By Bloomberg Published October 23, 2025 Crocs Inc., the perforated clogs commercialized by a trio of middle-aged American boating enthusiasts, has become the surprising shoe of choice for Chinese hipsters. Its comeback can provide valuable insights for Western firms struggling to connect with young consumers in a $7 trillion market where confidence has been dented. Crocs…
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images Health checks would include asking women about menopause symptoms, though exact questions have yet to be decided Menopause screening is to be officially incorporated into NHS health checks in England for the first time. Women getting the checks – offered to adults aged 40 to 74 every five years –…
Published October 23, 2025 Maison Margiela, an OTB Group brand, is making its debut in the world of luxury residential living with the launch of Maison Margiela Residences in Dubai, developed in partnership with Alta Real Estate Development. Located on the prestigious island of Palm Jumeirah, this exclusive collection of 25 residences translates the Maison’s…
Creative teams and product developers are constantly seeking ways to streamline their workflows and reduce time to market while maintaining quality and brand consistency. This post demonstrates how to use AWS services, particularly Amazon Bedrock, to transform your creative processes through generative AI. You can implement a secure, scalable solution that accelerates your creative workflow,…
As organizations embrace generative AI powered by Amazon Bedrock, they face the challenge of managing costs associated with the token-based pricing model. Amazon Bedrock offers a pay-as-you-go pricing structure that can potentially lead to unexpected and excessive bills if usage is not carefully monitored. Traditional methods of cost monitoring, such as budget alerts and cost…
By Reuters Published October 22, 2025 In its relentless drive to bring everyday items to customers faster, Amazon has shifted expectations from two-day delivery to same-day and even within an hour. Now, with robots, artificial intelligence and even eyewear, it is working to pare seconds off each delivery. Reuters On Wednesday, Seattle-based Amazon showed off…
In Part 1 of our series, we introduced a proactive cost management solution for Amazon Bedrock, featuring a robust cost sentry mechanism designed to enforce real-time token usage limits. We explored the core architecture, token tracking strategies, and initial budget enforcement techniques that help organizations control their generative AI expenses. Building upon that foundation, this…
European roboticists today released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that acts as a brain for industrial robots—helping them grasp and manipulate things with new dexterity. The new model, SPEAR-1, was developed by researchers at the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) in Bulgaria. It may help other researchers and startups build…
Many enterprises are burdened with mission-critical systems built on outdated technologies that have become increasingly difficult to maintain and extend. This post demonstrates how you can use the Amazon Bedrock Converse API with Amazon Nova Premier within an agentic workflow to systematically migrate legacy C code to modern Java/Spring framework applications. By breaking down the…
AI models may be a bit like humans, after all. A new study from the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M, and Purdue University shows that large language models fed a diet of popular but low-quality social media content experience a kind of “brain rot” that may be familiar to anyone who has spent…
