Author: Rosemarie Hebner NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / August 28, 2025 / Once celebrated for its affordability and trend-driven styles, fast fashion is now at the center of an evolving web of environmental, legal, and reputational risk beyond the shopping cart-whether purchased in-store or online. In June, Antea Group had the pleasure of attending…
However, in July 2025, the ban was lifted after negotiations linked to rare mineral access, and the US subsequently granted licenses to Nvidia to export the H20 chip to China, reportedly following a meeting between Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang and US President Donald Trump. This enabled Nvidia to order 300,000 H20 units from TSMC to…
Listen and subscribe to The Big Idea on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. When Shivam Mallick Shah and Lindsey Davis Stover founded the tequila brand 1953, they wanted to make moves in an industry that was becoming increasingly popular among their own demographic while also opening doors for other women….
“Digital Trade Masterclass” spotlights digital financing, e-bills of lading and retail supply chain management – The HKTDC continues to help SMEs seize digital trade opportunities by co-hosting with the ICC DSI a masterclass on technologies such as electronic bills of lading and blockchain. More than 200 SMEs took part.– Prof Frederick Ma, Chairman of the…
The technological dividend of passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) spanned over a decade from 2013 to 2023, while TOPCon achieved full industry coverage in China in less than three years. Over the past two years, its capacity has rapidly expanded, significantly squeezing profit margins. Amid fierce internal competition, how to survive in the ‘red ocean’…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a directive late last week ordering the Pentagon’s chief information officer to take additional measures to ensure the department’s technology is protected from the influence of top adversaries. The secretary’s order, signed Friday but first made public Tuesday, came after an eye-opening investigation by ProPublica revealed Microsoft had been…
“We cannot allow the illicit behaviour of a few to compromise the reputation of the entire sector, penalising many virtuous companies and, consequently, our Made in Italy brand, which is a symbol of excellence and quality.” Credit: tostphoto/shutterstock Adolfo Urso, Italy’s industry minister, told fashion trade bodies during a meeting that a few unlawful businesses…
Listen to and follow ‘The Debrief’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast Background: After turning to other matters for a few weeks, President Donald Trump has reignited his aggressive tariff strategy, threatening sweeping new duties on key fashion-producing nations starting Aug. 1, as well as a fresh set of new levies on the EU, Brazil,…
Out of the fashion leaders polled in the 2025 BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion Executive Survey, “uncertainty” was the most common sentiment. Just 20 percent of respondents expected market conditions from 2024 to improve, while 41 percent expected conditions to remain the same and 39 percent expected them to worsen. Consumer confidence and appetite to spend…
On Saturday, as legislators began to digest the new text, Senator Brian Schatz declared on X not once, not twice, but three times that with the new penalty, this bill would on its own “kill” the U.S. solar energy industry, leading to energy shortages and raising costs across the board. “I promise you,” he wrote,…