Musk says Grok chatbot was ‘manipulated’ into praising Hitler
Elon Musk has sought to explain how his artificial intelligence (AI) firm’s chatbot, Grok, praised…
ESW links with Shopify to help enterprise brands optimise their e-commerce presence
Published September 10, 2025 E-commerce giant Shopify has formed a strategic alliance with Dublin-based e-tail tech solutions giant ESW to “empower enterprise brands and retailers to scale, localise, and optimise their e-commerce presence in more than 200 markets worldwide”. Reuters This means those enterprise brands using Shopify can now leverage ESW’s international expertise in managing…
Tomorrowland founders tap Olivier Theyskens to launch fashion label Boloria
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 10, 2025 Olivier Theyskens is back in the spotlight with a new fashion house. Boloria, as it is called, has just been created in Antwerp by Belgian entrepreneurs Manu and Michiel Beers, founders of the famous electronic music festival Tomorrowland and owners of the events and lifestyle company…
Google AI announcements from August
General summary Google made many AI advancements in August. You can now use AI Mode in Search in more countries and Deep Think in the Gemini app. Google also released new Pixel hardware with advanced AI features and made AI learning tools free for college students. Summaries were generated by Google AI. Generative AI is…
EY warns luxury to refocus on product excellence and client experience
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 10, 2025 After years of accelerating marketing strategies and driving up prices, luxury houses may now have more to gain by returning to the fundamentals. How? By refocusing on product quality, durability and authenticity — while offering meaningful, experience-driven connections with their customers. These are the key takeaways…
García Maceiras outlines Inditex growth plans amid accelerating autumn sales
By Europa Press Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 10, 2025 The CEO of Inditex, Óscar García Maceiras, has highlighted the “acceleration” of store and online sales at the beginning of the third quarter, the “solid performance” of the group, with “satisfactory” sales in “a complex environment” and the “significant” growth opportunities. Inditex “It…
TII Falcon-H1 models now available on Amazon Bedrock Marketplace and Amazon SageMaker JumpStart
This post was co-authored with Jingwei Zuo from TII. We are excited to announce the availability of the Technology Innovation Institute (TII)’s Falcon-H1 models on Amazon Bedrock Marketplace and Amazon SageMaker JumpStart. With this launch, developers and data scientists can now use six instruction-tuned Falcon-H1 models (0.5B, 1.5B, 1.5B-Deep, 3B, 7B, and 34B) on AWS, and have access…
Textile and clothing sector calls for ‘urgent measures’ in Portugal
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 10, 2025 Several groups in the textile and clothing sector in Portugal have announced the closure of production units and the dismissal of hundreds of employees. The associations that represent them are calling for emergency measures, such as layoffs and revitalization plans, so that companies can be genuinely…
Microsoft’s AI Chief Says Machine Consciousness Is an 'Illusion'
Mustafa Suleyman says that designing AI systems to exceed human intelligence—and to mimic behavior that suggests consciousness—would be “dangerous and misguided.” Source link
Asteroid Ryugu once had liquid water flowing through it
The asteroid Ryugu, photographed by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft JAXA Hayabusa 2 Large quantities of water once flowed through the asteroid Ryugu, an indication that asteroids could have brought much more water to Earth than previously thought. The origin of Earth’s water is somewhat mysterious. Incoming asteroids have been proposed as a possible source, but…
Canada Goose partners with Beside Group to grow in Middle East
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 10, 2025 Canada Goose continues its international expansion, announcing a partnership agreement with the Beside Group to accelerate its presence in the Middle East. A key player in fashion distribution in the Gulf region, the group will offer the full range of the Canadian brand’s products from autumn…
