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Three days. That’s it. TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — the startup world’s biggest stage — kicks off October 27 – 29 at Moscone West in San Francisco. When Disrupt 2025 arrives, the city doesn’t just host innovation — it amplifies it, transforming San Francisco into a living showcase of ideas, products, and partnerships driving the next wave of tech. Prices jump to the full rate when doors open, so this is your final chance to save up to $444 on your pass and bring a plus-one for 60% off. Got a whole team? Lock in our 15-30% group registration savings. The energy hits in 3… 2… 1… Three days is all that’s left until 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather at…

Hoka shoes are seen in a store in Krakow, Poland on February 1, 2023. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesShares of footwear maker Deckers Brands plunged more than 12% Friday after the company trimmed its sales guidance for Hoka and Ugg — the two brands driving its growth — over concerns that tariffs are leading to a slide in demand.Hoka, an up-and-coming running shoe brand, is now expected to grow by a low-teens percentage in fiscal 2026 after growing 24% in the year-ago period, while Boots brand Ugg is expected to grow in the range of a low to mid single-digit…

JetBlue and United are rolling out the first benefit for travelers as part of their new loyalty collaboration. The airlines announced on Thursday that passengers can now earn and redeem points and miles on flights across each of the carrier’s networks. JetBlue and United announced a loyalty program partnership earlier this year that would allow frequent passengers of both airlines to access reciprocal benefits when flying with either carrier. The partnership, dubbed “Blue Sky,” is one of the most consequential loyalty collaborations between U.S. carriers in recent years. With this latest development, travelers will now see flight options across both airlines’ networks…

The Enhanced Games, a new sporting competition explicitly designed to allow performance-enhancing drugs, looks like a publicity stunt for the techno-macho era: Olympic athletes on steroids competing for million-dollar bounties in Las Vegas. But co-founder Aron D’Souza has a 90% gross margin telehealth business in mind, and a pitch to governments struggling with aging populations.  Launching in May 2026 with Peter Thiel’s backing, the Games promise $1 million bounties for breaking world records. Former Olympic athletes like sprinter Fred Kerley and swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev have already signed up to compete. The goal isn’t just to smash world records while fans cheer.…

There’s just two months until Christmas Eve, and retailers are meeting a more cautious shopper with earlier offerings.Most retailers won’t report third-quarter results or updated holiday expectations until just before Thanksgiving, largely considered the sector’s most important week of the year. By then, many shoppers will have already started checking off holiday shopping lists.Amazon’s October Prime Day sales event and competitors’ ever-earlier Black Friday deals grab some portion of the holiday wallet share. The unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season comes as executives point to a bifurcation in consumer spending, with lower-income consumers feeling the strain on their budgets,…

Construction on Royal Caribbean’s seventh Oasis ship began on Oct. 23, with the vessel’s first piece of steel cut at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.The ship, which has yet to be named, is scheduled to enter service in 2028. To mark the occasion, a steel-cutting ceremony was held at the shipyard and attended by Royal Caribbean and Chantiers de l’Atlantique officials, as well as a slate of naval engineers, architects, and designers.“From the original Oasis of the Seas to the ultimate short getaway on Utopia of the Seas, the evolution continues for the record-setting Oasis Class with…

Just three days until liftoff for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — and the Space Stage is ready to explore the future of space tech (and every other frontier of innovation). Space leaders Adam Maher (Ursa), Dr. Lucy Hoag (Violet Labs), and Dr. Debra L. Emmons (The Aerospace Corporation) will unpack how AI is transforming life in orbit. If you’re after insights, inspiration, and a front-row seat to what’s next, this is the room to be in. Save up to $444 on your pass before doors open on October 27 — plus, grab a guest pass for 60% off or get 15%…

PARIS (AP) — It was shortly after the stunning heist of the crown jewels at the Louvre when Paris-based Associated Press photographer Thibault Camus caught in his frame a dapperly dressed young man walking by uniformed French police officers, their car blocking one of the museum gates. Instinctively, he took the shot.It wasn’t a particularly great photo, with someone’s shoulder obscuring part of the foreground, Camus told himself. But it did the job — showing French police sealing off the world’s most-visited museum after the brazen daylight robbery last Sunday. Plus, Camus figured, the guy walking past the officers was…

Envoyage, a division of The Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG), has successfully enrolled its first class of travel advisors in the American Society of Travel Advisors’ (ASTA) new Verified Travel Advisor (VTA) certification program.The global network of independent travel agencies has committed to 100 initial credentials in a move that will bring an added level of trust and credibility to some of the industry’s top advisors. More than 50 advisors attending Envoyage’s recent conference in the Dominican Republic were the first to complete the VTA Fast Track Course and examination with ASTA staff on-site to lead the training.The news is…

Rivian has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class-action shareholder lawsuit filed after the company suddenly hiked prices on its R1 pickup truck and SUV in 2022. The lawsuit alleged Rivian had included misleading statements and figures in regulatory filings in the run-up to its 2021 IPO about the costs required to build the R1 EVs. Despite agreeing to the payment, Rivian said in a press release that it “denies the allegations in the suit and maintains that this agreement to settle is not an admission of fault or wrongdoing.” The payment still has to be approved by…