UK’s antitrust enforcer sounds the alarm over Big Tech’s grip on GenAI

The U.K.’s competition watchdog, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has sounded a warning over Big Tech’s entrenching grip on the advanced AI market, with CEO Sarah Cardell expressing “real concerns” over how the sector is developing. In an Update Paper on foundational AI models published Thursday, the CMA cautioned over increasing interconnection and concentration between developers […]

Airtree Ventures already returned its first fund thanks to Canva while maintaining the majority of its stake

Venture secondaries has exploded over the last couple of years. While some firms have used the increase in activity to build up their positions in their most promising portfolio companies, Airtree Ventures is taking advantage of the momentum a little differently. The Sydney-based venture firm, founded in 2014, has been using company-led secondary sales to […]

Wedding Guest, Bachelorette, and Bridal Shower Outfit Ideas

(Image credit: @nataliegrayherder) If I had a dollar for every wedding guest dress I’ve been asked to find, I could retire 30 years early. I’d argue there’s no greater shopping challenge than finding an on-trend, unique, not-too-flashy option that somehow fits a dress code. Is that too much to ask? After many, many hours of […]

Revitalizing Gucci: Kering’s paramount endeavor

By AFP Translated by Roberta HERRERA Published Apr 11, 2024 Gucci has long served as the powerhouse driving the luxury conglomerate Kering forward. Yet, sales of the esteemed Italian brand are decidedly on a downward trajectory in a decelerating global luxury market. Consequently, Kering has little choice but to rejuvenate the brand by elevating its […]

Casablanca appoints its first marketing director, Txampi Diz

Translated by Roberta HERRERA Published Apr 11, 2024 Txampi Diz, who parted ways with Balmain last month, has joined Casablanca, bringing a renowned name from the luxury industry to the brand. Launched in 2018 in Paris and London by Franco-Moroccan designer Charaf Tajer, Casablanca has created the internal role of marketing director for the first […]

Polish MPs debate liberalising right to abortion

By Adam Easton Polish MPs have held a landmark debate on whether the state should give women the right to abortion on demand for the first time in more than 30 years. The Catholic faith remains strong in Poland and many expected the debate to provoke strong, perhaps stormy emotions. But many MPs didn’t take […]