French textile and clothing exports decline in H1 2025 as Asian imports rise
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 10, 2025 In the first six months of…
Houbigant opens first flagship stores in Paris and Cannes
Published September 15, 2025 French perfume house Houbigant is celebrating its 250th anniversary with the opening of its first standalone flagships in Paris and Cannes. Houbigant marks 250th anniversary with first flagship stores in Paris and Cannes. – Houbigant Founded in 1775, Houbigant is one of the world’s oldest perfume houses, with illustrious clients such…
How msg enhanced HR workforce transformation with Amazon Bedrock and msg.ProfileMap
This post is co-written with Stefan Walter from msg. With more than 10,000 experts in 34 countries, msg is both an independent software vendor and a system integrator operating in highly regulated industries, with over 40 years of domain-specific expertise. msg.ProfileMap is a software as a service (SaaS) solution for skill and competency management. It’s…
Darren Shooter appointed vice president of design at Tommy Jeans
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 15, 2025 Darren Shooter has returned to Amsterdam. After eight years as senior design director for The North Face in Europe—based in Stabio, Switzerland, and overseeing performance and lifestyle lines across men’s, women’s and youth—he has recently taken up the role of vice president of global design for…
Lectra promotes John Brearley to Americas president
Published September 15, 2025 Lectra on Monday announced the promotion of John Brearley to the role of president, Americas, effective October 1. He also becomes a member of the group’s executive committee. Lectra With a career that spans four decades, Brearley cut his teeth at Investronica, where he managed the business in the UK, before…
Hundreds of Google AI Workers Were Fired Amid Fight Over Working Conditions
More than 200 contractors who worked on evaluating and improving Google’s AI products have been laid off without warning in at least two rounds of layoffs last month. The move comes amid an ongoing fight over pay and working conditions, according to workers who spoke to WIRED. In the past few years, Google has outsourced…
Tag Heuer becomes title sponsor of the 2026 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 15, 2025 The Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix is revving up with a new sponsor. Swiss luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer was announced as the event’s title sponsor on Saturday, 13 September, during a countdown event at Madrid’s Puerta del Sol. At 3 p.m.—the scheduled start time for the…
Schedule topology-aware workloads using Amazon SageMaker HyperPod task governance
Today, we are excited to announce a new capability of Amazon SageMaker HyperPod task governance to help you optimize training efficiency and network latency of your AI workloads. SageMaker HyperPod task governance streamlines resource allocation and facilitates efficient compute resource utilization across teams and projects on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) clusters. Administrators can…
Geox set to restructure and cut jobs
By Ansa Translated by Nicola Mira Published September 15, 2025 At a meeting with representatives of the trade unions and the Treviso branch of Italian manufacturing industry association Confindustria, Italian footwear brand Geox has presented “the initiatives it intends to deploy to help execute its business plan.” In a press release, Geox said it is…
Hermès opens first Arizona store
Published September 15, 2025 Hermès has expanded its U.S. footprint with the opening of its first boutique in Arizona, at Scottsdale Fashion Square. Hermès opens first Arizona store at Scottsdale Fashion Square. – Hermès Designed by Paris-based architecture firm RDAI, the two-level store takes inspiration from the Sonoran Desert, blending natural textures, light-filled spaces, and…
Why you might not need that magnesium supplement…
Drs Chris and Xand sit down with Professor Stella Volpe, the Head of the department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise at Virginia Tech in the US. Source link
