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Volcom Partners with Loubsol to Launch Eyewear and Protective Headwear Across Europe
09 Sep 2026
Volcom, the globally recognized surf, snow and lifestyle brand, today announced a new partnership with Loubsol, a heritage French eyewear and protection specialist. Under the agreement, Loubsol will d
Shaquille O’Neal, Authentic Brands Group & TNT Sports’ DUNKMAN to Expand in 2027, Introducing Team Competitions, Junior Division & Global Regional Qualifiers Series
09 Sep 2026
Following a breakout inaugural season, Shaquille O’Neal, Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) and TNT Sports’ DUNKMAN, the world’s first professional dunk league, will officially return in 2027, highlighted by an expanded slate of premium events.
Reebok Welcomes Hilary Duff as Its Newest Ambassador
09 Sep 2026
Reebok, the iconic and irreverent sports culture brand, today announced Hilary Duff as its newest brand ambassador. For more than two decades, Duff has remained a force in entertainment, music, and f
Authentic Partners with Drake to Scale OVO Globally
27 Aug 2026
Authentic Brands Group ("Authentic"), a global brand and entertainment platform, today announced the acquisition of a majority stake in the intellectual property of OVO, the premium lifestyl
Champion and Ted Baker Launch Collections inspired by the World of Netflix’s The Gentlemen
27 Aug 2026
Champion and Ted Baker today unveiled official The Gentlemen Season 2 capsule collections inspired by the acclaimed Netflix series. Launching alongside the global premiere of the new season, the partn
Authentic Expands Its Global Ecommerce Ecosystem Through Strategic Partnership with Luzern eCommerce
24 Aug 2026
Authentic Brands Group (Authentic), a global brand and entertainment platform, today announced an expanded strategic partnership with Luzern eCommerce, a leading eCommerce marketplace and retail media
Authentic Completes Acquisition of Care Bears, Establishing New Character Entertainment Vertical
24 Aug 2026
Authentic Brands Group (Authentic), a global brand and entertainment platform, today announced the closing of its acquisition of the intellectual property (IP) of Care Bears, one of the world’s most e
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Typewriters, the office machines that preceded computers
By Kiron Kasbekar | 10 Apr 2025
You see office tables today equipped with desktop computers or laptops. But think of the 1970s, and what would you have been seeing?
Wishful thinking about cars
By Kiron Kasbekar | 05 Apr 2025
Donald Trump may be many things, but a good economist he is not. Accustomed to dictating terms to people he has worked with,
The history of safety glass
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Mar 2025
You probably already knew that the world’s VIPs move around in cars with bullet-proof glass windscreen and windows. But did you know that ‘bulletproof glass’ is not really bulletproof?
German silver: used in cutlery, music, electricals - but it’s not silver
By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
This material, which was first developed in China, not Germany, and is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, has lost its sheen in home uses, but finds favor in electrical engineering.
Pioneers – the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss launched the aircraft industry
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
First Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane, the ‘Wright Flyer’, from near a small town called Kitty Hawk. Then Glenn Curtiss built planes with a very different system of controls, which has lasted until now.
What do aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
