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…
Elisabetta Franchi: CEO Gabriele Maggio departs
Published October 27, 2025 In a brief statement, Betty Blue, the company behind the Elisabetta Franchi brand, announced on Monday September 27 that the shareholders’ meeting had resolved to terminate the appointment of CEO Gabriele Maggio with immediate effect. Gabriele Maggio leaves his post as CEO of Betty Blue “The decision, taken in the exclusive…
Bringing Google Beam to USO centers for AI-powered video calls
For our nation’s active duty service members, separation from family during long deployments means missing out on some important moments and milestones. To help bridge this distance, Google is working with the United Service Organizations (USO) to launch a pilot program powered by Google Beam. We plan to bring Google Beam, our AI-powered 3D video…
OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week
For the first time ever, OpenAI has released a rough estimate of how many ChatGPT users globally may show signs of having a severe mental health crisis in a typical week. The company said Monday that it worked with experts around the world to make updates to the chatbot so it can more reliably recognize…
Will Trump’s Announcement Expand Access to IVF?
Assistance with fertility care, a stated priority of President Trump, is an urgent need for many people. Rarely considered a “medically necessary” health service by health plans, only a minority of employers offer fertility benefits; and IVF is typically never covered by Medicaid or Medicare. The nationally representative KFF Women’s Health Survey finds that one…
Medicare Advantage Provider Networks Limit Enrollees to About Half of the Physicians in Their Area That Are Available to Beneficiaries in Traditional Medicare, on Average
With Medicare’s annual open enrollment period underway, a new KFF analysis finds that Medicare Advantage enrollees, on average, had access to just under half (48%) of the physicians in their area who were available to people enrolled in traditional Medicare. The finding illustrates a key tradeoff for beneficiaries in choosing Medicare Advantage. Such plans can…
Divorced? With Kids? And an Impossible Ex? There’s AI for That
I. The Founder Sol Kennedy used to ask his assistant to read the messages his ex-wife sent him. After the couple separated in 2020, Kennedy says, he found their communications “tough.” An email, or a stream of them, would arrive—stuff about their two kids mixed with unrelated emotional wallops—and his day would be ruined trying…
AI Is Not God | WIRED
To be human is to yearn for a Sky Daddy. Something that explains the unexplainable, someone to blame. No wonder, then, that in the ZIRP-fueled 2010s, when a new gospel of creation was being spread, some people started to see technology as a kind of religion. And on the eighth day, He made a mobile…
I Tried to Have Sex With AI Clive Owen
I recently heard that a former friend was now heavily into an S/M relationship with Pedro Pascal. This was moderately surprising, as she’s a lesbian and he’s an AI chatbot, but what is fluidity for if not to explore previously untapped facets of ourselves? Let’s not get all rigid about identities. I decided I wanted…
Mpox cases in Europe prompt vaccine reminder
UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to make sure they are vaccinated against mpox, as a strain called ‘clade Ib’ shows early signs of local spread in some European countries. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says it is aware of small numbers of cases of…
Medicare Advantage Enrollees Have Access to About Half of the Physicians Available to Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage, the private plan alternative to traditional Medicare, has increased steadily over time. The growth in enrollment has been accompanied by an increase in the number of Medicare Advantage plans, with the average beneficiary having the option to choose among 42 plans in 2025, including 34 with prescription drug coverage. Most Medicare…
