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This week, Spotify publicly addressed misinformation circulating about its terms of use. The response was prompted by videos from creators, such as artist @chantmagick, which accused Spotify of modifying its terms and conditions to permit the transfer of rights to artists’ music to third parties, including partners, affiliates, and tech providers. Spotify issued a public statement this week, clarifying that these claims are false and reassuring users that these updated terms do not affect the distribution rights of artists, podcasters, creators, and authors regarding their music, shows, and audiobooks. Instead, these terms apply to listeners. The terms allow Spotify to…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 8:20 AM ET, Thu September 25, 2025 From Celebrity Cruises’ new European river ships to construction delays for Disney Cruise Line, these were some of the biggest cruise news stories you might have missed in September 2025.Celebrity Shares Details About 2027 European River CruisesIn early September, Celebrity Cruises unveiled more details about its highly anticipated European river cruises. The company shared the names of its first two river ships: Celebrity Compass and Celebrity Seeker. They’ll combine some of the features from Celebrity’s Edge Series ocean ships with a patent-pending design that “offers more space to…

Tesla has asked the Environmental Protection Agency not to roll back current vehicle emissions standards, breaking from other major automakers who want to see the rules eased. The company’s request comes the same week that President Donald Trump — who Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent $300 million to help elect — told the United Nations General Assembly that he thinks climate change is a “con job” and a “scam.” Tesla also asked the EPA not to scuttle a 2009 legal standard known as the Endangerment Finding, which many modern environmental regulations (like the vehicle emissions standards) are based on. Tesla…

MILAN (AP) — Moschino nearly single-handedly kept irony alive and kicking on the Milan runway.Repurposed materials produced surprising results in the Spring-Summer 2026 womenswear collection previewed Thursday: Crinoline bands became a haute couture skirt. Rubber bands were woven into an ombre mini dress, with just a little bounce. And chimney brushes made whimsical shoes.On the Moschino runway, dresses were made from newspaper print textiles. Here’s the real novelty: They all contain good news. Whereas other brands barely cover nipples, Moschino fashioned bodices from crochet doilies sprouting miniature swans that peek up at the wearer.Inspired by Arte Povera, creative director Adrian…

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 17: A detail view of a NBC Sunday Night Football video camera during the first half between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on November 17, 2024 in Inglewood, California. Ric Tapia | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesYouTube TV subscribers may soon be without “Sunday Night Football,” “The Voice” and other NBCUniversal programming as the parties ramp up for a carriage dispute that could lead to a blackout at the end of the month.CNBC reported the two sides could be headed for a potential blackout earlier Thursday. It’s a sign…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 8:50 AM ET, Thu September 25, 2025 Global travel technology company Travelport has partnered with Farenexus to integrate its contract management solution nexusCMT into Travelport+, helping travel advisors with how they handle their commissions. nexusCMT will allow travel agents to see real-time visibility into available earnings at the point of sale and while booking, helping them see which products will provide the most value to them, along with to their clients.Shopping results, now including all applicable commission amounts that have been validated and calculated from agency commission contracts, displayed against each pricing option. (Photo Credit: Travelport)”This…

Amr Awadallah, founder of AI startup Vectara, had two reactions when he heard about changes to the H-1B visa program that raise the application fee for each visa to $100,000. He was not surprised. But he was dismayed. “I can’t afford to pay $100,000,” Awadallah told TechCrunch. He’s hired one employee on an H-1B, and while the new fee only applies to new applications, he believes it’s too high for many startups and will price them out of hiring internationally. The H-1B visa was created to allow companies to hire skilled talent from a worldwide market for such occupations as…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:20 AM ET, Thu September 25, 2025 The Holiday Inn Express brand is testing out the first scent-based alarm clock designed by a hotel brand in a bid to improve guest mornings. The Holiday Inn Express Alarm Clock is being tested out at branded hotels across the Asia Pacific as a new in-room device that travelers in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and Japan can test out for themselves. It’s available for a limited-time from October 20, 2025.  Those who do can choose their preferred wake-up aroma, ranging from Coffee, Bacon and Blueberry Muffin in Australia…

Microsoft has cut off the Israel Ministry of Defense’s access to some of its tech and services after an internal investigation found the organization appeared to be using its tech to store surveillance data on phone calls made by Palestinians.   The tech giant announced on Thursday that it made the decision to “cease and disable” certain subscriptions from the Israeli military. This affects subscriptions to Azure cloud storage and certain AI services.   “We do not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians,” Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith wrote in a blog post. “We have applied this principle in every country around the world, and we have insisted on it repeatedly for more than two decades. This is why…

MILAN (AP) — Prada’s cavernous showroom was awash in bright orange paint Thursday for a women’s collection that swerved from cocooning to revealing, rigorous to feminine.Co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons continued their meditation on the uniform, but here they invited women to throw caution to the wind, and pair bright opera gloves with coveralls, the kind a mechanic with sartorial sense might wear.“We thought a lot about the idea of freedom, freedom in the way you dress,’’ Simons said backstage. The Prada toolboxThe runway was therefore a toolbox of elements to compose individual looks without regard for conventions…