Lectra promotes John Brearley to Americas president
Published September 15, 2025 Lectra on Monday announced the promotion of John Brearley to the…
Anthropic Has a Plan to Keep Its AI From Building a Nuclear Weapon. Will It Work?
At the end of August, the AI company Anthropic announced that its chatbot Claude wouldn’t help anyone build a nuclear weapon. According to Anthropic, it had partnered with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to make sure Claude wouldn’t spill nuclear secrets. The manufacture of nuclear weapons is both…
Balenciaga unveils Pierpaolo Piccioli’s first campaign
Published October 21, 2025 Balenciaga unveiled on Thursday its first campaign under newly appointed creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli, marking the beginning of a new era for the French fashion house. Balenciaga unveils Pierpaolo Piccioli’s first campaign. – Balenciaga Following Piccioli’s highly anticipated runway debut earlier this month, the campaign is brought to life through still…
‘I never thought I’d make it to this age’
BBC 100-year-old May O’Shea survived the blitz during World War Two “I never thought I’d make it to this age,” says 100-year-old May O’Shea. “I thought I would have died by now.” May’s milestone is still one very few people achieve despite the number of centenarians in the UK doubling over the past 20 years….
Prada’s Lorenzo Bertelli on the Versace deal, the luxury industry’s challenges, and more
Translated by Nicola Mira Published October 21, 2025 Lorenzo Bertelli, CMO and head of CSR for the Prada group, spoke at a conference organised by Deloitte at their Milan corporate headquarters on October 21. Bertelli covered a wide range of subjects, starting with his joining the group. “I was never pressured to work in the family…
Zebra acquires retail equipment specialist Elo
Published October 21, 2025 US group Zebra, which specialises in point-of-sale solutions and scanners, has announced its acquisition of California-based Elo Touch Solutions, a specialist in retail terminals. Zebra The acquisition of Elo, majority-owned by Crestview Partners since 2018, will expand Zebra’s total addressable market to $8 billion. The value of the transaction has not been…
Retailers are curbing serial returners – report
Published October 21, 2025 A reset in fashion retailers’ returns rules has seen a reduction in related traffic drop by a quarter. The welcome news to combat the “£6.6 billion thorn in the side” by delivery specialist ZigZag and Retail Economics means the numbers from serial returners has dropped from 11% to 8%, saving retailers a…
AI Is Changing What High School STEM Students Study
In the early 2010s, nearly every STEM-savvy college-bound kid heard the same advice: Learn to code. Python was the new Latin. Computer science was the ticket to a stable, well-paid, future-proof life. But in 2025, the glow has dimmed. “Learn to code” now sounds a little like “learn shorthand.” Teenagers still want jobs in tech,…
L’Oreal misses forecasts with 4.2% growth in third-quarter sales
By Reuters Published October 21, 2025 France’s L’Oreal, the world’s largest cosmetics and beauty player, posted a 4.2% rise in third-quarter sales on Tuesday, in an acceleration from the prior quarter, but missing forecasts after weaker-than-expected growth in the Americas. L’Oreal retails globally – Shutterstock The group, which makes CeraVe creams and Valentino perfume, said…
Physicists discover strange spinning crystals that behave like living matter
It may sound unbelievable, but crystals made of rotating particles are real. A group of physicists from Aachen, Düsseldorf, Mainz, and Wayne State University (Detroit, USA) has explored these unusual materials and their remarkable behavior. These crystals can easily split into separate fragments, form unusual grain boundaries, and display controllable structural defects. In a study…
Forget SEO. Welcome to the World of Generative Engine Optimization
This holiday season, rather than searching on Google, more Americans will likely be turning to large language models to find gifts, deals, and sales. Retailers could see up to a 520 percent increase in traffic from chatbots and AI search engines this year compared to 2024, according to a recent shopping report from Adobe. OpenAI…
