuity’s THG Fulfil operation to open a US distribution centre as it targets faster international growth. Six Stories The e-tailer and retailer is operating the New Jersey site in partnership with THG Fulfil and said it will facilitate faster delivery…
LVMH’s watch division takes minority stake in Swiss La Joux-Perret
By Reuters Published November 12, 2025 LVMH‘s watch division has taken a minority stake in Swiss watch movement manufacturer La Joux-Perret, the French luxury group said on Wednesday. LVMH has bolstered its watch business with its new stake acquisition – DR The partnership includes a commercial agreement aimed at enhancing production and innovation for LVMH’s…
NHS gets go-ahead to make thousands of redundancies
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent PA Media Thousands of NHS staff redundancies in England will now go ahead after a deal was reached with the Treasury to allow the health service to overspend this year to cover the cost of pay-offs. The government said earlier this year 18,000 admin and managerial jobs would go with NHS England,…
Fashion remains Europe’s dominant sector in retail real estate leasing in 2025: Cushman & Wakefield
Published November 12, 2025 According to Cushman & Wakefield’s (C&W) European Retail Radar, which is based on an analysis of retail real estate leasing transactions across Europe, fashion remained the dominant retail sector in the first half of 2025, accounting for 37% of all space let. By number of transactions, the mixed-goods sector ranked second,…
