Tag Heuer becomes title sponsor of the 2026 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 15, 2025 The Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix…
Kering third-quarter sales beat expectations as investors bet on Gucci owner’s comeback
By Reuters Published October 22, 2025 Sales at Kering‘s flagship brand Gucci fell by 14% in the third quarter with overall group sales down 5% on a like-for-like basis, the French group said on Wednesday, beating market expectations. It was the seventh consecutive quarter that Gucci’s business shrank by double digits, reminding investors of the…
Tax-free luxury sales rise by 7% in Europe
By Adnkronos Published October 22, 2025 The European luxury Tax Free Shopping market has grown by 7%, according to Global Blue’s study presented at the second edition of the Luxury Insight event. The increase suggests a degree of market stabilisation after years of double-digit growth, driven by a modest rise both in the number of…
Metagenomi generates millions of novel enzymes cost-effectively using AWS Inferentia
This post was written with Audra Devoto, Owen Janson, and Christopher Brown of Metagenomi, and Adam Perry of Tennex. A promising strategy to augment the extensive natural diversity of high value enzymes is to use generative AI, specifically protein language models (pLMs), trained on known enzymes to create orders of magnitude more predicted examples of…
KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents: Exposure to and Trust in Children’s Health-Related Information Online
As debates over the safety of childhood vaccines and trust in public health guidance play out in the U.S., findings from the latest KFF/Washington Post Survey of Parents reveal how parents encounter health information on social media and how it may shape their decisions. One-third (34%) of parents say they have seen social media content related…
Is there a price tag for the Louvre’s stolen jewels?
By Bloomberg Published October 22, 2025 French authorities have described it as priceless. But the last time the diamond-encrusted bow, which once belonged to Empress Eugenie, was sold, it reached a reported €6.72 million ($7.8 million). What it’s worth now, three days after it was stolen as part of a raid on the Louvre Museum in Paris is…
Piquadro: first-half revenue rises 0.7% to €88 million
By Ansa Published October 22, 2025 Piquadro Group’s revenue for the first six months of the financial year, ended September 30, 2025, totalled €88.4 million, a slight increase of 0.7% compared to the same period last year, including the impact of exchange-rate movements. For the Piquadro brand alone, revenue came to €36.6 million, down 8.1%….
Can chilli powder really stop animals from digging up your garden?
Shutterstock/Candice Bell If you’ve ever stepped outside to find your newly planted flowerbeds dug up or your vegetable patch ravaged, you will know my pain. From curious foxes to marauding squirrels, the destruction wrought by garden mammals on lovingly nurtured plants can be enough to test the patience of even the most mild-mannered gardener. Hence…
Luxury returns to its senses following recent excesses: Luxurynsight study
Published October 22, 2025 Has luxury finally come back down to earth? That’s the suggestion from a study conducted by Luxurynsight and LY Watch (Heuritech) for the first half of 2025. Spanning more than 100 brands and over 10,000 activations, the analysis highlights that luxury is facing its first global slowdown in several years, amid…
Western retail demand for gold surges in rush for hard assets
By Reuters Published October 22, 2025 In London’s historic Hatton Garden, where diamonds have long been the star, gold is commanding more attention. The famed jewellery district is abuzz with customers seeking bullion bars and coins, broadening the investor pool for tangible assets. UK gold bullion bars are stacked at Baird & Co in Hatton…
Naturalist Chris Packham speaks at New Scientist Live about the six species that changed his life
Chris Packham is a conservationist and broadcaster known for his environmental and animal-welfare activism. Alongside his ambassadorial roles for various non-governmental organisations, he runs independent campaigns aimed at nature recovery and ending animal cruelty. He is also a vocal advocate for neurodiversity, with a particular focus on autism. At this year’s New Scientist Live festival,…
