SMCP: Towards a resolution of the 15.5% capital dispute?
The incredible imbroglio surrounding the governance of French luxury brand group SMCP is drawing closer…
Paris Fashion Week Tuesday: Courrèges and Dries Van Noten
Published October 1, 2025 Two young, but experienced designers – Nicolas Di Felice at Courrèges and Julien Klausner at Dries Van Noten – were welcome reminders of how to create distinctive fashion for house founded by revolutionary creators. Both have the same alma mater – La Cambre in Brussels. Courrèges: Blinded by the Sun The…
Bonus: Char-rnn’s jello creations
Bonus: Char-rnn’s jello creations AI Weirdness: the strange side of machine learning You have landed upon a bonus post! In bonus posts, I include extras as a thank-you to AI Weirdness supporters. It’s your financial support that…
[Guest Diary] Comparing Honeypot Passwords with HIBP
[This is a Guest Diary by Draden Barwick, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Cybersecurity (BACS) program [1].] DShield Honeypots are constantly exposed to the internet and inundated with exploit traffic, login attempts, and other malicious activity. Analyzing the logged password attempts can help identify what attackers are targeting. To…
Terrible recipes from a tiny neural net
After seeing generated text evolve from the days of tiny neural networks to today’s ChatGPT-style large language models, I have to conclude: there’s something special about the tiny guys. Maybe it’s the way the tiny neural networks string together text letter by letter just based on what you’ve given it, rather than drawing from prior…
24/7 Detection and Response That Scales
In today’s threat landscape, security teams face a harsh reality: attackers never rest, and defenders are stretched thin. As threats grow in volume, speed, and sophistication, the pressure on SOC teams is reaching a breaking point. That’s why we’re launching our new Managed Detection and Response (MDR) campaign with one simple truth: you may be…
Maje’s Elina Kousourna: “We need to succeed in instilling pride among our teams in selling at full price”
Published September 30, 2025 Like the SMCP Group, Maje posted sales growth in the first half of 2025. At the helm of the accessible‑luxury womenswear brand, which generated €458 million in revenue in 2024, Elina Kousourna has been quietly conducting in‑depth work for the past two years. Previously in charge of the group’s menswear label…
Nike reports surprise rise in quarterly revenue
By Reuters Published September 30, 2025 Nike on Tuesday reported a surprise rise in first-quarter revenue and beat expectations for quarterly profit as the sportswear giant rebuilds its presence at wholesalers and invests in fresher products to keep consumers interested. Nike The company’s first-quarter revenue rose 1% on a reported basis to $11.72 billion. Analysts…
Agentic AI: Scaling SOC Judgment
In security operations, structure is a necessity. The OSCAR framework, which originated in a 2012 book about network forensics investigations, provides a disciplined approach to full scale detection and response – and it has long been the investigative backbone of the Rapid7 SOC. When stakes are high and time is limited, the framework delivers, while…
Rosa Clará expands in US market with new stores in Los Angeles, Houston
Published September 30, 2025 Spanish bridal fashion house Rosa Clará is strengthening its position in the US market. In 2025, it has opened two new stores in the country, in Houston and Los Angeles, and plans to continue expanding across the U.S. with three further openings in Boston, Atlanta and Washington. Rosa Clará store in…
Q2 2025 Ransomware Trends Analysis: Boom and Bust
“Tumultous times” would be an accurate summary of Q2 2025 where ransomware threat actors are concerned. Rapid7’s internal and publicly-available data analysis reveals a dynamic environment where major players come and go, newer groups work their way up the heavy-hitters ladder, and threat actors jostle for top dog status. Plus, there’s law enforcement action thrown…
