Portuguese brands headline shows at New York Fashion Week
Published September 11, 2025 At a time when the United States’ tariff policy is causing…
NHS boss Sir Jim Mackey backed heart surgeon whose failures contributed to deaths
Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent and Adam Eley LinkedIn Karen Booth carried out operations she wasn’t skilled enough to perform, an NHS investigation found The head of NHS England backed a doctor whose failures contributed to several deaths to resume her career as a heart surgeon. Sir Jim Mackey told the family of a patient who…
‘Repeat the Action’: Catwalk show featuring 13 Italian talents at the Embassy of Italy, in collaboration with ModaLisboa
Published October 3, 2025 Last Tuesday, September 30, the Italian Embassy in Lisbon hosted a fashion show organised by IED – Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan – and ModaLisboa, which opened the Lisbon catwalk with selected looks by 13 young IED designers: Ainhize Ganzabal Santiago, Anna Serra, Arianna Pejrani, Carlotta Gadda, Daniele Dargenio, Denise…
Mango ranks US among top five markets following rapid growth
By Europa Press Translated by Nicola Mira Published October 3, 2025 Toni Ruiz, Mango’s executive president and CEO, said that the U.S. now ranks as one of the Catalan label’s five most important global markets, after Mango recorded rapid growth in the country. The façade of Mango’s newly renovated flagship in the centre of Seville…
Enhance agentic workflows with enterprise search using Kore.ai and Amazon Q Business
This post was written with Meghana Chintalapudi and Surabhi Sankhla of Kore.ai. As organizations struggle with exponentially growing volumes of data distributed across multiple repositories and applications, employees lose significant time—approximately 30% according to the International Data Corporation (IDC)—searching for information that could be spent on higher-value work. The complexity of modern enterprise data networks…
Isabela Valadeiro named the first face of Balmain watches in Portugal
Published October 3, 2025 Actress and model from Portalegre, Isabela Valadeiro, is the new face of Balmain watches in Portugal, the Swiss watch brand has announced. The brand is part of the French luxury house Balmain, based in Paris, where the entire collection is designed, from haute couture and ready-to-wear pieces made in Europe to…
New Balance, Umbro, Puma, Nike and Autry: Five cutting-edge trainer collaborations
Published October 3, 2025 Autumn is here, and with it a slew of sneaker collaborations: sportswear brands are teaming up with ready-to-wear labels, from one-offs to capsule collections, spanning minimalism, nostalgia and sporting references. These drops underscore the sneaker’s versatility — and its ability to reinvent itself. Nike X Jacquemus Nike and Jacquemus have unveiled…
Hong Kong August retail sales rise by 3.8%, fourth month of growth
By Reuters Published October 2, 2025 Hong Kong’s retail sales by value rose by 3.8% in August from a year earlier, the fourth consecutive month of gains, government data showed on Thursday. Reuters Sales increased to HK$30.3 billion ($3.89 billion). In July, retail sales rose 1.8% compared with the same month a year before. In…
Google announces new $4 billion investment in Arkansas
Google is announcing a new $4 billion investment in Arkansas through 2027, which will include Google’s first data center in the state — located in West Memphis — along with cloud and AI infrastructure, and local programs to increase energy resilience and affordability for local residents. We’re launching a $25 million Energy Impact Fund to…
Paris Fashion Week Thursday: Mugler, Rick Owens, and Schiaparelli
Published October 2, 2025 Paris enjoyed yet another debut Thursday: Miguel Castro Freitas’ respectful couture interpretation of Mugler, along with two radically different visions of glamour by fellow Americans – Daniel Roseberry of Texas and Rick Owens of California. Mugler: Reeking of glamour in La République Thursday’s big debut was by Miguel Castro Freitas at…
4 tips for how to use Nano Banana image editing in Google’s Gemini app
Nano Banana was built from the ground up to process both text and images at the same time. This native multimodal capability allows for a whole new range of applications and creative possibilities. Instead of only generating images based on a text prompt, the model can understand and incorporate an existing image into its creative…
