This summer, 38 million farmers in India received AI-powered forecasts of the start of the monsoon season, helping them make more informed decisions about when to plant their crops for the season. These forecasts were powered in part by NeuralGCM, a Google Research model, which combines traditional physics-based modeling with machine learning for improved simulation…
Papua New Guineans are living proof of how isolation, ancient mixing, and survival in remote islands can preserve a unique piece of our shared human story. A team of European researchers has shed new light on the genetic origins of Papua New Guineans. The team uses advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to demonstrate that Papua…
Published September 15, 2025 VF Corporation announced on Monday that it has reached a deal with global brand management firm Bluestar Alliance LLC to sell the Dickies brand, with Bluestar acquiring it for a hefty $600 million in cash. Dickies Dickies, a brand that’s just over a century old, is a big name as far…
For over five centuries, Leonardo Da Vinci has been celebrated as a visionary artist, scientist, and inventor, known for his extraordinary talent and groundbreaking experiments. Today, an international collaboration known as the Leonardo DNA Project is closer than ever to uncovering the biological secrets of the greatest genius of the Renaissance. In their new book…
Published September 15, 2025 Jacobson Group has not only enjoyed a record year of growth and strategic progress, but that success has also tipped over into the new trading year, and is expecting to post to another record performance for 2025. Gola The UK footwear and accessories specialist has reported a record financial performance for…
Published September 15, 2025 While the overriding trend in UK retail sometimes seems to be all about stalling sales, closing stores and discounting, there are more positive trends too and CACI and and P-Three have just identified three of them. The data specialist focused on people and place (CACI) and the “people-first” leasing agency for…
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 15th September, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Panama’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) was hit by a ransomware attack that resulted in the theft of more than 1.5TB of data, including emails, financial documents, and budgeting details. The…
A renewed focus on robots would suggest that OpenAI believes reaching artificial general intelligence (AGI)—AI that exceeds human intelligence—may require developing algorithms that are capable of interacting with the physical world. OpenAI did notable robotics research in its early years, including developing an algorithm capable of solving a Rubik’s cube using a humanlike hand in…
A new KFF-Washington Post partnership survey of parents explores their experiences with and views about vaccines for their children, including a look into how they make decisions related to vaccines and where they are uncertain or confused about their safety. The poll comes as the Trump administration’s Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
Published September 15, 2025 Birkenstock has just released a new Berlin Collection for its 1774 shoe and despite being named after Germany’s historic capital city, it was designed by the company’s Paris-based creative studio. The new issue “reimagines the brand’s legendary silhouettes through the vibrant lens of historical 1920s Berlin. Inspired by a period of…
