When Gucci decides to open Milan Fashion Week, you can expect nothing short of a spectacle. This year, the Italian luxury house went cinematic, kicking off the season with an exclusive screening of The Tiger, a film that also doubled as the runway debut of creative director Demna’s first collection for the brand. The guest…
Hong Kong’s economic story has always unfolded in cycles of innovation. Finance made it a global hub. Real estate later became a backbone. Both engines now face structural limits. As global competition intensifies, the question is what Hong Kong’s new growth engine will be. The policy address offers a clear signal: artificial intelligence (AI) is…
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Chinese scientists have revealed the secrets of a giant antenna system, stretching across an area five times larger than New York city, which has been key…
One year after a devastating war with Israel dealt massive blows to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the Iran-backed movement is still managing to pay its fighters and fund its social services. The killing of its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike on September 27 last year left the Shiite group reeling, yet it has maintained…
Today, Meta, Vodafone, and Google released a white paper, “Video Streaming with the AV1 Video Codec in Mobile Devices,” detailing the benefits of the AV1 codec, an advanced video compression technique, to enhance the streaming video experience on mobile devices. The white paper recommends that: Vendors of core processors (SoCs) should evaluate the adoption of…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Well-traveled pets already get their own passports. Now, in an age of overtourism — where visitors are sometimes charged fees to counter their impact on inundated communities — there’s inevitably a tourist tax on dogs. Starting in 2026, owners of dogs visiting the northern Italian city of Bolzano will be hounded…
The yellow flowers often pop up on road sides and in gardens in spring but you’ll need to prepare them before then so they can blossom into tall and eye-catching flowers in a few months’ time. If you’re wondering if it’s too early to plant your daffodil bulbs for spring 2026, you’d be wrong, according…
Donald Trump (right) appeared to shift his rhetoric about the war in Ukraine, following a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the UN General AssemblyImage: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/UPI Photo/IMAGO Olha Stefanishyna, who was appointed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Ukraine’s ambassador to the US at the end of August, told DW that the…
Federico Chiesa put in a stellar performance yesterday evening in Liverpool’s 2-1 EFL Cup win against Southampton. The Italian winger picked up two assists and was a constant threat for the Reds, as they count themselves lucky to beat the Championship side. For the first goal, the Italian stole possession off of an opposition player…
Mobile health (mHealth) interventions have emerged as a game-changer in the battle against obesity and overweight-related health issues. With the exponential rise of smartphone technology and increasing internet accessibility, healthcare professionals and researchers are exploring innovative methods to leverage these tools. A recent systematic meta-analysis delves into the impact of mHealth-based lifestyle interventions specifically targeting…