Reddit introduces age verification in the UK ahead of new rules
Reddit has announced it is introducing age verification on its UK site from Monday to…
NotebookLM Video Overviews now use Nano Banana, Brief format
A creative boost with Nano Banana Nano Banana in NotebookLM generates helpful, contextual, and beautiful illustrations based on the sources you upload. The result is Video Overviews that don’t just tell you about your documents — they help you understand and remember them. New Video Overviews will automatically use one of six new visual styles:…
ASOS to launch premium menswear line this month
Published October 13, 2025 It’s a big moment for ASOS as the digital fashion giant “pushes into premium” with a new menswear line launching on 20 October. Debuting on its platform next week, the ‘ASOS Collective’ not only aims to “sharpen” the fashion retailer’s menswear proposition but “signals a confident pivot: ASOS aiming higher in…
Make agents a reality with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore: Now generally available
Get agents out of prototype purgatory and into production with security, scalability, and reliability When we launched AWS in 2006, we believed that cloud computing would transform how organizations build and scale technology. We’re now at a similar inflection point with AI agents. We envision a world where billions of agents work together, transforming everything…
Brett Johnson appoints Marco Fiandesio as new CEO
Published October 13, 2025 Brett Johnson, an American high-end menswear label founded by its eponymous designer, has appointed a new CEO. The label has entrusted the role to Marco Fiandesio, with the aim of further strengthening the brand’s positioning and steering its expansion across global markets. Marco Fiandesio is the new CEO of Brett Johnson….
Transforming commercial pharma with agentic AI
The need for personalization extends to sales and marketing operations too as pharma companies are increasingly needing to compete for the attention of health-care professionals (HCPs). Estimates suggest that biopharmas were able to reach 45% of HCPs in 2024, down from 60% in 2022. Personalization, real-time communication channels, and relevant content offer a way of…
This experimental “super vaccine” stopped cancer cold in the lab
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have shown that their nanoparticle-based vaccine can successfully prevent several aggressive cancers in mice, including melanoma, pancreatic cancer, and triple-negative breast cancer. Depending on the cancer type, up to 88% of vaccinated mice stayed tumor-free (depending on the cancer), and the vaccine also reduced — and in some…
Mapic trade show to stage redesigned 30th edition on November 4-6 in Cannes
Translated by Nicola Mira Published October 13, 2025 The Mapic commercial real estate show will be held at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, on November 4-6. It is expected to host 160 exhibitors and to welcome some 4,000 visitors, including 1,800 representatives of retailers looking for new commercial premises. The organisers are keen…
A black hole fell into a star – then ate its way out again
This orange dot is a gamma-ray burst that seems to be a sign of an unusual event ESO/A. Levan, A. Martin-Carrillo et al. A black hole that was eaten by a star seems to have gotten revenge by consuming the star from the inside, producing a gamma-ray burst spotted about 9 billion light-years from Earth….
90% of science is lost. This new AI just found it
Most scientific data never reach their full potential to drive new discoveries. Out of every 100 datasets produced, about 80 stay within the lab, 20 are shared but seldom reused, fewer than two meet FAIR standards, and only one typically leads to new findings. The consequences are significant: slower progress in cancer treatment, climate models…
Loss-making John Smedley endures difficult year but offers hope for future results
Published October 13, 2025 John Smedley’s newly-filed results for the 12 months to the end of March show the company dealing with “a particularly difficult year”. John Smedley What that meant in numbers was that sales in the 2024/25 year were down 5.23% having dipped just 0.52% in 2023/24. And gross profit was down 7%…
