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Retail
VF Corporation, the parent company of Vans, The North Face, and Timberland, announced Monday that it will sell its Dickies workwear brand to Bluestar Alliance for $600 million in cash. The transaction, expected to close by the end of 2025, marks the latest step in VF’s ongoing turnaround strategy.
Entertainment
Spotify is giving users more control over how they experience music, podcasts, and audiobooks with the launch of a new personalization feature: smart filters. These filters allow Premium subscribers to sort their library by activity, mood, or genre, making it easier to find the right soundtrack for any moment. The
Style & Beauty
The luxury rental membership platform Vivrelle is doubling down on artificial intelligence. On Thursday, the company announced the debut of Ella, an AI-powered personal styling assistant developed in collaboration with fashion retailers Revolve and FWRD. The launch underscores the fashion industry’s accelerating embrace of AI to deliver hyper-personalized shopping
Media
Fizz, the anonymous social app for college students, is moving into grocery delivery thanks to a new partnership with Gopuff, the company told TechCrunch. The integration will allow students to order everything from late-night snacks to weekly groceries directly within the Fizz app, with delivery times as fast as 15
Media
Typepad, one of the earliest hosted blogging services and a contemporary of WordPress, has announced that it will officially shut down on September 30, 2025. The company shared the news in a farewell post, calling it a “difficult decision” to discontinue the service after more than two decades online. Launched
Education
Google is expanding the role of its Translate app from a simple translation tool into a more dynamic language learning platform. The company announced that it is rolling out AI-powered practice lessons and live translation features, powered by its Gemini models, aimed at helping users learn, practice, and communicate more
Media
Instagram is introducing a new feature designed to help college students connect with classmates, the company announced on Tuesday. The move closely follows TikTok’s rollout of a nearly identical feature just last week. The new option lets U.S. students add their college or university to their profile banner
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Meta is expanding its AI ambitions with the global rollout of a voice translation feature for creators on Facebook and Instagram. Announced on Tuesday, the new tool lets users automatically translate their reels into other languages — while preserving the sound and tone of their own voice. The feature, which builds
Business Insights
Private members’ club giant Soho House & Co is set to go private after striking a takeover deal worth around $2.7 billion with a consortium of investors led by New York-based hotel group MCR Hotels. The agreement will see shareholders receive $9 per share, valuing the London-founded hospitality brand
Tech
On September 30, 2025, AOL dial-up will officially go silent. According to a statement posted on the company’s website, the Yahoo-owned service—once the default gateway to the internet for millions—will be discontinued, along with its companion AOL Dialer software and AOL Shield browser. “AOL routinely evaluates its
Retail
Tween-focused retailer Claire’s has filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in seven years, aiming to restructure its business and avoid liquidation. The company, a longtime fixture in American malls known for its ear piercing services and affordable accessories, is currently saddled with approximately $500 million in debt
Media
Instagram is rolling out a wave of new features aimed at enhancing social discovery and interaction, headlined by Instagram Map — a tool that allows users to share their most recent location with friends and explore location-based content. The Meta-owned platform is also launching a Reposts feature and expanding its “Friends”