Birkenstock cracks down on fakes in India, court-ordered factory visits held, sources say

By Reuters Published July 6, 2025 Indian court-appointed legal representatives inspected small-scale factories in recent weeks to seize suspected counterfeit Birkenstock footwear, after the German brand launched an infringement lawsuit, people familiar with the matter said. Reuters Birkenstock’s case is occurring around the same time other shoemakers are in the news in India. Crocs this…

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On The Beach’ Include Content Warnings?

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach Credit: Sony Content warning: This post discusses content warnings and therefore invariably includes discussion of content that may require a warning. Over at Polygon, Josh Broadwell argues that Hideo Kojima’s latest game, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, “desperately needed content warnings” on release. There’s a scene in the…

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OpenAI Loses 4 Key Researchers to Meta

Four OpenAI researchers are leaving the company to go to Meta, two sources confirm to WIRED. Shengjia Zhao, Shuchao Bi, Jiahui Yu, and Hongyu Ren have joined Meta’s superintelligence team. Their OpenAI Slack profiles have been deactivated. The Information first reported on the departures. It’s the latest in a series of aggressive moves by Mark…

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PSG 4-0 Real Madrid (Jul 9, 2025) Game Analysis

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Fabián Ruiz scored twice in a devastating first-half display as the French champions demolished Real Madrid and former PSG star Kylian Mbappé 4-0 on Wednesday to book their place in the Club World Cup final against Chelsea. Two defensive errors handed PSG their opening goals within nine minutes at MetLife Stadium. Raúl…

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