Qantas confirms 5.7 million customers impacted by data breach
Qantas suffered a cyberattack in early June 2025 A thorough investigation has now placed the…
Graphene just broke a fundamental law of physics
For several decades, a central puzzle in quantum physics has remained unsolved: Could electrons behave like a perfect, frictionless fluid with electrical properties described by a universal quantum number? This unique property of electrons has been extremely difficult to detect in any material so far because of the presence of atomic defects, impurities, and imperfections…
Jupiter is smaller and more squashed than we thought
An artist’s impression of the Juno spacecraft over Jupiter’s South Pole NASA/JPL-Caltech Jupiter is not quite as large as astronomers thought, according to the first measurements of its radius taken in more than 40 years. Jupiter is a gas giant and doesn’t have a solid outer surface like Earth. But astronomers can still assess its…
Giorgio Armani leaves his business to the Foundation, family and friends, but heirs must eventually sell a big stake
Published September 12, 2025 Giorgio Armani‘s will has been published and the complex document instructs his heirs to eventually sell control of the business to one of a trio of the biggest names in fashion and beauty. The will instructs his heirs to sell a 15% stake in the Italian fashion house within 18 months…
How do AI models generate videos?
But you don’t want any image—you want the image you specified, typically with a text prompt. And so the diffusion model is paired with a second model—such as a large language model (LLM) trained to match images with text descriptions—that guides each step of the cleanup process, pushing the diffusion model toward images that the…
Sporty & Rich to open its second store in Los Angeles
Published September 12, 2025 After opening its first store in Soho, New York City in 2023, the Sporty & Rich brand is preparing to open its second store, this time in Los Angeles at 8619 Melrose Avenue, in West Hollywood. Sporty & Rich will soon open its second store at 8619 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles….
Cost of children’s homes doubles but care can be poor
Alison HoltSocial affairs editor and James Melley and Judith Burns BBC The cost of residential care for vulnerable children in England has nearly doubled in five years but many children still do not receive appropriate care, says a report from the independent public spending watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) says councils on average spent…
Southern Water bans tankers doing runs to US billionaire’s lake
Jonah FisherEnvironment correspondent, Hampshire and Tom InghamClimate and Science Producer Gwyndaf Hughes/BBC Water from drought-hit Hampshire has been used to help fill this lake in Wiltshire Southern Water has warned tanker companies to stop delivering its water to the Wiltshire estate of an American billionaire. Some of it was recently used, entirely legally, to help…
Louis Vuitton unveils exclusive official wardrobe for Real Madrid women’s team
Published September 11, 2025 Louis Vuitton unveiled on Thursday the official exclusive wardrobe for the Real Madrid women’s soccer team, as part of its role as an official partner of the club. Louis Vuitton unveils exclusive official wardrobe for Real Madrid women’s team – Louis Vuitton For the first time, the French luxury house brings…
NYFW Thursday: Jonathan Simkhai, Collina Strada, Love Shack Fancy
Published September 12, 2025 Thursday afternoon at New York Fashion Week witnessed three fashion statements by growing New York-based brands, Jonathan Simkhai, Love Shack Fancy and Collina Strada, where the last was the surprise star attraction. See catwalkCollina Strada – Spring-Summer2026 – Womenswear – Etats-Unis – New York – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Collina Strada: Sunset fashion…
Vince profits rally on D2C boost despite wholesale drop
Published September 11, 2025 Vince Holdings announced on Wednesday sales for the second quarter fell 1.3% to $73.2 million, hurt by declining wholesale revenues, as the U.S. fashion firm boosted profits during the quarter. Vince The New York-based company said the decline in the wholesale segment, which fell 5.1% to $44.8 million, followed a shift in timing…
