Victoria’s Secret takes down US website after ‘security incident’
Lingerie firm Victoria’s Secret has taken down its US website and says it has halted…
Litigation Involving Reproductive Health and Rights in the Federal Courts
Last updated on Sep 4, 2025 The Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling, overturning Roe v. Wade, returned the decision to restrict or protect abortion to states. In many states, abortion providers and advocates are challenging state abortion bans contending that the bans violate the state constitution or another state law. The state litigation tracker presents up-to-date information…
Powering innovation at scale: How AWS is tackling AI infrastructure challenges
As generative AI continues to transform how enterprises operate—and develop net new innovations—the infrastructure demands for training and deploying AI models have grown exponentially. Traditional infrastructure approaches are struggling to keep pace with today’s computational requirements, network demands, and resilience needs of modern AI workloads. At AWS, we’re also seeing a transformation across the technology…
Status of Abortion Litigation in State Courts
Last updated on Sep 4, 2025 The Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling, overturning Roe v. Wade, returned the decision to restrict or protect abortion to states. In many states, abortion providers and advocates are challenging state abortion bans contending that the bans violate the state constitution or another state law. The state litigation tracker presents up-to-date information…
Diesel licenses luggage line to Chinese producer Unicorn, which opens European subsidiary in Bologna
Translated by Nicola Mira Published September 9, 2025 Diesel‘s new licensed line of luggage and travel goods has premièred at the Mipel 128 trade show in Milan. The Italian jeans label, owned by the OTB group, has signed a five-year license deal, with a renewal option, with Chinese producer Unicorn. The latter has in the…
AI Quests from Google teaches AI literacy to kids
The quests are set in a fantasy world, but they address real societal challenges. In the first quest, live today and inspired by our Flood Forecasting research, students learn how AI can help predict floods and give communities timely flood warnings. Students must collect relevant data sources, like rainfall and river flow, evaluate the quality…
Versace appoints Eloise Hautcoeur as global communications director
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 9, 2025 Italian luxury house Versace, now operating under the Prada Group umbrella, has made its first high-profile executive move since the change in ownership. The brand has appointed Eloise Hautcoeur as global communications director, bringing over 15 years of experience in fashion and communications from roles at…
Is AI the New Frontier of Women’s Oppression?
After spending her early 20s as a nanny in the UK, Laura Bates noticed that the young girls she was caring for were preoccupied by their bodies, spurred on by the marketing they were receiving. In 2012, Bates, a London-based feminist author and activist started The Everyday Sexism Project, a website dedicated to documenting and…
Interparfums lowers 2025 sales target, operating profit up 23.2% in first half
By Reuters Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 9, 2025 Interparfums reported a 23.2% increase in first-half operating profit on Tuesday, citing limited marketing and advertising spending and consistent control of fixed costs. However, the company lowered its full-year sales outlook, pointing to ongoing geopolitical instability and cautious consumer behavior across multiple markets. Interparfums…
Roberto Lorenzini exits Tod’s America after 14 years
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 9, 2025 Tod’s Group is parting ways with its CEO of the Americas region, Roberto Lorenzini. The manager, who took office 14 years ago, is leaving his role in mutual agreement with the company and the Della Valle family. Tod’s – Fall-Winter 2023 – Womenswear – Milan –…
Accelerate your model training with managed tiered checkpointing on Amazon SageMaker HyperPod
As organizations scale their AI infrastructure to support trillion-parameter models, they face a difficult trade-off: reduced training time with lower cost or faster training time with a higher cost. When they checkpoint frequently to speed up recovery time and minimize lost training time, they incur in substantially higher storage cost. And when they checkpoint infrequently,…
