The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace Open Enrollment season starts November 1, 2025 in most states. The premiums insurers charge are increasing. And, with enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of the year, out-of-pocket premiums are expected to increase drastically. Additionally, changes to Marketplace enrollment and eligibility rules in this year’s…
In an ideal world, what kind of chatbot do you want to build? You’ve just launched a bunch of updates to Copilot. How do you get the balance right when you’re building a chatbot that has to compete in a market in which people seem to value humanlike interaction, but you also say you want…
OpenAI has released new estimates of the number of ChatGPT users who exhibit possible signs of mental health emergencies, including mania, psychosis or suicidal thoughts. The company said that around 0.07% of ChatGPT users active in a given week exhibited such signs, adding that its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot recognizes and responds to these sensitive…
Published October 28, 2025 VF Corporation’s revenue reached $2.8 billion in the second quarter of the 2026 financial year, rising 2% year on year. The Vans, Timberland, The North Face, and Dickies owner also reduced its net debt by 21% compared to the same period last year, it announced on October 28. VF Corp owns…
Adobe hasn’t shared a specific date yet, but Firefly Image Model 5 will launch “in the months to come” following Adobe MAX. Firefly Image Model 4 launched in April 2025, so it will likely be 2026 before we see a broad release of Image Model 5. Like Image Model 4, the updated model has a…
Lisa Summers,Scotland health correspondent and Andrew Picken Lori Quate Jacqui Hunter died giving birth to her stillborn daughter, Olivia Just a week before she was due to give birth, Jacqui Hunter was given the devastating news that her daughter had died in the womb. Less than 24 hours later, Jacqui was also dead. The 39-year-old…
By Bloomberg Published October 28, 2025 Retail shops across Thailand are struggling to meet the demand for black outfits and muted wardrobes as people enter into mourning for the death Queen Mother Sirikit. Black clothing is traditionally worn to signify mourning in Thailand – Reuters It’s a result of two converging circumstances: the October 24…
By Reuters Published October 28, 2025 Primark is accelerating its US store openings and ramping up marketing, betting that President Donald Trump‘s move to scrap a duty exemption on e-commerce parcels will drive budget-conscious shoppers away from online rivals and back to stores. People walk into a Primark clothing store at a mall in Garden…
Published October 28, 2025 Global athletic brand New Balance has bolstered its presence in Hyderabad and launched its second store in the Telangana state capital inside Inorbit Mall. The retail outlet has opened in addition to its store in the city’s Sarath City Capital Mall. New Balance’s new store inside Hyderabad’s Inorbit Mall – New…
Stuart Woodward/BBC Emma Harley said there was a “complete lack of care and compassion” towards her brother The sister of a man who took his own life after battling mental health issues for years said there was “a complete lack of care and compassion” towards him. Terry White – a father-of-two from Basildon – was…
