On September 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (referred to here as the “rural health fund”). The Notice describes what states need to do to apply for funds, the deadline for state applications, and the criteria…
Published September 23, 2025 In a season marked by the arrival of new creative directors at leading luxury fashion houses, one of the most anticipated debuts is that of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez (the founding duo behind Proenza Schouler) at Loewe. As a ‘teaser’, the Spanish-founded house, owned by LVMH, has unveiled a campaign…
AI agents are evolving beyond basic single-task helpers into more powerful systems that can plan, critique, and collaborate with other agents to solve complex problems. Deep Agents—a recently introduced framework built on LangGraph—bring these capabilities to life, enabling multi-agent workflows that mirror real-world team dynamics. The challenge, however, is not just building such agents but…
By Reuters Published September 23, 2025 Switzerland’s current account surplus more than halved during the second quarter of 2025, data showed on Tuesday, after big fluctuations in gold exports at the start of the year caused by U.S. President Donald Trump‘s unpredictable trade policies. Reuters Switzerland, the world’s biggest bullion refining and transit hub that…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published September 23, 2025 Domitilla Biondi, Marta Benet Morera, Lucia Massei and Elham M. Aghili are the four winners of the third edition of the LVMH Maestri d’Eccellenza (Masters of Excellence) awards. The award ceremony was held on the 39th floor of the skyscraper home to the regional administration of Lombardy in…
Published September 23, 2025 From Thursday (25 September) Depict AI is “ushering in a new era: search that feels less like a catalogue and more like a conversation”. The search engine begins its mission “to help shoppers discover the products they love, with GPT-quality search and merchandising that enables commerce to be more creative”. Early…
Introduction Data are a cornerstone for efforts to improve health and health care, including addressing disparities. Federal data can act as “essential infrastructure,” with policymakers and institutions relying on demographic, geographic, and health outcomes data, among others, to make important decisions around resource allocation. Data are important for identifying health status and needs, including disparities;…
Published September 23, 2025 With a third of all garments purportedly returned due to poor fit, fashion/tech start-up Fittora is “tackling the problem head-on” with the launch of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, made-to-order clothing platform. Offering consumers “perfectly tailored, sustainable pieces, without a single fitting room visit”, the Fittora system uses proprietary computer vision technology…
This post is co-written by Mark Warner, Principal Solutions Architect for Thales, Cyber Security Products. As generative AI applications make their way into production environments, they integrate with a wider range of business systems that process sensitive customer data. This integration introduces new challenges around protecting personally identifiable information (PII) while maintaining the ability to…
Published September 23, 2025 At the initiative of Portugal Fashion, the Portuguese-British label Marques’Almeida (M’A) returned to the runway in London, where it is based, even as the Portuguese founders, Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida—both alumni of the famed Central Saint Martins—now spend extended periods in their homeland to teach and seek inspiration for their…
