Paris department store workers to protest over Shein store
By Reuters Published October 10, 2025 Workers at Parisian department store BHV were set to…
Kering shares jump on sale of beauty division to L’Oreal
By AFP Published October 20, 2025 The share price of Kering, the French luxury group that owns Gucci and other brands, jumped sharply Monday after it announced the $4.6-billion sale of its beauty products division to L’Oreal. Kering’s sale would bolster L’Oreal’s high end beauty offering – Reuters Its shares soared more than five percent…
eBay UK seller fee removal sends revenue down but profits rise
Published October 20, 2025 eBay (UK) Limited has filed its accounts for 2024 and they show a return to profitability, helped by stronger cost management and operational efficiencies. Ebay These supported a positive operating margin and the company continues to expect to report ongoing profits based on the same careful cost and operational controls, as…
In praise of the humble seed
Rebecca MorelleScience Editor and Alison FrancisSenior Science Journalist Tony Jolliffe/BBC News Cate Blanchett has teamed up with Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank She’s a Hollywood A-lister, with a mantelpiece groaning under the weight of awards. But Cate Blanchett has taken an unexpected diversion from her day job – to immerse herself in the world of the…
Reed says ‘job on the line’ over 1.5m housing target as experts warn meeting it unlikely
Justin RowlattBBC Panorama and Anna LamcheBBC News Getty Images Housing Secretary Steve Reed says his job should be “on the line” over a pledge to build 1.5 million new homes in England – but two leading experts have told BBC Panorama the government looks set to miss its target. Prof Paul Cheshire, who has advised…
Higham Ferrers fishing group ‘devastated’ after container fire
Alex PopeNorthamptonshire Higham Ferrers Riverside Angling Association A storage container of fishing and gardening equipment was destroyed in a fire The director of an angling club has said he has been left “devastated” after a suspected arson attack destroyed about £6,000 worth of fishing and electrical equipment. Craig Parkins, 40, from Fishing for Minds, part…
Using Syscall() for Obfuscation/Fileless Activity
I found another piece of malware this weekend. This one looks more like a proof-of-concept because the second-stage payload is really “simple”, but it attracted my attention because it uses a nice technique to obfuscate the code. The dropper is a simple Python script (SHA256:e6f7afb92153561ff6c584fee1b04fb132ba984e8a28ca63708a88ebad15b939) with a low VT score of 4/62[1]. The script contains…
Glowing sugars show how microbes eat the ocean’s carbon
A group of chemists, microbiologists, and ecologists has developed a molecular probe (a molecule designed to detect e.g. proteins or DNA inside an organism) that glows when a sugar is broken down. Writing in the journal JACS, the researchers describe how this innovation makes it possible to observe the microscopic competition between algae and the…
The hidden evolution making men’s sperm more dangerous with age
Genetic mutations that can cause disease become increasingly common in sperm as men grow older, and new evidence suggests this happens because certain DNA changes are actually favored during sperm production, according to new research. In a major study published on October 8 in Nature, scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the TwinsUK study…
This new iron supplement heals anemia without hurting your gut
Iron-deficiency anemia is a widespread health problem that often leads to fatigue, headaches, or even cravings for ice. Traditional oral iron supplements can help, but they often leave behind unabsorbed iron that irritates the digestive tract and triggers inflammation. Researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have developed a new type of supplement that…
Your DNA may shape how you use cannabis
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, working with the genetic testing company 23andMe, have pinpointed regions of the human genome linked to cannabis use. Their discoveries reveal new genetic connections to psychiatric, cognitive, and physical health, offering insights that could eventually guide prevention and treatment strategies for cannabis use disorder….
