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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Function of Beauty names new CEO
This story was originally published on Retail Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Retail Dive newsletter. Dive Brief: Function of Beauty has turned to a marketing veteran to be its chief executive officer. Monica Belsito had been chief marketing officer at Sabra Dipping Company since 2023, after about a year in omnichannel sales and marketing there. Belsito will augment the hair care brand's 'existing sales, marketing, and innovation capabilities' across the retail and direct-to-consumer channels, per a company press release. Her arrival comes four years after L'Oréal executive Alexandra Papazian replaced Function of Beauty co-founder Zahir Dossa as CEO. Dive Insight: Function of Beauty offers a level of customization based on customer preferences and needs. The brand, founded by engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a cosmetic scientist, also taps into what Circana research has found to be consumer attention on clinical expertise in the beauty arena. Consumers are 'gravitating towards brands with a clearer, clinical heritage and backed by experts such as dermatologists, chemists, or other medical professionals,' per a May report from Circana emailed to Retail Dive. With the announcement of Belsito's appointment, the brand said it is looking to grow via direct-to-consumer but also expand its retail distribution. For the last couple of years Function of Beauty has turned to wholesale for growth, announcing partnerships with Amazon, Target, Sephora and, most recently, Walmart. "Function of Beauty continues to expand and strengthen retail partnerships in some of the world's largest retailers," Rob Hawk, the brand's chief financial officer and chief operating officer, said in a statement. "In partnership with Monica, we are excited to continue to demonstrate to our customers and consumers the benefits of custom made personal care formulas versus traditional incumbent offerings.' The company has also expanded via acquisition, taking over personalized skin care brand Atolla four years ago. Both Sabra and feminine products company Lola, where Belsito was founding chief marketing officer, were ultimately acquired by larger consumer product companies. PepsiCo snapped up Sabra in November, and Amazon aggregator Forum Brands acquired Lola in 2023. Recommended Reading
The Verge
2 days ago
- The Verge
The Verge is getting way more personal with following feeds
I've probably written a thousand stories for this website about our favorite apps adding new features, so it's a fun change of pace to be writing one about ourselves doing the same thing. Today, The Verge is adding some exciting new features that will let you personalize exactly how you read the site. You'll be able to follow individual topics and authors, then read them in a custom homepage feed and through a daily email digest that's specific to you. On the front page, you'll now see a toggle that says 'Following' at the top of our news feed. Click it, and you'll be able to start choosing the topics you want to populate your own custom feed. You'll also see '+' buttons around the website, which let you add new authors and topics as you come across them. You'll need to sign up for a Verge account to access the features, but they're all available for free — subscribers and non-subscribers alike. You'll notice this feels a lot like the way an RSS feed or a social network works. That's very much by design. Everything is a feed now, and everything is customizable. We think our site should work the same way. What you're seeing today is the first step toward adding deeper personalization features across The Verge, and we will keep building on this foundation in the months ahead. We're also launching one more way for people to read The Verge: a daily newsletter. It's called The Verge Daily, and it'll deliver a bunch of our top headlines to your inbox every weekday at 7AM ET. It'll be curated by our editorial team every day and allow you to read the biggest stories of the past 24 hours right from your email. Our first edition goes out tomorrow, and we'd love it if you signed up. The newsletter is going to be free to everyone. (But a note for our subscribers: stay tuned… there's more to come.) This is a big launch for us, and I hope you all like what we've been working on. But stick around — there's a lot more we want to build. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Jacob Kastrenakes Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Bulletin
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Quip is a smart clipboard management app for iOS and Mac
Developers of Unite, an app that offers customized web app management on Mac, on Monday released a new app called Quip, a clipboard app for the Apple ecosystem. The app includes features for organizing text clips, support for shortcuts to trigger text snippets, duplicate prevention, and code formatting, among other things. Its goal is to offer users more control and customization compared with the traditional clipboard, making it a more productive alternative. Quip is non-intrusive — on Mac, it lives on the menu bar and, on iOS, it has a special keyboard — and maintains a history of all things that you copy across devices as a universal clipboard. You can easily search through the history and also customize the timeframe to keep items stored, along with max items and maximum item size. You can filter through these items by text, links, images, code, files, and recency. Quip allows you to add clipboard items to collections to easily access them later. Plus, you can make smart collections to automatically add certain clipboard items to those collections. As the app accesses all kinds of data, the company has built customizable privacy controls. By default, the app ignores data such as passwords, credit cards, and personally identifiable data for its clip history. It will also ignore temporary data, including cache, auto-generated data, and debug information. You can customize this further and instruct the app to ignore certain apps and keywords for the clipboard. One of the useful features of the app is the 'supershortcut,' which allows you to define short phrases for text expansion. For instance, you can write your address in a 'supershortcut' and use the trigger keyword 'addr' to paste details anywhere. This works for links and code, too. Quip also allows you to capture content on the screen from a presentation, videos, and a PDF through a trigger shortcut. What's more, the app has some smart features, including cleaning up URLs, preventing duplicate entries in history, cleaning up white spaces, and automatically formatting code. The app supports Apple's continuity Camera feature, allowing you to post sketches, documents, or photos from iPhone to Mac using the menubar app. The app's developer, Binyamin Goldman, said the company is using older Apple NLP (Natural Language Processing) capabilities for on-device intelligent features on the app. He said that, later this year, it will switch to Apple's offline AI models to explore more capabilities. Goldman previously only did partial development work on the apps his company created, he told TechCrunch over email. However, he has done the majority of work on Quip thanks to AI tools like Cursor and Claude, he says. You can try Quip for free for two weeks and pay $14.99 per year to get access to apps across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. You can also buy a standalone license for the Mac app for $19.99. Sign in to access your portfolio
TechCrunch
3 days ago
- Business
- TechCrunch
Quip is a smart clipboard management app for iOS and Mac
Developers of Unite, an app that offers customized web app management on Mac, on Monday released a new app called Quip, a clipboard app for the Apple ecosystem. The app includes features for organizing text clips, support for shortcuts to trigger text snippets, duplicate prevention, and code formatting, among other things. Its goal is to offer users more control and customization compared with the traditional clipboard, making it a more productive alternative. Quip is non-intrusive — on Mac, it lives on the menu bar and, on iOS, it has a special keyboard — and maintains a history of all things that you copy across devices as a universal clipboard. You can easily search through the history and also customize the timeframe to keep items stored, along with max items and maximum item size. You can filter through these items by text, links, images, code, files, and recency. Quip allows you to add clipboard items to collections to easily access them later. Plus, you can make smart collections to automatically add certain clipboard items to those collections. Image Credits: Quip As the app accesses all kinds of data, the company has built customizable privacy controls. By default, the app ignores data such as passwords, credit cards, and personally identifiable data for its clip history. It will also ignore temporary data, including cache, auto-generated data, and debug information. You can customize this further and instruct the app to ignore certain apps and keywords for the clipboard. Image Credits: Quip One of the useful features of the app is the 'supershortcut,' which allows you to define short phrases for text expansion. For instance, you can write your address in a 'supershortcut' and use the trigger keyword 'addr' to paste details anywhere. This works for links and code, too. Techcrunch event Tech and VC heavyweights join the Disrupt 2025 agenda Netflix, ElevenLabs, Wayve, Sequoia Capital — just a few of the heavy hitters joining the Disrupt 2025 agenda. They're here to deliver the insights that fuel startup growth and sharpen your edge. Don't miss the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch Disrupt, and a chance to learn from the top voices in tech — grab your ticket now and save up to $675 before prices rise. Tech and VC heavyweights join the Disrupt 2025 agenda Netflix, ElevenLabs, Wayve, Sequoia Capital — just a few of the heavy hitters joining the Disrupt 2025 agenda. They're here to deliver the insights that fuel startup growth and sharpen your edge. Don't miss the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch Disrupt, and a chance to learn from the top voices in tech — grab your ticket now and save up to $675 before prices rise. San Francisco | REGISTER NOW Quip also allows you to capture content on the screen from a presentation, videos, and a PDF through a trigger shortcut. Image Credits: Quip What's more, the app has some smart features, including cleaning up URLs, preventing duplicate entries in history, cleaning up white spaces, and automatically formatting code. Image Credits: Quip The app supports Apple's continuity Camera feature, allowing you to post sketches, documents, or photos from iPhone to Mac using the menubar app. The app's developer, Binyamin Goldman, said the company is using older Apple NLP (Natural Language Processing) capabilities for on-device intelligent features on the app. He said that, later this year, it will switch to Apple's offline AI models to explore more capabilities. Goldman previously only did partial development work on the apps his company created, he told TechCrunch over email. However, he has done the majority of work on Quip thanks to AI tools like Cursor and Claude, he says. You can try Quip for free for two weeks and pay $14.99 per year to get access to apps across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. You can also buy a standalone license for the Mac app for $19.99.
Globe and Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley Raises the Bar for Active Trader Experience with New Desktop Platform: Power E*TRADE Pro
E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley today announced the launch of Power E*TRADE Pro. The new desktop platform is designed to meet the discerning needs of active traders, offering a high level of customization, along with sophisticated tools powered by an advanced modern architecture. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: Key features of Power E*TRADE Pro: Industry-leading Customization with Multi-Monitor Support: Traders can create up to six custom workspaces, each with up to 20 tools, allowing for a total of 120 charts across multiple monitors and a highly configurable trading setup. Sophisticated Trading Tools: Streamlined tools for complex equity, options and futures traders including customizable options chains, market screeners and scanners, and trading futures using multiple ladders. With deep market intelligence, traders get a robust view of market depth with Level II quotes on stocks, options, and ETFs. Advanced Charting and Technical Analysis: Arrange countless charts to easily compare data across multiple time frames, asset classes, and markets. 120+ technical studies and 30+ drawing tools are available, plus automatically identify and draw technical patterns. Link tool windows. With linking, traders can seamlessly display the same symbol across tools and views all with the click of a mouse. 'With a long tradition of being the home for active traders, we understand deeply that setup and speed are high priorities when executing complex trading strategies,' said Chad Turner, Head of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Platforms. 'Power E*TRADE Pro was built from the ground up to be best in class, leveraging continuous client feedback, modern architecture, and the most advanced trading tools available for retail traders.' Power E*TRADE Pro builds on E*TRADE's legacy of industry-leading capabilities and rounds out its active trader offerings with its #1 ranked web-trading platform—Power E*TRADE—and best in class companion mobile app 1. The launch comes on the heels of pronounced retail investor engagement—Morgan Stanley reported a 26% year-over-year increase in self-directed daily average revenue trades as of June 30, 2025 2. E*TRADE serves as one of three core client channels within Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, spanning Advisor-led, workplace, and retail investing and trading, enabling the business to serve clients across all segments and life stages. 'We continue to add to our suite of innovative digital and advice-based solutions to meet investors wherever they are in their financial journey,' said Vince Lumia, Head of Wealth Management Client Segments at Morgan Stanley. 'E*TRADE has a storied history in delivering industry-leading digital experiences and is a core channel in our wealth management universe. The launch of this platform underscores the power of our offering where the sum is greater than its parts.' E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley's mission is to enhance the financial independence of traders and investors through a powerful digital offering and education. To learn more about Power E*TRADE Pro, visit and watch the new ad here. In the 2025 Annual Awards, which evaluated 16 firms across more than 200 variables, E*TRADE was named #1 Web Trading Platform and Best in Class for Mobile Trading Apps. Read the 2025 Annual Awards announcement Morgan Stanley 2Q 2025 Financials Supplements About Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, a global leader, provides access to a wide range of products and services to individuals, businesses and institutions, including brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, cash management and lending products and services, annuities and insurance, retirement and trust services. About Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in 42 countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit About E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley and Important Notices E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley provides financial services to retail customers. Securities products and services offered by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Member SIPC. Investment advisory services offered by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser. Commodity futures and options on futures products and services offered by E*TRADE Futures LLC, Member NFA. Banking products and services are offered by Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, Member FDIC. All separate but affiliated subsidiaries of Morgan Stanley. More information is available at Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options and the Risk Disclosure Statement for Futures and Options prior to applying for an account. You can also view the E*TRADE Futures LLC Financial Information and Disclosure Documents. Investing in securities involves risk, including possible loss of principal. The tools available on E*TRADE are not designed to yield variable results specific to your individual financial situation, risk tolerance, or investment goals, and none of the tools should be relied upon in any way to determine the suitability of an investment for you. Before buying or selling any security, you should carefully consider your individual financial situation, investment objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs to determine for yourself whether the investment is suitable for you. The material provided by E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley or its affiliates is for educational purposes only and is not an individualized recommendation. This information neither is, nor should be construed as, an offer or a solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, or hold any security, financial product, or instrument discussed herein or to engage in any specific investment strategy by E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley.
