L’Oreal stages star-studded show as Paris Fashion Week kicks off
By Reuters Published September 30, 2025 L’Oreal Paris drew crowds to a celebrity-packed spectacle outside…
Shiseido reports a net loss of nearly €250 million in first nine months of 2025
By Europa Press Published November 10, 2025 Japanese cosmetics and beauty company Shiseido ended the first nine months of 2025 with an attributable net loss of 43,983 million yen (€246 million), compared to a profit of 754 million yen (€4.2 million) in the same period a year earlier. A Shiseido retail outlet – Reuters Revenue…
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac to stage mammoth retrospective in Toulouse
Published November 10, 2025 Jean-Charles de Castelbajac will stage a mammoth retrospective in Toulouse, entitled ‘L’Imagination au pouvoir,’ or ‘Imagination at work,’ to be presented in the French city’s Les Abattoirs Museum. Bettina Rheims, Ghislaine Thesmar, and dancers from the Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, Spring-Summer 1982, “Homage to Comic Books” collection – Bettina Rheims…
If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go
Tech companies have invested so much money in building data centers in recent months, it’s actively driving the US economy—and the AI race is showing no signs of slowing down. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg told President Donald Trump last week that the company would spend $600 billion on US infrastructure—including data centers—by 2028, while OpenAI…
New research finds no clear link between acetaminophen (Tylenol) and autism
An extensive review of existing studies, published in The BMJ on November 10, finds no clear evidence that using acetaminophen (Tylenol) during pregnancy increases the risk of autism or ADHD in children. The new analysis was conducted in response to growing public debate about the safety of acetaminophen use while pregnant. Researchers reported that the…
Archaeologists may have finally solved Peru’s strange “Band of Holes” mystery
In southern Peru’s Pisco Valley, Monte Sierpe — also known as the “Band of Holes” — features thousands of perfectly aligned circular pits whose true purpose has long puzzled scientists. New research combining microbotanical analysis and high-resolution drone imagery offers fresh insight into how and why this mysterious site was built. Evidence suggests Monte Sierpe…
Scientists find brain chemical tied to trauma and depression
Neuroscientists from Columbia University and McGill University have identified a brain chemical that appears to drive depression and suicidal thinking in individuals who faced trauma or hardship during childhood. The researchers found that high levels of a stress-related protein called SGK1 are closely associated with depression among people who endured early-life adversity. This discovery opens…
Italy’s Pitti Bimbo 102 unveils collaboration with Spanish brand Bobo Choses
Published November 10, 2025 Among the highlights of the next edition of children’s fashion and lifestyle trade show Pitti Bimbo—its 102nd event, taking place in Florence, Italy on from January 21 to 22—will be a new collaboration with the Spanish brand Bobo Choses. In recent years, Bobo Choses has become “the emblem of a new and…
Hidden weakness makes prostate cancer self-destruct
An international team of researchers has identified a new weakness in prostate cancer cells that could lead to more effective treatments for one of the most common cancers among men. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), was led by scientists from Flinders University in Australia and South China…
It isn’t always defaults: Scans for 3CX usernames
Today, I noticed scans using the username “FTP_3cx” showing up in our logs. 3CX is a well-known maker of business phone system software [1]. My first guess was that this was a default user for one of their systems. But Google came up empty for this particular string. The 3CX software does not appear to…
Hammerson says Les 3 Fontaines upgrade is fully pre-let
Published November 10, 2025 It’s not just major UK shopping centres that are enjoying strong letting percentages. As part of its ongoing repositioning, Northern France’s Les 3 Fontaines has now fully pre-let 110,000 sq ft of outstanding retail space, operator Hammerson said. Image: Hammerson The final unit has been signed for a Nike store which…
