Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake severity
James Clayton, Anna Foster and Ben Derico BBC News EPA Google has admitted its earthquake…
Evolution may explain why women live longer than men
Women live longer than men on average in every country Peter Cavanagh/Alamy We now have a better idea of why women live longer than men, on average, thanks to the most comprehensive analysis yet of the differences in lifespan between male and female mammals and birds. The average global life expectancy is about 74 years…
Shein to open its first permanent bricks-and-mortar retail space at BHV Marais
Published October 1, 2025 A few days after staging a pop-up in the heart of Paris’s Marais district and, above all, unveiling a deal with the French brand Pimkie that sparked controversy across the clothing sector, Shein has announced a major push into the French market. The Asian platform has chosen France to open its…
Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins
Victoria GillScience correspondent Watch: Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals She was a serene force of nature. And she never waivered in her mission to help the animals to which she dedicated her life. When I interviewed Dame Jane Goodall last year, she exuded calm, even as she pressed home to…
The Galeries Lafayette Group opposes Shein’s entry into Galeries Lafayette stores operated by SGM
Published October 1, 2025 The reaction was swift. On October 1, in the late afternoon, Shein and Société des Grands Magasins announced an agreement to establish permanent bricks-and-mortar retail spaces on the sixth floor of BHV Marais in November, followed by five Galeries Lafayette stores in Angers, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges and Reims. A striking announcement:…
IKEA buys $213 million Manhattan building for new store in US push
By Reuters Published October 1, 2025 Ingka Group, the biggest global IKEA retailer, has acquired a Manhattan property where it plans to open a new store as part of the furniture group’s expansion in the United States, it said on Wednesday. Reuters The 53,000 square feet property in New York City’s SoHo district will house…
Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals
In 1980, Dame Goodall spoke to the BBC’s Terry Wogan about how she became interested in animals and shared some of her observations on chimpanzees’ likeness to humans. The primatologist and animal rights campaigner, who revolutionised the study of wild chimpanzees, has died aged 91. Source link
Puma doubles down on Hyrox link, CEO sees huge future for the sport
Published October 1, 2025 Global sportswear giant Puma is building on its now-seven-year+ association with Hyrox, renewing and extending the partnership with the fast-expanding brand behind the World Series of Fitness Racing until 2030. Puma FashionNetwork.com spoke to its CEO Arthur Hoeld at a major Hyrox event in Hamburg. But first, let’s take a look…
Conservationist Dame Jane Doodall dies aged 91
Watch: Jane Goodall tells BBC how she became interested in animals Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall, a world-leading expert on chimpanzees, has died aged 91. Her observations helped to reveal how closely related humans are to chimpanzees. She also worked tirelessly for conservation projects around the world Dr Goodall died of natural causes while in California…
Rox accelerates sales productivity with AI agents powered by Amazon Bedrock
This post was co-written with Shriram Sridharan, Taeuk Kang, and Santhosh Kumar Manavasi Lakshminarayanan from Rox. Rox is building a new revenue operating system for the applied AI era. Modern revenue teams rely on more data than ever before, such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, marketing automation, finance systems, support tickets, and live product…
Chatbots Play With Your Emotions to Avoid Saying Goodbye
Regulation of dark patterns has been proposed and is being discussed in both the US and Europe. De Freitas says regulators also should look at whether AI tools introduce more subtle—and potentially more powerful—new kinds of dark patterns. Even regular chatbots, which tend to avoid presenting themselves as companions, can elicit emotional responses from users…
