SYDNEY, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — Researchers in Australia have developed a technique that greatly improves targeted mRNA delivery to cells, paving the way for advanced therapies beyond vaccines.
The method marks a major advance in delivering mRNA precisely to cells, boosting treatment efficacy and minimizing off-target effects, or side effects, for future therapies, according to a statement released Tuesday by Monash University in Australia’s Melbourne.
Researchers developed a versatile method that captures and attaches antibodies in optimal orientation to mRNA-loaded “lipid nanoparticles” — tiny fat-based spheres that protect and deliver mRNA drugs to their destination, improving effectiveness and reducing side effects by targeting delivery.
This innovation, led by Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS), has increased the binding of mRNA to target cells eightfold compared to conventional approaches and significantly reduced unintended delivery to other cells.
“This level of control opens up new possibilities for developing mRNA medicines with far greater specificity,” said MIPS PhD Moore Zhe Chen, co-lead author of the study published in Nature Nanotechnology.
Co-lead author, MIPS Associate Professor Angus Johnston, highlighted that efficient and precise mRNA delivery is critical to advance mRNA medicines beyond their current use as vaccines, building on the proven success of lipid nanoparticles in COVID-19 vaccines.
Unlike existing techniques that require antibody modification — potentially reducing their efficacy and limiting their application to vaccines — the MIPS method allows antibodies to be used unaltered, Johnston said.
“In this study, we used powerful imaging techniques to develop a simple antibody capture system that requires no modification of the antibody, and ensures the antibodies are attached onto lipid nanoparticles in an orientation that increases binding to target cells,” he said.
“This is vital for developing new mRNA medicines beyond vaccines.”
Preclinical studies confirmed the method’s effective delivery of mRNA to T cells in mice, with minimal off-target effects on other immune cells, according to the researchers.
The MIPS team is advancing this platform to enable precise mRNA delivery for targeted treatments in cancer, genetic disorders, and autoimmune diseases, where targeted therapies could dramatically improve outcomes. ■
Alexander Zverev famously won his second ATP Masters 1000 crown at the 2017 National Bank Open presented by Rogers in Montreal, defeating all-time great Roger Federer in the final.
But in his three previous appearances in Toronto, the three-time Grand Slam finalist had never gotten past the quarter-finals.
On Monday evening at Sobeys Stadium, Zverev cleared that hurdle. In a battle of former champions, the No. 1-seeded German ended the title defence of No. 18-seeded Australian Alexei Popyrin, 6-7(8), 6-4, 6-3, to advance to his 21st Masters 1000 semifinal and his 75th tour-level semifinal. Among the current crop of active players, only Novak Djokovic has more ATP Tour semifinal appearances.
For a place in Thursday’s championship match, Zverev will face off against No. 11 seed Karen Khachanov, who — just a few minutes shy of midnight — edged out rising No. 26-seeded American Alex Michelsen in two tight sets.
“Today was definitely the first time I actually felt the ball well on the racquet,” Zverev said in his post-match press conference. “I know that the conditions can fit me very well. … It’s a fast court, the balls are fast. But I need to get used to it. I need to get the rhythm with these balls. So, I’m happy that I’m slowly starting to do that, hopefully. If I continue doing that, in the semifinals maybe even play a bit better, I have confidence in what’s going to happen this week.”
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Heading into his title defence at this year’s National Bank Open, Popyrin had barely won back-to-back matches all year. But on the fast hard courts in Canada, the Australian began to feel right at home all over again, knocking out former World No. 1 (and 2021 Toronto champion) Daniil Medvedev and former World No. 4 Holger Rune en route to setting up this quarter-final clash with Zverev. To his credit, Popyrin matched Zverev shot-for-shot in the first set, refusing to give the German any real looks at breaking his serve. In the topsy-turvy tiebreak, Popyrin saved two set points and then hit a miraculous pickup volley that clipped the net and dribbled over to secure the opening set.
After losing the set, Zverev launched a tennis ball into the upper deck and received a code violation for ball abuse. But in the same circumstances a few years ago, he stresses, he would have smashed a racquet. He has no intention of doing that anymore. “It was necessary to get [that frustration] out somehow, because it was a set full of opportunities and a lot of unlucky moments also on my side, especially the set point,” he said with a wry smile. “The [net] cord was extremely unlucky. Yeah, I just had to let it out and move on.”
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Zverev moved on quickly, breaking Popyrin’s serve in the second game of the second set. And while Popyrin was able to take advantage of a sloppy game to get back on serve, the top seed steadied the ship by reeling off four games in a row from 4-all in the second set. Zverev didn’t face another break point for the rest of the match, wrapping up the hard-fought victory in two hours and 41 minutes.
“I found my return position on the second serve. I feel like in the first set I was still searching for it. I was maybe a bit deeper in the court, but I was hitting the ball a lot harder from that position, and then moving forward and kind of taking the game into my own hands, which worked,” Zverev said of the adjustments he made between the first and final two sets. “But, generally speaking, I don’t think the first set was bad; I think it was quite [a] high level of tennis from both of us. I knew if I continued playing that way and I adjust a few things, I’m going to get my chances. I did that today, and obviously satisfied with the outcome.”
Speaking to the media after his loss, Popyrin was understandably disappointed with the result, but he was able to pinpoint what he wished he could have done differently on the big points.
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“I knew my tactics going into the match, and I thought I executed them pretty well throughout most of the match,” he said. “But once he gets in the rhythm, he’s one of the better players in the world. For me, [my game plan] was just to try and not give him the rhythm. I did a little bit, but I gave him too much rhythm towards the end of the match.” “In the third set, I think it was the battle of the fittest. He came out serving bombs and I didn’t really have much chance on his serve,” the Aussie added. “So, yeah, [the loss] was tough to take. I tried my best to claw myself back into the third set. Overall, my level is there. I haven’t felt like this all year, which is nice, so I feel like I’m slowly starting to build something.”
In a post-match interview, Zverev sung Popyrin’s praises, essentially saying that the Australian, competing at the level he did this week in Toronto, would be a force to be reckoned with.
“He feels very comfortable here in Canada, so he needs to analyze what it is and why that is,” Zverev said of Popyrin. “If he can get that same level and that same quality of tennis to the rest of the tour, he can be a Top-10, Top-8 player, fighting to qualify for [the ATP Finals in] Turin. Because he showed that this week. He beat Medvedev, he beat Holger Rune, he beat so many great players. Last year he won the tournament. So there is something here in Canada that he finds that brings out the best in him. If he can analyze it and take that to the rest of the year, he has a massive game, he can fight for big things.”
When asked about Zverev’s comments, Popyrin quipped with a smile, “I appreciate the comments, obviously. I think it’s always nice to be feared on tour.”
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Popyrin, for his part, is already looking forward to returning to Canada next year. But he is hoping to be able to compete at a high level at events outside of just the Great White North, particularly as he turns his attention to the start of the U.S. Open at the end of this month.
“Obviously, my game revolves around my serve and forehand. I want to hit my spots on my serve. I want to be aggressive with my forehand wing. I felt like I hit my backhand this week the best I hit in my career,” Popyrin said. “We’ve worked a lot on my backhand over the course of the year, and I think it’s really coming along. I think in today’s match I maybe wasn’t aggressive enough off it, but that will just come with experience and confidence. Look, I’m feeling good, I think my level’s on the up, and hopefully it just continues that way.”
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Automotive: significant improvement in earnings; EBIT margin at upper end of guidance
The Automotive group sector recorded sales of €4.7 billion in the second quarter (Q2 2024: €5.0 billion, -5.0 percent). Before exchange-rate effects and changes in the scope of consolidation, it posted organic sales growth of -1.2 percent. Its adjusted EBIT margin was 9.0 percent. Even without the application of IFRS 5, its adjusted EBIT margin would have improved significantly to 4.0 percent (Q2 2024: 2.9 percent). Automotive’s earnings in the second quarter were therefore at the upper end of the outlook for the year (adjusted EBIT margin outlook for Automotive: 2.5 to 4.0 percent). It achieved this despite declining automotive markets in Europe and North America. The year-on-year improvement was due to the rigorous implementation of measures to reduce costs as well as sustained price adjustments.
Order intake for the Automotive group sector amounted to €5.7 billion in the second quarter of 2025 and was therefore significantly higher than sales during the quarter. With a volume exceeding €3 billion, orders for satellite cameras, brake systems and electronic control units made a major contribution.
Furthermore, Automotive has established a new unit to develop semiconductors for vehicle electronics, with the aim of further reducing its dependence on suppliers for its future requirements and bringing new technologies to market faster. The Advanced Electronics and Semiconductor Solutions unit will focus on the development of semiconductors, while production will be handled by partner Global Foundries.
The company has also launched an updated, second-generation smart tachograph for trucks. The device automatically detects when a truck crosses a border and securely stores position data thanks to European satellite technology. This innovation helps authorities with conducting checks and fleet operators with planning. In doing so, it meets the requirements of the EU Mobility Package, which stipulates gradual retrofitting of the second-generation smart tachograph: by August 19, 2025, all commercial vehicles over 3.5 tons used in international transport must be equipped with a latest-generation device.
Tires: resilient despite changing conditions
The Tires group sector recorded sales of €3.3 billion in the second quarter (Q2 2024: €3.4 billion, -2.0 percent). It achieved a double-digit adjusted EBIT margin and was only slightly below the previous year’s level for the first half of the year. In the second quarter, its adjusted EBIT margin was 12.0 percent (Q2 2024: 14.7 percent). The main reasons for the year-on-year decline were US tariff increases, exchange-rate effects and positive catch-up effects in the second quarter of last year.
Tires from Continental are repeatedly recognized for their high quality. In June 2025, Continental’s tires were voted “Quality Winner 2025” following a survey of around 45,000 consumers in Germany conducted by the German Institute for Service Quality (DISQ) in collaboration with news channel n-tv. Furthermore, Continental tires took first place 10 times and second place four times in independent comparison tests in Europe. The SportContact 7 was voted the winner in seven out of eight tests, while the UltraContact NXT achieved top marks for safety and sustainability. The PremiumContact 7 also scored highly in the current season, with British magazine Tyre Reviews declaring it the winner of its summer tire test.
This is also why Continental has a strong position in the market for ultra-high-performance (UHP) tires. UHP tires are technologically sophisticated, available in sizes from 18 inches and designed for safe and dynamic driving at high speeds. Between 2019 and 2024, Continental increased sales of these tires in the passenger car and light truck segment by around 15 percentage points worldwide. Over the same period, the share of sales of UHP tires for all Continental brands rose from 38 to 52 percent, and to 60 percent for the core Continental brand. Five years ago, this figure sat at 46 percent.
ContiTech: increase in adjusted EBIT margin compared with the start of the year
The ContiTech group sector achieved sales of €1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2025 (Q2 2024: €1.6 billion, -5.2 percent). Its adjusted EBIT margin was 5.8 percent (Q2 2024: 7.1 percent), higher than in the first quarter of the year (Q1 2025: 5.4 percent). Earnings improved compared with the start of the year, especially due to higher industrial demand for ContiTech products and stricter cost discipline. The market environment remains gloomy, although there are signs of improvement in Europe as well as North and South America. Exchange rates are also affecting earnings.
Despite the challenging conditions, ContiTech continues to focus on innovation and future-oriented solutions. For example, it introduced new premium cooling hoses for data centers in the past quarter, which ensure stable temperatures for servers and help save energy, prevent malfunctions and extend equipment life. The hoses are extremely heat-resistant and meet strict fire safety standards. They are designed for modern cooling methods, such as direct-to-chip single-phase cooling, and help to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions in data centers.
Popular AI chatbot service, Character.AI, is now adding a social feed to its mobile app, allowing users to share videos, images, or let others interact with their AI-generated avatars. The new feed offers a more social experience on the app, where users can share custom chatbots with others, or images and videos of their interactions with the AI itself.
Character.AI announced this new addition on Monday. Users can also use Character.AI’s generative video model called AvatarFX to create videos from text prompts or images and share them on the feed.
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Character.AI’s CEO, Karandeep Singh, explained the new social feed, “With our new Feed, the boundary between creator and consumer is disappearing. You can come to Feed for a lean-back experience and watch content from our amazing creators – but you can also take the story forward or create a new epic adventure.”
It is worth noting that the social feed feature already showed up on Character.AI’s website back in June. And it isn’t the only app to adopt something like this, since the Meta AI app also has a social feed where users can check in on others’ interactions, creations, and other AI-generated results.
So it seems like this trend of turning AI into a more social experience than a personal one will continue to grow. It will be interesting to see which AI app adopts it next, but what do you think about Character.AI’s social feed? Let us know in the comments below.
Anshuman Jain
As a tech journalist, I dive into the ever-evolving tech landscape with a particular interest for smartphones, apps, and gaming. With a passion for sharing insights, my articles blend expertise with a friendly touch—think of me as your friendly neighborhood tech support.
The biggest battery on Australia’s energy grid is now on standby as a shock absorber to prevent blackouts in New South Wales.
The Waratah Super Battery will also allow NSW to use and transmit more energy, applying further downward pressure on electricity prices, experts say.
The battery, built on the site of the former Munmorah coal-fired power station on the Central Coast, has added 350MW of battery capacity to the energy grid since plugging in last September.
Waratah’s backstop system was brought online on Friday, making it the largest energy system integrity protection scheme (SIPS) in the country.
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The NSW energy minister, Penny Sharpe, said the battery was a crucial addition to state infrastructure.
“As it comes online, it will help power our homes and businesses while stabilising the grid to avoid blackouts,” she said.
In the event of blackout risks or power surges from bushfires, lightning strikes or other disruptions, the battery would activate as a shock absorber and steady the state’s energy supply, Ahmad Ebadi, a senior project manager at Transgrid, said.
“[The battery system] monitors 36 transmission lines in real time across NSW, detects overloading and responds in seconds … to increase generation,” he said.
More power could be transmitted and used across NSW once the battery’s full capacity of 850MW comes online; that is expected by the end of 2025.
Operating at full capacity, the battery would ease the urgency of building more energy transmission, said Dylan McConnell, an energy systems researcher at UNSW.
“By increasing the utilisation of your existing transmission network, you can actually reduce the need to build more transmission in the future,” he said.
“Ideally, it [means] lower electricity prices in the long run.”
An agreement with the NSW government will mean the battery reserves 700MW of its capacity for the system-protecting service during the day in summer. Waratah can store and discharge energy like other big battery projects.
The project was one of 12 battery systems to enter the national energy market in the year to June – more than doubling grid-scale battery discharge, the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) reported in July.
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Investment in big batteries has accelerated in 2025. More projects are under construction, including one at Eraring, the site of the nation’s biggest coal-fired power station, and another at former coal plant Liddell.
The NSW government in 2024 extended Eraring’s operations to 2027 after Aemo in 2024 warned its retirement would increase blackout risks. More coal-fired power stations are scheduled to retire in coming years.
Anna Freeman, acting chief policy and impact officer at the Clean Energy Council, said the Waratah battery would help reduce the state’s reliance on coal.
“[It] is capable of holding as much energy as half an Eraring coal-fired power station and plays a pivotal role in ensuring that NSW can push ahead with confidence to a future powered by renewables,” she said.
Tim Buckley, the director of Climate Energy Finance, said the battery’s delivery could help bring energy prices down by supporting more green energy projects to completion.
“It will [help] more wind and solar and firming capacity into the grid, all of which means we will see electricity prices stabilise and then progressively, hopefully come down over time,” he said.
An unlucky foraging badger fell into the pit with no way of exiting and was discovered by Anglian Water workers
A badger had to be rescued after it fell into a slurry pit at a sewage works and was unable to escape.
Volunteers from the North East Essex Badger Group were called to the site in the Braintree area at about 08:00 BST on Saturday.
The slurry was so deep the female was unable to stand up and was “slumping down in exhaustion” on their arrival 15 minutes later.
Group chairman Renee Hockley-Byam said it was hauled out with a grasper, “growling and not at all happy” and it “managed to slip out and escape”.
“Ideally, we’d have cleaned it up before we released, but it didn’t want to be cleaned up and off it shot to its sett,” she said.
“Fingers crossed it’s OK.”
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Anglian Water workers put a broom into the pit to give the exhausted animal something to rest its head on before rescue arrived
The sewage works is next to a badger sett and the animals regularly forage for insects in the compound overnight.
Mrs Hockley-Byam said: “It’s not uncommon for badgers to fall into slurry pits, but this is a first for us.
“Most badger groups around the country have dealt with it one time or another – it’s a known hazard.”
The group’s volunteers have previously visited the sewage works to reunite a lost cub with its parents, but “that call-out was a lot less smelly”, she added.
The other constant has been his love of football. This conversation began with Fitzpatrick seeking contact details for a tactical expert who had appeared on the BBC Sport website.
“People think its a joke but I love football way more than golf,” Fitzpatrick smiled. “I’m obsessed with football. It’s brilliant for me.
“I love supporting Sheffield United, over here in the States they show every game I could wish to see, which is amazing.”
Fitzpatrick has visited Premier League side Brentford and spoken face-to-face with the performance team at champions Liverpool to glean insights. His voice lights up while recalling the people he met and the chats that followed.
He was like a sponge absorbing information. “How they use data, how culture is so important,” he said. “Just fascinating.
“Finding little things that maybe we could take into golf – I feel like we’ve taken a lot from it.”
But not just golf. He claims there could come a day when he might switch sports.
“I don’t know when I’ll ever get time to do this, but I’d love to work in football if the opportunity ever arose in some way, shape or form,” Fitzpatrick said.
“That’s extremely wishful thinking, but I just find it so interesting to be part of. I love reading about it and everything about it.”
More pressing is a golf career that is back on the up. Along with trying to make it to East Lake for the Tour Championship, he wants to retain his place in Europe’s Ryder Cup team for next month’s trophy defence at Bethpage in New York.
“It is nice to play well at the crunch time; the play-offs and the Ryder Cup,” Fitzpatrick said. “To be part of that would be very special again.”
He has played three Ryder Cups but his record of only one win in eight matches is a frustration, and poor reflection of the talents of someone with 10 tournament wins in his professional career.
“Despite my record I still want to be part of it to give myself a chance to improve on it,” he said.
If he makes Luke Donald’s team, Fitzpatrick will bring plenty of perspective to the European team.
“In the last 15 months there’s been an extra effort to try and be a little bit more forgiving to myself and understanding my own psychology really,” he admitted.
“My biggest thing I would take away from the slump is catching things earlier. I can’t afford to get to that stage again.
“It was a tough time for me and the problem was it went on for so long. You can’t afford to be behind the eight ball and you need to catch those things as early as you can, and turn them round as quickly as you can.”
Spoken like a golfer who might one day deliver half-time team talks.
Stay up to date with all the Australian music releases from last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup.
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Catch up on our previous coverage of Alison Wonderland, Flume and Emma Louise, and Parcels.
Then check out the best new music from Aussie acts released last week below!
Eddie Benjamin – “DRIVING”
Australian artist Eddie Benjamin’s star keeps rising. His standout new single “DRIVING”, which he wrote, performed, and produced himself, with co-production from Alex Salibian (Harry Styles), comes with a surreal, film-shot video and is part of his upcoming album. Benjamin recently co-wrote and produced Justin Bieber’s SWAG and will join Shawn Mendes on his North American tour.
Blusher – RACER
Blusher have released their new EP RACER via Atlantic Records / Warner Music Australia ahead of a headline tour with dates across the UK, US, and Australia.
The EP blends dreamy synth-pop with nostalgic rave energy and features new track “DON’T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT”, co-written with Alisa Xayalith of The Naked & Famous.
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“The Melbourne alt-pop trio prove they’re worthy of being included among Australia’s pop heavyweights on impressive new EP,” wrote our four-star review.
Radio Free Alice – “Toyota Camry”
Radio Free Alice have announced their new EP Empty Words, set for release on August 20th via Double Drummer. The Melbourne post-punk outfit have also shared their latest single, “Toyota Camry”, a sharp, shimmering track that leans into their signature sound of bright guitars and 80s-inspired backing vocals.
PANIA – Coming to Terms
PANIA has announced her new EP Coming to Terms, out September 10th via Say Less and Warner Music Australia, following earlier singles “Pity Party” and “Switch Sides”.
The EP explores personal growth and emotional shifts, with new single “Pretty Girl Fly” celebrating quiet confidence and self-empowerment.
Jamaica Moana – BUD & DENI
Jamaica Moana has released her debut EP BUD & DENI via Pointer Recordings, alongside new single “FINALE” featuring ballroom icon Kevin Jz Prodigy. The six-track project explores themes of ancestry, identity, and transformation, drawing on Māori deities and featuring collaborators like Milan Ring, Pookie, and Maribelle. Moana will launch the EP at Sydney’s Red Rattler Theatre and is set to perform at SXSW Sydney, appear on a panel at BIGSOUND, and play The Others Way Festival in Auckland on November 29th.
Jessica Mauboy – “While I Got Time”
Jessica Mauboy has released her first independent single, “While I Got Time”, under her new label, Jamally, launched in partnership with DistroDirect. The track, co-written with longtime collaborator PJ Harding, marks Mauboy’s first release outside the major label system, giving her full creative control over the process.
“While I Got Time” also features on the Seven Network’s Home and Away, playing during the emotional farewell of Irene Roberts, highlighting Mauboy’s new chapter as both artist and businesswoman.
HUGO BOSS achieves revenue improvements in the second quarter (Q2: +1%; H1: 0%)1 against ongoing challenging market environment
Execution of key brand and product initiatives supports top-line momentum, including successful launch of first Beckham X BOSS collection
EMEA (Q2: +3%; H1: +1%) and the Americas (Q2: +2%; H1: +1%) return to growth; muted consumer sentiment in China weighs on performance in Asia/Pacific (Q2: –5%; H1: –7%)
Solid growth in digital (Q2: +7%; H1: +5%) and brick-and-mortar wholesale (Q2: +3%; H1: 0%); momentum in brick-and-mortar retail improves slightly (Q2: –1%; H1: –2%)
Gross margin remains stable year over year, as further efficiency gains in sourcing compensate for adverse channel mix effects and overall market headwinds
Operating expenses are below the prior-year level (Q2: –3%; H1: –2%), reflecting ongoing strict cost discipline and additional efficiency gains across key business areas
EBIT returns to growth (Q2: +15%; H1: +2%), resulting in an EBIT margin increase of 120 basis points to 8.1% in Q2 (H1: +20 bp to 7.1%)
Robust growth in EPS (Q2: +27%; H1: +9%) supported by improvements in financial result
Outlook 2025
Full-year outlook confirmed: reported Group sales to remain broadly stable (–2% to +2%); EBIT to increase by +5% to +22%, with EBIT margin targeted between 9.0% and 10.0%
Macroeconomic volatility to remain elevated, fueled by ongoing tariff uncertainty; subdued global consumer sentiment continues to weigh on industry development
Key strategic initiatives to support business performance in H2, including launch of new brand campaigns and BOSS Fashion Show in Milan
Ongoing strong focus on sustainable cost efficiency to drive profitability improvements also in the second half of 2025
Daniel Grieder, Chief Executive Officer of HUGO BOSS: “The second quarter of 2025 was once again marked by a challenging macroeconomic and industry environment, with global consumer confidence remaining at a low level. Against this backdrop, we delivered solid top- and bottom-line improvements, supported by further efficiency gains through our rigorous and sustainable cost discipline. Importantly, we remain committed to our long-term ambition of strengthening brand relevance over short-term gains. The successful launch of our Beckham X BOSS collection in April is just one example of how we are continuing to drive brand momentum, even in a volatile environment.
Based on our performance in the first half of 2025, we confirm our full-year outlook for both sales and operating profit. As we enter the second half of the year, our focus remains on exciting consumers, unlocking additional business opportunities and maintaining a consistent focus on high-quality growth. I am particularly excited about our upcoming Fall/Winter 2025 collections and the launch of our new brand campaigns later this month, which are set to further boost brand relevance.
While we remain vigilant in monitoring macroeconomic developments, including the ongoing tariff discussions, our focus remains on what we can control. Building on four consecutive quarters of strict cost discipline, we are well positioned to drive further sustainable efficiencies. By intensifying our focus on fixed cost management and maintaining disciplined execution, we are confident of strengthening our profitability in the quarters ahead. At the same time, we will not compromise on our long-term strategy of further investing into our brands, product quality, distribution excellence, and our strong operational platform.
Looking ahead, we remain confident in the great potential of our brands and our business model. By continuing to invest in brand-building initiatives, strengthening global relevance, and fostering customer loyalty, we are reinforcing our commitment to long-term profitable growth and creating sustainable value for our shareholders.”
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