Interparfums lowers 2025 sales target, operating profit up 23.2% in first half

By Reuters Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 9, 2025 Interparfums reported a 23.2% increase in first-half operating profit on Tuesday, citing limited marketing and advertising spending and consistent control of fixed costs. However, the company lowered its full-year sales outlook, pointing to ongoing geopolitical instability and cautious consumer behavior across multiple markets. Interparfums…

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Unpacking AI Agents | WIRED

Will Knight: Maybe we also need a renewed open source movement so we’re not just using agents that belong and funnel data to these giant companies. Use open source code and models, and that sort of thing. Michael Calore: That’s a very good idea. We should get Signal on that. They should start doing that….

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Dr. ChatGPT Will See You Now

And even if it is right, an AI agent can’t complement the information it provides with the knowledge physicians gain through experience, says fertility doctor Jaime Knopman. When patients at her clinic in midtown Manhattan bring her information from AI chatbots, it isn’t necessarily incorrect, but what the LLM suggests may not be the best…

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‘We ready?’: Marvel star Tom Holland reveals full look at Spider-Man: Brand New Day suit – and it’s a moving tribute to the webslinger’s other live-action costumes

Tom Holland has officially unveiled the first full look at the new costume he’ll wear in Spider-Man: Brand New Day – and I’ve immediately fallen in love with it. Just 24 hours after an all-too-brief Brand New Day video teased Spider-Man’s new attire, a new teaser, which was released by Sony Pictures, shows off the…

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Trump’s fiscal policy and attacks on Fed put US safe haven status at risk, economists say

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump’s “breathtaking fiscal policy excess” and attacks on the Federal Reserve’s independence risk diminishing the US’s status as the ultimate safe haven for foreign investors, economists polled by the Financial Times have…

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