NOMI Beauty, a beauty tech startup, is suing Estée Lauder for allegedly stealing its trade secrets. During acquisition and partnership negotiations, the beauty giant accessed proprietary technology under strict confidentiality obligations and used it to collect zero- and first-party consumer data. NOMI claims that Estée Lauder began using its trade secret-protected business strategies outside the scope of the parties’ relationship. NOMI filed the complaint in the New York federal court.

Paris Fashion Week has kicked off with Men’s shows. Notably, Jaden Smith made his debut as creative director for Christian Louboutin. Jonathan Anderson presented his sophomore men’s collection for Dior. Rick Owens made a statement on global current affairs with a collection influenced by military uniforms.

Jacquemus has named his grandmother as the brand’s first ambassador. Calling Liline Jacquemus “the most special woman in my life,” the designer gives her credit as a source of inspiration for the brand.

Dolce & Gabbana drew attention at the Men’s fashion show in Milan for an obvious lack of diversity on the runway. Bella Hadid joined the conversation, commenting, “Beeeen cancelled … years of racism sexism bigotry xenophobia ... how are we shocked?” after a fashion content creator posted a video about the visibly uniform model casting.

Kaia Gerber joined Re/Done as investor, creative partner, and board member. She will help with brand strategy, collections, campaigns, and storytelling with CEO Philip Prado. Her first project is the SS 2026 campaign.

Strava is going public. The fitness-tracking and social app, based in San Francisco, confidentially filed for an IPO with a potential public debut targeted for 2026. The filing, led by Goldman Sachs, follows a 2025 funding round that valued Strava at roughly $2.2B.

OpenAI is introducing advertising to ChatGPT. To open a lucrative revenue stream, the AI platform will test personalized ads at the bottom of the chatbot’s answers in user conversations.

No Buy January is gaining popularity as a New Year's resolution. Alongside Dry January challenges, a survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults found that more than a quarter have tried a no-spend January, and 12% are joining the trend this year (NerdWallet).

The 2026 Oscar nominations have been announced two months ahead of the 98th Academy Awards. ‘Sinners’ by Ryan Coogler broke the record with 16 nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, Director, Supporting Actor, Original Song, Cinematography, Editing, Costume Design, and 8 other categories.

Netflix has started the new year by making moves into video podcasting. In Q1, the streaming platform will launch almost 50 podcasts across true crime, lifestyle, and food, including 48 Hours: Postmortem, Therapuss with Jake Shane, The Pete Davidson Show, and In the Test Kitchen.

Netflix has announced an unscripted series starring Alix Earle, her blended family, and her best friends. The TikTok IT-girl turned business mogul has created a global brand, bringing her combined 13 million followers along for everything from the Dancing with the Stars finale to nights out as a 20-something and even the get-unready recaps. The Netflix show will follow “the real-time messiness of a young woman in transition.”

Michelle Obama appeared on the Call Her Daddy podcast in an episode titled Michelle Obama: We Still Go High. She spoke with Alex Cooper about her time as First Lady in the White House, her perspective on the political landscape, and her personal reflections for young women.

The Beckham family is once again in the spotlight amid reports of ongoing family drama. After years of rumored rifts, the eldest son, Brooklyn Beckham, took to Instagram Stories to air his grievances, claiming the family’s image of closeness and happiness is “inauthentic” and merely a “facade.”

The analog bag is the latest bag trend. Instead of being a particular brand or style, the analog bag is ironically going viral online as the answer to less screentime and online activity. The concept is simply keeping physical activities like cards, a book, crosswords, sketchbooks, crafts, etc., in a bag available to reach for when most would otherwise scroll on their phone, while keeping it convenient enough to bring on your commute or to the coffee shop.