AI agents are transforming enterprise applications across industries, from customer service to complex decision workflows. As organizations scale these deployments, they face a fundamental question: how can you improve trust in an AI application? The challenge is transparency. AI agents can make decisions on behalf of users, invoke tools dynamically, and follow reasoning paths that…
Published September 11, 2025 French textile group Compagnie Chargeurs Invest posted first-half sales of 372.2 million euros. This represents a contraction of 0.6%, and 1.7% on an organic basis, after a first quarter marked by growth. Cambidge Satchel, a brand belonging to Compagnie Chargeurs Invest. – Cambidge Satchel While the group reported strong growth for…
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is a global provider of financial markets data and infrastructure. It operates the London Stock Exchange and manages international equity, fixed income, and derivative markets. The group also develops capital markets software, offers real-time and reference data products, and provides extensive post-trade services. This post was co-authored with Charles Kellaway…
Published September 10, 2025 Canada’s Roots announced on Wednesday sales were up 6.3% to $50.8 million for the quarter ended August 2, 2025, on the back of higher direct-to-consumer sales during the three months. Roots Q2 sales climb 6.3%. – Roots The lifestyle brand said DTC sales, made up of retail store and e-commerce sales,…
Published September 10, 2025 Luxury shoppers are regaining confidence in both the economy and their personal finances, according to the latest Saks Luxury Pulse survey. Luxury consumer sentiment rebounds: Saks Luxury Pulse survey. – Saks Fifth Avenue The quarterly survey found that consumer optimism has improved sharply since April, though sentiment has yet to return…
This post was written with Avdhesh Paliwal of Oldcastle APG. Oldcastle APG, one of the largest global networks of manufacturers in the architectural products industry, was grappling with an inefficient and labor-intensive process for handling proof of delivery (POD) documents, known as ship tickets. The company was processing 100,000–300,000 ship tickets per month across more…
Published September 10, 2025 Revlon Consumer Products LLC has renewed its fragrance license agreement with global music superstar and seven-time Grammy Award winner Christina Aguilera, extending a partnership that has spanned more than a decade. Revlon renews fragrance license with Christina Aguilera. – Christina Aguilera The long-term agreement comes more than 20 years after the…
On September 8, 2025, attackers compromised a set of 18 widely used npm packages—including chalk, debug, ansi-styles, and strip-ansi—collectively downloaded over 2.6 billion times per week. Through a targeted phishing campaign against a maintainer, the attackers published malicious versions containing obfuscated JavaScript designed to intercept cryptocurrency transactions. Any organization pulling these versions into builds risked…
Published September 10, 2025 E-commerce giant Shopify has formed a strategic alliance with Dublin-based e-tail tech solutions giant ESW to “empower enterprise brands and retailers to scale, localise, and optimise their e-commerce presence in more than 200 markets worldwide”. Reuters This means those enterprise brands using Shopify can now leverage ESW’s international expertise in managing…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 10, 2025 Olivier Theyskens is back in the spotlight with a new fashion house. Boloria, as it is called, has just been created in Antwerp by Belgian entrepreneurs Manu and Michiel Beers, founders of the famous electronic music festival Tomorrowland and owners of the events and lifestyle company…
