The rapid evolution of end-to-end AI music generation poses an escalating threat to artistic authenticity and copyright, demanding detection methods that can keep pace. While foundational, existing models like SpecTTTra falter when faced with the diverse and rapidly advancing ecosystem of new generators, exhibiting significant performance drops on out-of-distribution (OOD) content. This general...

After having completely recovered from the Covid-19 crisis and "the worst year in tourism history" last year, international tourism is set for a new arrival record in 2025. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, more than 1.1 billion tourists traveled internationally in the first nine months of 2025, putting the industry on track to exceed 2024 (and 2019) arrivals by 3 to 5 perc...

Parisian perfume house Maison Crivelli is expanding its presence in Africa. On Wednesday, the buzzy indie brand will host an intimate influencer and celebrity dinner in Lagos, Nigeria to herald its recent rollout in the country.Expanding to Africa was always a key goal, Thibaud Crivelli, the line’s founder and creative director, told The Business of Beauty. “I underestimated how fast the bran...

Designer Marcin Rusak has transformed ultrasonic signals emitted by plants into a sculptural and sonic installation for champagne house Perrier-Jouët, unveiled at Design Miami during Miami art week. Titled Plant Pulses, the installation makes normally inaudible botanical activity perceptible, visualising how plants respond to stress and recovery through light, sound and material form.At the ce...

Walmart’s December 9 transfer to Nasdaq wasn’t just a symbolic gesture. The US$905 billion retailer is making its boldest claim yet: that it’s no longer a traditional discount chain, but a tech-powered enterprise using AI to fundamentally rewire its retail operations.But beyond the marketing spin and the parade of AI announcements, what’s genuinely transforming at the world’s largest retai...

OpenEvidence, a three-year-old AI startup dubbed "ChatGPT for doctors," has doubled its valuation to $12 billion after raising $250 million, driven by over $100 million in annual revenue from healthcare subscriptions. It offers evidence-based medical insights, amid rapid growth and regulatory challenges in AI healthcare.In the fast-evolving world of artificial intelligence applied to healthcare...

Roblox has released its 2025 Replay report, which highlights just how massive the platform has become, particularly among Gen Z users.If you don’t play Roblox yourself, your exposure to the platform may have come from news coverage focused on the company’s legal challenges, especially around child safety. Roblox has been actively working to address these concerns, and its latest user data hel...

Luxury handbags and leather goods purchases dropped 12.8 percentage points among US adult luxury buyers since 2022, according to a September report from EMARKETER and Bizrate Insights.Year to date, fragrance dollar sales are up 17% YoY in mass and 6% for prestige, according to an August report from Circana.Meanwhile, luxury spending confidence is rebounding. 56% of US luxury consumers plan to m...

Glasses, pendants, bracelets—our columnist tested many smart wearables this year so you don’t waste your money.Somehow I lost my only Friend.I know what you’re thinking: You must be a terrible person. How did you let that happen?! The answer: When it’s a poker-chip-size gadget that adds no value to my life, it’s pretty easy.Friend was one of eight AI wearables I tried this year. Like so ma...