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LONDON (AP) — Want to switch to Apple Music because you can’t find your favorite indie band on Spotify? Or maybe you’re on Amazon Music but saw a new subscriber offer on Tidal that’s too good to pass up.There are a variety of reasons to change music providers. But if you’re thinking about it, and you’re worried about losing your library of saved songs and personalized playlists, fear not: there are ways to bring all of it with you. Many music streaming services don’t make it obvious — often burying instructions deep in FAQs and making the process arduous —…
In the message to employees Thursday, Niccol said the company had reviewed and identified stores where the company would be “unable to to create the physical environment our customers and partners expect, or where we don’t see a path to financial performance.”Starbucks executives had previously said that the company would be slowing new openings in favor of remodeling existing locations this year. The renovated cafes are meant to encourage customers to linger, taking the coffee chain back to its roots as a “third place” for consumers, outside of home and the office.Baristas from closing locations will be transferred to nearby…
U.S. travelers are bracing for an expensive holiday travel season by beginning their flight searches for Thanksgiving and Christmas even earlier this year.According to new data from flight deal-finding travel app Going, travelers are starting their searches for both holidays earlier than they did in 2024, 15 days earlier on average for each holiday. The data is based on Going-sourced search activity during the same date range, July 1 through September 16, in both 2024 and 2025.”Earlier this summer, travelers had their pick of affordable airfare. However, as we step into the next peak season, that same travel luck may…
Instagram has grown to 3 billion monthly active users, according to announcements by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram Head Adam Mosseri. This is a notable milestone for the Meta-owned platform, which hit 1 billion users back in 2018. “If you look at the last few years, almost all of our growth has been driven by DMs, Reels, and recommendations,” Mosseri said in an Instagram video. “Because of that, we’re going to continue to focus on those products and reorient the app more around DMs, Reels, and recommendations over the next couple of months.” While the emphasis on short-form video…
by Brian Major Last updated: 1:00 PM ET, Wed September 24, 2025 Caribbean Airlines is cutting two nonstop flights between Fort Lauderdale and Jamaica as part of a broad reduction in service. Caribbean Airlines is ending its route between Fort Lauderdale and Montego Bay only six months after resuming the flights following a long hiatus.The carrier is also removing its roundtrip flights between Fort Lauderdale and Kingston, according to a Caribbean Journal report. The services will stop beginning November 2. “It was determined that current economic conditions impacting the Jamaica-Fort Lauderdale market require the airline to reallocate resources,” the carrier…
A couple of months ago, the founders behind YC-backed social app Candle were in “pivot hell,” cycling through more than a dozen ideas after joining Y Combinator’s Fall 2024 batch, while the clock on their seed money ticked down. Alex Ruber, previously an engineer at Apple, and Parth Chopra, formerly an engineer at Asana and Twitter, had built multiple projects together, including Encore, a conversational AI shopping tool that got them into YC and with which they raised $2 million. However, while the tech worked, the unit economics didn’t, according to Ruber. “The secondhand shopping space is a tough market…
MILAN (AP) — Max Mara takes a sexy power turn for next summer, showing lots of skin with a touch of fetishism in a collection previewed Thursday during Milan Fashion Week.Creative director Ian Griffiths created soft volumes out of organza and technical mesh that enhanced shoulders and hips with a twirling ruffle effect. Leaf-shaped organza cutouts were tailored into fluttery skirts and jackets — long and short — that whispered down the runwayThe backbone of the collection was the power suit with a hint of fetishism. Pencil skirts and trousers out of stretch jersey were paired with cropped knitwear that…
Working late, office buildings, Financial District, London.Travelpix Ltd | Stone | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.The recovery in the U.S. office market has been gaining steam this year and may be set to accelerate. While vacancy rates and return-to-office employee volume have been focal points in gauging demand, a new look at…
Go-to-market is often where great startups stumble — but it doesn’t have to be. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco this October 27-29, GTM pros Max Altschuler, Alison Wagonfeld, and Marc Manara take the Builders Stage to show founders how to build a go-to-market engine that doesn’t just support the product, but also scales with it. Register now to secure up to $668 on your Disrupt 2025 pass, and get a front-row seat on how to create a winning GTM strategy. Lessons from leaders who’ve done it at scale Max Altschuler, Alison Wagonfeld, and Marc Manara bring a rare…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more likely to watch newly released movies from the comfort of their own homes instead of heading out to a theater, according to a new poll.About three-quarters of U.S. adults said they watched a new movie on streaming instead of in the theater at least once in the past year, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, including about 3 in 10 who watched new movies on streaming at least once a month.Meanwhile, about two-thirds of Americans said that they’ve watched a recently released movie in a theater in…