Louis Vuitton UK says hackers have stolen customer data
By Bloomberg Published July 11, 2025 Louis Vuitton UK said hackers have stolen some customer…
Amazon Explains How Its AWS Outage Took Down the Web
The cloud giant Amazon Web Services experienced DNS resolution issues on Monday leading to cascading outages that took down wide swaths of the web. Monday’s meltdown illustrated the world’s fundamental reliance on so-called hyperscalers like AWS and the challenges for major cloud providers and their customers alike when things go awry. See below for more…
Snake pee might hold the secret to ending gout pain and kidney stones
If you’ve never kept a reptile, you might be surprised to learn that many of them actually “pee” in crystal form. In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers examined the solid urine of more than 20 different reptile species and found that all contained tiny spheres made of uric…
The Universe’s first radio waves could reveal dark matter
For the first time, researchers at Tel Aviv University have predicted what might be discovered by detecting radio waves that originated in the early Universe. Their results suggest that during the “cosmic dark ages,” dark matter gathered into dense clumps across space, pulling in hydrogen gas that emitted intense radio waves. This new approach could…
Sora Has Lost Its App Store Crown to Drake and Free Chicken
Since its launch on September 30, OpenAI’s Sora app has dominated the iOS App Store charts, thanks to its easy breezy AI video generation and an initially loose interpretation of copyright laws. On Friday, its reign came to an end. Your new champion is … Dave’s Hot Chicken. Yes! Not ChatGPT or Gemini or Threads…
Foreo champions Spanish talent, appoints Marta Panera as global marketing director
Published October 24, 2025 Foreo, a Swedish company specialising in beauty technology, is championing Spanish talent within its organisation. The Scandinavian company has promoted Marta Panera, previously head of marketing and communications for Western Europe, to serve as its global director of marketing and communications. Marta Panera, Foreo’s new global director of marketing and communications…
Luca de Meo recruits from Renault again, appoints Philippine de Schonen to head Kering’s financial communications
Published October 24, 2025 The talent pipeline between Renault and Kering is in full swing. Luca de Meo, formerly head of the French carmaker Renault, presented his first quarterly results as Kering’s chief executive on Wednesday. Philippine de Schonen – Renault Group Since his arrival at the French luxury giant, owner of Gucci, Saint Laurent,…
Angola bids for majority stake in De Beers, source says
By Reuters Published October 24, 2025 Angola has bid for a majority stake in Anglo American‘s unit De Beers, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, setting up a potential standoff with neighbouring Botswana, which also wants to take control of De Beers. The company name of De Beers is displayed in…
Monravel, and its healing powers, debuts at Bon Marché
Published October 24, 2025 No one loves creating a clever and classy new brand more than the French, and a fresh marque that seems destined to attract attention is Monravel. French duo Constance and Marguerite Monravel – Monravel Created by a French duo named Constance and Marguerite Monravel, this novel brand is all about the…
Beyond pilots: A proven framework for scaling AI to production
The era of perpetual AI pilots is over. This year, 65% of AWS Generative AI Innovation Center customer projects moved from concept to production—some launching in just 45 days, as AWS VP Swami Sivasubramanian shared on LinkedIn. These results come from insights gained across more than one thousand customer implementations. The Generative AI Innovation Center…
Prada CEO Andrea Guerra says Versace deal set to close in fortnight, no approach made by Armani
Translated by Nicola Mira Published October 24, 2025 Andrea Guerra, CEO of the Prada group, has held a conference call with analysts on the group’s financial results for the first nine months of the year, in which the group posted a revenue of over €4 billion, up 9%. “We have entered the fourth quarter and, as usual,…
