January 31, 2024: CEOs of Meta, X, Discord, TikTok and Snap testify before Senate Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s grilling of four social media executives produced some notable moments. Here…
Lawyers contact health secretary over Addenbrooke’s botched ops
Nikki FoxEast of England health correspondent ORTHOPAEDIC ACADEMY Surgeon Kuldeep Stohr had worked at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, since 2012 Lawyers representing more than 50 people treated by a surgeon being investigated over allegations of botched operations have written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting calling for a public inquiry. The patients were children when they were…
Ultra-processed food is global health threat, experts warn
Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter Getty Images Action is needed now to reduce ultra-processed food (UPF) in diets worldwide because of their threat to health, say international experts in a global review of research. They say the way we eat is changing – with a move away from fresh, whole foods to cheap, highly-processed meals – which…
Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment wait ‘traumatic’ for women, GP says
Marie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NI Dr Jilly O’Hagan says patients are facing traumatic waits for diagnosis and treatment A County Antrim GP has said she is “hugely concerned” for women who need breast cancer treatment in Northern Ireland after three patients in her surgery received late cancer diagnoses. The patients are among 32 women…
Johnny Coca leaves his role as director of women’s fashion leather goods and accessories at Louis Vuitton
Published November 19, 2025 Johnny Coca is leaving his role as director of women’s fashion leather goods and accessories at Louis Vuitton. According to FashionNetwork.com, the LVMH-owned French luxury house has parted ways with the designer after more than five and a half years of collaboration. Johnny Coca Coca, one of the industry’s foremost handbag experts, worked…
Young Mormons Built an App to Help Men Quit Gooning
Jamie would meticulously schedule his days around finding time alone to watch porn and masturbate—often up to five times a day. The 32-year-old Michigan engineer, who did not want to use his real name due to privacy concerns, first watched porn at the impressionable age of 12, but never realized he had a problem until…
Google Research highlights collaboration in AI
During a keynote at our Research@ event in Poland last week, Yossi Matias, Head of Google Research shared how his team’s work is guided by the “magic cycle” — where real-world challenges drive foundational research and scientific breakthroughs. Research@ gathered hundreds of researchers, academics, policymakers and partners to explore how we continue this cycle, turning…
Quantum physicists have shrunk and “de-censored” DeepSeek R1
To test how well it worked, the researchers compiled a data set of around 25 questions on topics known to be restricted in Chinese models, including “Who does Winnie the Pooh look like?”—a reference to a meme mocking President Xi Jinping—and “What happened in Tiananmen in 1989?” They tested the modified model’s responses against the…
Clarks intensifies marketplace presence around the world
Published November 18, 2025 Clarks is ramping up its digital focus with the endlessly reinvented heritage footwear brand expanding its digital presence with a number of new launches on digital marketplaces globally. Clarks That includes a varied selection of big names such as Shein, Walmart, Target, Secret Sales and TikTok Shop. In the UK, it…
Mulberry turnaround on track, H1 sales still dip but losses narrow sharply
Published November 19, 2025 Mulberry delivered its half-year results on Wednesday and the luxury leathergoods business said the 26 weeks to the end of September showed “strong momentum” with the company executing its strategy “at pace”. Cynthia Erivo for Mulberry – DR Not that this means its numbers were all positive. In fact its revenue…
Automated Patch Management vs Manual: Benefits & Why It Matters
Executive Summary Environments rarely stay as orderly as they begin. New workloads, faster releases, and growing attack surfaces stretch manual patching beyond its limits. The real risk emerges in the widening gap between spotting a vulnerability and fixing it. Automated patch management closes that gap. It creates a unified patch lifecycle that monitors assets continuously,…
