MINI TECH SCROLL: eBay buys Depop, Substack x Polymarket collab, Gucci's AI content & Spotify Prompted Playlists

The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from February 25th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:11 Ebay acquires Depop from Etsy

6:24 Substack collaborates with Polymarket

12:11 AI Gucci Campaign

16:45 Spotify rolls out Prompted Playlists in Australia

19:13 Close Friends TikTok Clip

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Sources:

https://www.businessoffashion.com/people/maria-raga-simon-beckerman/

https://www.wired.com/story/depop-uk-selling/

https://hypebae.com/2021/6/etsy-depop-1-6bn-usd-sale-gen-z-info-announcement-sustainability

https://www.reuters.com/business/etsy-buy-gen-z-focused-fashion-marketplace-depop-163-billion-2021-06-02/

https://www.ft.com/content/1ca0f193-2b11-42f4-8a35-ff702672e9e8

https://digiday.com/media/cheat-sheet-etsy-is-acquiring-depop-in-a-bid-for-a-deeper-connection-with-gen-z/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/19/ebay-buys-depop-from-etsy

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx240kme2k8o

https://investors.etsy.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/217/ebay-to-acquire-depop-from-etsy

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/style/ebay-met-gala.html

https://hypebeast.com/2026/2/ebay-depop-sale-1-billion-acquisition-resale-secondhand-apparel-market-info

https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2024217326065783058?s=20

https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/28879761546260-How-do-I-embed-Polymarket-odds-on-Substack

https://embedded.substack.com/p/the-substack-x-polymarket-gamble

https://marketingaccountability.substack.com/p/substack-polymarket-and-the-platform

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24011232/substack-nazi-moderation-demonetization-hamish-mckenzie

https://newsroom.snap.com/gucci-sponsored-ai-lens

https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-02-23/prompted-playlist-prompts-to-try/