Lancel ends fiscal year with 6.5% revenue growth
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published July 1, 2025 Lancel wrapped up its 2024–2025 fiscal…
Private AI Compute advances AI privacy
For decades, Google has developed privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) to improve a wide range of AI-related use cases. Today, we’re taking the next step in building helpful experiences that keep users safe with Private AI Compute in the cloud, a new AI processing platform that combines our most capable Gemini models from the cloud with the…
Oxfordshire TikTok creator ‘so sorry’ over cancer diagnosis lie
A TikTok influencer has been forced to apologise, after admitting that she had previously lied about being diagnosed with cancer. Brittany Miller, who is originally from Oxfordshire, is known for posting food and lifestyle content to her three-and-a-half-million followers on the platform. But the 29-year-old recently came under fire on the app, after material seeming…
Missoni launches new residential project in Dubai
Published November 11, 2025 Missoni‘s expansion into real estate continues apace as it unveils a new project in Dubai, developed in partnership with one of the region’s leading players, Octa Development. The initiative follows the February launch of Trio Isle by Missoni in the UAE emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, specifically on Al Marjan Island….
Google Photos launches Nano Banana restyle option, AI templates and more
AI features in Google Photos already help you do more with your memories: Edit photos with a simple ask, get creative and reimagine images in new styles, search and ask complex questions and so much more. And now, we’re improving our AI-powered tools and adding new ones — including multiple features powered by Gemini’s top-rated…
Tous pays homage to its iconic bear with pop-up boutiques in Barcelona, Mexico City, and New York
Published November 11, 2025 Spanish jewellery business Tous continues to mark the 40th anniversary of its iconic bear. This time, the label has unveiled three pop-up stores in Barcelona, Mexico City, and New York, conceived as immersive spaces that reinterpret the brand’s most recognisable symbol. Exterior of the jewellery brand’s new pop-up in Barcelona. –…
AI revives lost 3,000-year-old Babylonian hymn
A long-lost hymn of praise dating back to around 1000 BCE has been identified through modern technology. Professor Enrique Jiménez of LMU uncovered the text and linked it to 30 additional manuscripts using artificial intelligence. Working in partnership with the University of Baghdad, Professor Jiménez rediscovered a Babylonian text that had remained hidden for more…
US tariffs are forcing brands to cut back on Black Friday deals
By Bloomberg Published November 11, 2025 Numerous products have seen fewer reductions this year in the US compared to last year. Shoppers have tariffs to thank for that, according to Dan Peskorse, owner of the parent company that sells the products, Upstream Brands. Accessories by Coach Upstream Brands, which offers merchandise on Amazon.com Inc. and other websites,…
Entangled spins give diamonds a quantum advantage
The quest to create useful quantum technologies begins with a deep understanding of the strange laws that govern quantum behavior and how those principles can be applied to real materials. At the University of California, Santa Barbara, physicist Ania Jayich, Bruker Endowed Chair in Science and Engineering, Elings Chair in Quantum Science, and co-director of…
Mellon Blue diamond sells for $25.6 million
By AFP Published November 11, 2025 The Mellon Blue, a 9.51-carat fancy vivid blue diamond formerly owned by the US art collector Bunny Mellon, sold for $25.6 million at auction on Tuesday. Christie’s is a global auction business – Shutterstock. The diamond was sold by auctioneers Christie’s in Geneva as part of its Magnificent Jewels…
NHS manager who groomed young girls on Snapchat jailed for 28 years for rape and abuse
Tom SymondsNews correspondent Watch: Bodyworn camera shows moment police stop Paul Lipscombe in his Tesla at a KFC drive-through An NHS manager who sexually abused and raped young girls after grooming them on Snapchat has been jailed for 28 years. Paul Lipscombe was sentenced after he admitted to sexual grooming, sexual assault and two counts…
