The official PS5 fight stick gets an official name, FlexStrike, and it arrives in 2026
PlayStation’s Project Defiant fight stick is officially called FlexStrike The fight stick will pack mechanical…
Inside Shein’s fast-fashion fight in France
By Reuters Published November 4, 2025 Chinese online fashion platform Shein is ramping up its fight in France, gambling that its first permanent shop, in a Paris department store, will help fend off fierce pushback from lawmakers against its low-cost model. Shein logo and their web shop are seen in this illustration taken, May 16,…
Haglöfs appoints a new CEO
Published November 4, 2025 Following the recent reorganisation of its DACH sales, Haglöfs is once again making a change at the top: the Swedish outdoor company and Martin Daniels, who only joined as CEO in August 2024, have, according to a press release, mutually agreed to part company. Andreas Lorenz, previously chief commercial officer, has…
Apple Patches Everything, Again – SANS Internet Storm Center
CVE-2025-31199: An app may be able to access sensitive user data. Affects Spotlight x CVE-2025-43292: An app may be able to access sensitive user data. Affects CoreMedia …
Amazon’s $38 billion OpenAI deal shows it is no longer an AI laggard
By Reuters Published November 4, 2025 Amazon‘s $38 billion cloud deal with OpenAI marks a major endorsement for the e-commerce giant’s cloud business after recent setbacks, including ceding market share to rivals and an outage that disrupted large parts of the internet. Amazon logo outside an Amazon warehouse in Manchester, Britain, October 28, 2025 –…
Kara Swisher Would Rather Work for Sam Altman Than Mark Zuckerberg
Kara Swisher is the epitome of a multi-hyphenate: a podcast host, journalist, author, and CEO agitator. Swisher has also, in her way, turned IDGAF into her personal brand. Deeply sourced and happy to ask the hard questions, she doesn’t care about being liked. As she said during a recent live event, “I have four kids!”…
Breakthrough brain discovery reveals a natural way to relieve pain
Scientists have discovered that the human brain has its own built-in pain map, activating different regions when easing pain in the face, arms, or legs. Placebo pain relief only works in the exact area where the brain expects it to happen. Understanding this system could lead to safer, more precise treatments that target pain exactly…
Vapers overtake smokers for first time in Britain
For the first time in Great Britain, there are more over-16s using vapes or e-cigarettes than smoking cigarettes, according to the Office for National Statistics. Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally, compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, an ONS survey for 2024 suggests. Daily use of vapes is most common among 25-49…
Fendi collaborates with Stray Kids’ Bang Chan on musical project
Published November 4, 2025 LVMH brand Fendi has unveiled a new music project in collaboration with Bang Chan, leader of the K-pop group Stray Kids and a brand ambassador for the label. The release of the new single ‘Roman Empire‘ was accompanied by a music video shot at the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, Fendi’s headquarters…
Brightest black hole flare ever caused by huge star being ripped apart
A supermassive black hole in the process of shredding an enormous star Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) Astronomers have spotted the brightest flare we have ever seen coming from a supermassive black hole. The flare was so powerful it can only have come from a huge star being ripped apart at the centre of a distant galaxy…
Scientists reverse anxiety by rebalancing the brain
A research team at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), led by Juan Lerma, has uncovered how a distinct group of neurons in the amygdala — a region of the brain involved in processing emotions — contributes to anxiety, depression, and changes in social behavior. The discovery, published in iScience, shows that restoring the balance of…
