JOOR launches ‘Ready-To-Ship Style’ in-season event as buyer priorities evolve
Digital wholesale management platform JOOR has “responded to the need for speed” and launched ‘Ready-To-Ship…
Would you eat yogurt made with ants? Scientists did
Researchers recreated a nearly forgotten yogurt recipe that was once was once common across the Balkans and Turkey — using ants. Reporting in the Cell Press journal iScience on October 3, the team shows that bacteria, acids, and enzymes in ants can kickstart the fermentation process that turns milk into yogurt. The work highlights how…
Enabling real-time responsiveness with event-driven architecture
In Belgium’s Flanders region, 600,000 smart meters watch every drop of water flowing through homes and businesses. When a meter spots trouble—say, three liters trickling away every hour for three straight days—it instantly triggers an alert. A letter lands in that customer’s mailbox the next day, warning them about the hidden leak. This kind of…
What exactly is freshers’ flu
Getty Images It’s the second week of term. You’ve finally figured out how to use the washing machine, your flatmates are starting to feel like friends, and the whirlwind of freshers’ week is behind you. But just as things settle down, your throat starts to scratch, your nose runs, and suddenly lectures are less about…
EastEnders’ Kellie Bright on the challenges of being a Send parent
Kellie BrightPresenter, BBC Panorama Kellie Bright I’ve been desperate to make a documentary about special educational needs and disabilities (Send) for ages. You might know me as EastEnders’ Linda Carter but I’m also a mum to my autistic son. He’s also dyslexic and has ADHD. It took months of perseverance and hard work from my…
Lewis Moody: Former England captain reveals motor neurone disease diagnosis
Elite athletes are disproportionately affected by MND, with a study of Italian footballers suggesting the rate of the disease is up to six times higher than in the general population. It is thought that by limiting the oxygen available and causing damage to motor neurone cells, regular, strenuous exercise can trigger the disease in those…
New Balance UK sees strong year, sales to UK, Europe and RoW leap
Published October 6, 2025 New Balance’s UK arm saw its net profit jumping in 2024 with the company saying that the leap was driven by sales and margin growth across wholesale and direct to consumer channels “where both consumer demand and brand strength continue to increase”. And it said there was a similar uplift in…
Quick and Dirty Analysis of Possible Oracle E-Business Suite Exploit Script (CVE-2025-61882)
This weekend, Oracle published a surprise security bulletin announcing an exploited vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite. As part of the announcement, which also included a patch, Oracle published IoC observed as part of the incident response [1]. One script I found interesting is what Oracle calls “exp.py”. Here is a quick analysis of the HTTP…
Why ultra-processed foods aren’t the real villain behind overeating
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become public enemy number one in nutrition debates. From dementia to obesity and an epidemic of “food addiction,” these factory-made products, including crisps, ready meals, fizzy drinks and packaged snacks, are blamed for a wide range of modern health problems. Some experts argue that they’re “specifically formulated and aggressively marketed to…
Why the brain’s GPS fails with age, and how some minds defy it
In the realm of memories, “where” holds special importance. Where did I leave my keys? Where did I eat dinner last night? Where did I first meet that friend? Recalling locations is necessary for daily life, yet spatial memory — which keeps track of “where” — is one of the first cognitive abilities to fade…
Nearly half of drivers killed in crashes had THC in their blood
In a review of 246 deceased drivers, 41.9% tested positive for active THC in their blood, with an average level of 30.7 ng/mL — far exceeding most state impairment limits. The high rate of THC positivity remained consistent over six years and was unaffected by the state’s legalization of recreational cannabis during the study period….
