Coach parent Tapestry invests in Gen Phoenix to scale sustainable leather
By Reuters Published July 15, 2025 Tapestry Inc., the New York–based parent company of Coach…
Health Issues for Immigrants in Detention Centers
President Trump has increased immigration enforcement activity to support mass deportation and detention. The administration has shifted enforcement actions from focusing on criminals and recent border crossers to prioritizing all of the estimated 14 million undocumented immigrants for deportation, even though many who have some form of temporary deportation protections. As a result, there has been…
AI Mode in Google Search updates: Visual exploration and discovery
We’ve all been there: staring at a screen, searching for something you can’t quite put into words. Maybe it’s a new “vibe” for your apartment or a specific fall coat — whatever it is, words just don’t cut it. But what if you could just show or tell Google what you’re thinking and get a…
Covid cases rising with new variants ‘Nimbus’ and ‘Stratus’
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images If you feel unwell with a bad throat and a temperature you may well have caught one of the new strains of Covid circulating this autumn. XFG, called Stratus by some, and NB.1.8.1, known as Nimbus, are now the most common variants being passed around in the UK, according…
Anthropic Will Use Claude Chats for Training Data. Here’s How to Opt Out
Anthropic is prepared to repurpose conversations users have with its Claude chatbot as training data for its large language models—unless those users opt out. Previously, the company did not train its generative AI models on user chats. When Anthropic’s privacy policy updates on October 8 to start allowing for this, users will have to opt…
Matthew Ives will be new Dunhill CEO
Published September 30, 2025 Heritage British menswear brand Dunhill will have a new chief executive in the middle of next month with Matthew Ives to be installed as the Richemont-owned company’s CEO. See fashion showDunhill – Spring-Summer2026 – Menswear – Italie – Milan – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight He replaces Andrew Holmes, Dunhill COO and CFO, who’s been…
Why I’m challenging Nike, Puma and Adidas over single shoes
Alex TaylorBBC News reporter BBC Morning Live Former Para-athletic world champion Stef Reid wants sport footwear companies to match their inclusive marketing with genuine action Stef Reid grew up as a sports-obsessed child, dreaming of playing rugby internationally. But on the eve of her 16th birthday, her life changed forever. Severe propeller lacerations from a…
New Birmingham inquests open into jailed surgeon Ian Paterson’s patients
A further two inquests have been opened into the deaths of former patients of jailed surgeon Ian Paterson. Judge Richard Foster opened the inquests of Pauline Brown, who died aged 62, and Jennifer Fox, who died aged 47, at Birmingham Coroners’ Court on Tuesday. There are now 65 inquests ongoing into the deaths of patients…
Flint mum says baby’s brain tumour symptoms dismissed as colic
Antonia Matthews and Danielle HerbertBBC Wales Corinne Wardle Molly had nine hours of surgery, aged just 12 weeks, when the tumour was finally discovered A mum whose baby daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumour, after her symptoms were dismissed as colic and reflux for more than two months, is calling for better awareness of…
Swiss shoemaker On names new COO to help challenge bigger rivals
By Bloomberg Published September 30, 2025 On Holding AG appointed a new chief operating officer (COO) as the Swiss brand looks to scale up innovations like its Lightspray shoemaking robots and take more market share from rivals Nike Inc. and Adidas AG. On – On Scott Maguire, who joined as On’s chief innovation officer in…
The US may be heading toward a drone-filled future
On Thursday, I published a story about the police-tech giant Flock Safety selling its drones to the private sector to track shoplifters. Keith Kauffman, a former police chief who now leads Flock’s drone efforts, described the ideal scenario: A security team at a Home Depot, say, launches a drone from the roof that follows shoplifting…
