UN rights expert accuses Israel of acts of genocide

By Imogen Foulkes Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, presented her report to UN member states in Geneva on Tuesday. But Israel has already dismissed her findings. This comes amid growing international pressure on Israel to stop the war or to do much more to protect civilians. […]

Flashback: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Called For ‘White Men Like Trump’ To Be Banished

Screenshot: Yashar Ali Sean “Diddy” Combs, a prominent hip-hop mogul, saw federal officials raid his Los Angeles and Miami homes as part of a sex trafficking and sexual assault investigation. The raids come in the wake of multiple lawsuits filed against Combs, accusing him of sexual misconduct and assault as well as other alleged offenses. […]

Apple WWDC 2024 set for June 10-14, promises to be ‘A(bsolutely) I(ncredible)’

Apple SVP Greg “Joz” Joswiak just confirmed via the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that the company’s annual World Wide Developer Conference is set for June 10-14. In what is no doubt a nod to the company’s artificial intelligence ambitions, the exec is promising that the event will be “Absolutely Incredible.” As the […]

EU publishes election security guidance for social media giants and others in scope of DSA

The European Union published draft election security guidelines Tuesday aimed at the around two dozen (larger) platforms with more than 45M+ regional monthly active users that are regulated under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and — consequently — have a legal duty to mitigate systemic risks such as political deepfakes while safeguarding fundamental rights like […]

Friends and family gather in latest campaign

Friends and family gather in latest campaign by the house of Balenciaga, as designer Demna includes his mother Ella; his husband, musician BFRND; and even his former professor Linda Loppa.  Balenciaga campaign The still and moving portraits in this Balenciaga Summer 24 Collection campaign were shot by the Czech-born, though German-based Jitka Hanzlová. Like Demna, Jitka experienced the […]

Beverly Hills Polo Club opens shop in shops in Hyderabad, Ahmedabad

Western wear brand Beverly Hills Polo Club has opened new shop in shops inside Shoppers Stop stores in Hyderabad and Ahmedabad with Apparel Group India Private Limited to reach more shoppers in the cities.  Spring fashion by Beverly Hills Polo Club – Beverly Hills Polo Club- Facebook “Unveiling Beverly Hills Polo Club’s third shop-in-shop experience […]

Slowear CEO Piero Braga on considered growth and building women’s offerings

When Slowear launched in 2003, it was a novel concept. For starters, it combined four different and independent men’s clothing manufacturers—Incotex for pants, Zanone knitwear, shirts by Glanshirt, and Montedoro jackets—and was a unique way to build a brand. Secondly, dedicating itself to the ideology of building a wardrobe that lasts over time versus switching […]

With Affinity acquisition, Canva should be able to compete better with Adobe’s creative tools

Canva, the high-flying Australian design and visual communication startup, announced today it was acquiring Affinity (formerly Serif), a creative tools company based in the U.K. Bloomberg reported that the deal was worth several hundred million pounds (approximately $380 million U.S.), and the company confirmed to TechCrunch that the number was accurate. Canva has typically targeted […]