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Essilor Luxottica eyes up youth market in US via billion-dollar Supreme deal
18.07.2024
Essilor Luxottica eyes up youth market in US via billion-dollar Supreme deal
The Franco-Italian brand is planning to pay $1.5 billion (€1.37 billion) for US «iconic brand» Supreme from owner VF Corporation,…
Missy Elliott song sent to space: A brief history of extra-terrestrial music
18.07.2024
Missy Elliott song sent to space: A brief history of extra-terrestrial music
Missy Elliott’s 90s classic ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’ has officially entered the cosmos. Last week (Friday 12 July), NASA…
Ursula von der Leyen is re-elected president of the European Commission by large majority
18.07.2024
Ursula von der Leyen is re-elected president of the European Commission by large majority
Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as president of the European Commission in a make-or-break vote on Thursday that…
European Central Bank keeps interest rates steady as expected
18.07.2024
European Central Bank keeps interest rates steady as expected
The ECB announced its latest monetary policy decision at its 18 July meeting and has kept its key interest rates…
French car maker Renault posts 1.9% rise in first-half sales volume
18.07.2024
French car maker Renault posts 1.9% rise in first-half sales volume
Last year Renault sold 1,133,478 vehicles globally with almost three-quarters of that being European sales, and this year the company…
Paris 2024: Men’s exclusion from artistic swimming raises questions on ‘gender-equal Olympics’
18.07.2024
Paris 2024: Men’s exclusion from artistic swimming raises questions on ‘gender-equal Olympics’
No men will compete in synchronised swimming at the Olympics, despite Paris 2024 vowing to be the first gender-equal edition…
Which countries are powering ahead with electric car registrations?
18.07.2024
Which countries are powering ahead with electric car registrations?
Registrations of battery-electric cars declined by 1% in the EU last month, to 156,408 units, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association…
Communist AI? China using censors to test if AI models ‘embody core socialist values’
18.07.2024
Communist AI? China using censors to test if AI models ‘embody core socialist values’
Artificial intelligence (AI) companies in China are being tested by the government to see if their large language models (LLMs)…
Scarlett Johansson hits out at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, agreeing he would make a good Marvel villain
18.07.2024
Scarlett Johansson hits out at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, agreeing he would make a good Marvel villain
If CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman fancies trying his luck on the big screen, there may be an opening for him……
US-China trade war fears hits Microsoft and Apple share price
18.07.2024
US-China trade war fears hits Microsoft and Apple share price
The China-US artificial intelligence trade war could intensify with speculation that Washington is thinking of tightening the export and sales…