Far beneath the ocean’s surface, researchers have found bacteria that can digest plastic, using specialized enzymes that evolved alongside humanity’s synthetic debris. A large-scale global study by scientists at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) revealed that these marine microbes are widespread and genetically prepared to consume polyethylene terephthalate (PET) — the tough…
Published November 4, 2025 The eighth sale by the British auction house Kerry Taylor, hosted in partnership with Maurice Auctions in Paris, offers a selection of more than 400 avant-garde fashion pieces and accessories, split into two sessions (at 10.30am and 3.00pm on November 6). The second session will be devoted entirely to the ‘Penelope…
By Andrey Charikov and Oded Vanunu Key Findings: Check Point Research uncovered four vulnerabilities in Microsoft Teams that allow attackers to impersonate executives, manipulate messages, alter notifications, and forge identities in video and audio calls. Both external guest users and malicious insiders could exploit these flaws, fundamentally breaking trust in a platform used by 320M+…
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,…
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…
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 …
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 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!”…
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…
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…
