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☆ Atlantis The Royal, Dubai: Inside the Middle East’s ‘best’ hotel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Atlantis, The Royal Atlantis, The Royal: The double-height bar is perfect for sunset cocktails — although you won't be making your own drinks, as there's a 24-hour bartender ready to make your favorites. Atlantis, The Royal Atlantis, The Royal: The triple-height library provides a secluded space to work, read or relax. Atlantis, The Royal Atlantis, The Royal: The entertainment room is kitted out with a 98-inch LED screen for a home cinema experience. Atlantis, The Royal Atlantis, The Royal: Every room has stunning views — including the marble-clad bathrooms. Atlantis, The Royal Atlantis, The Royal: Guests can enjoy designer amenities made by French fashion house Hermès, as well as bespoke gold toothbrushes, combs and brushes.

Persons: Swedish House Mafia —, there’s, ”, Tom Roelens, There’s, Cabana, Rebecca Cairns, Kendall Jenner, “ We’ve, we’ve, Graff, bathrobes, Jay Z, Louis, Valentino —, “, it’s, Estiatorio Milos, Costas Spiliadis, — Organizations: CNN, Swedish House Mafia, Royal, Atlantis Resorts, Dolce, Gabbana, cabanas, Atlantis, “ Royal, Nobu, —, Chefs, Sky Locations: Dubai, Beyoncé, isn’t, Arabian, Atlantis Royal Dubai

☆ Russia's military is so hard up for manpower that it now pays more than the oil and gas sector
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia's military is paying more in sign-on bonuses and salaries than the oil and gas sector. Russia's oil and gas revenues have been keeping its war chest filled. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRussia is facing a labor crisis as its war with Ukraine siphons manpower away from the country's economy. Russia's oil and gas sector has been paying wages that are at least two-thirds higher than the national average wage since 2017, per Bloomberg calculations based on official data.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Business Locations: Russia, Ukraine

☆ Even Katy Perry's mom fell for an AI photo of the singer at the Met Gala
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Meghan Morris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Katy Perry was falsely depicted attending the Met Gala via AI images that gained traction on social media. AI photos made it look like Rihanna was there, too — except she was home with the flu. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementKaty Perry did not wear a luxurious deep-V gown with fabric moss at the end, nor did she sport a tight corset dress at Monday's Met Gala. But photos of both looks took off on social media, and Perry's mother congratulated the singer over text for looking like "the Rose Parade" in the gown.

Persons: Katy Perry, Rihanna, — Organizations: Service

☆ A US soldier detained in Russia on theft charges was visiting a girlfriend there, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A US soldier was detained in Russia on theft charges last week, a US Army spokesperson told NBC News. Gordon Black was visiting a woman he was romantically involved with, US officials said. He didn't get permission to travel to Russia from his superiors, officials told AP. AdvertisementA US soldier detained in Russia on theft charges was visiting a woman he was romantically involved with, NBC News reported, citing four US officials. Staff Sergeant Gordon Black stopped off in Vladivostok, Russia, on his way back to the US after finishing a deployment in South Korea, the officials told the outlet.

Persons: Gordon Black, didn't, —, Staff Sergeant Gordon Black Organizations: US Army, NBC News, Service, Staff, Business Locations: Russia, Vladivostok, South Korea

☆ See what it's like living in Portugal's first 3D printed, 2-bedroom concrete home
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Startup Havelar built Portugal's first 3D printed home using COBOD's popular printing system. The Portugal-based startup says it can build faster and cheaper than conventional construction. AdvertisementIf companies like Portugal-based Havelar have their way, the future of affordable housing will look like perfectly stacked strands of spaghetti (as in, they'd be 3D printed). Printing-construction startup Havelar says it can build a new home in less than two months while pricing it significantly below market, all with the help of a robotic construction printer. It may sound like an impossible claim, but its latest project — and Portugal's first 3D printed home — has made its case.

Persons: — Organizations: Service Locations: Portugal

☆ Stock market today: Indexes extend gains as traders eye Fed speakers for rate clues
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Markets started were revived last week as the April jobs report renewed hopes of rate cuts. Investors will tune in to Fed speakers this week for further clues about Fed policy. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Morning gains stretched the stock rally into its fourth day, a move up first sparked by Friday's jobs report. A lineup of Fed speakers this week could potentially deepen this notion or, otherwise signal that markets are turning too optimistic.

Persons: Stocks, —, David Morrison, Neel Kashkari, Lisa Cook, Austan Goolsbee Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Trade Nation, Fed, Minneapolis, Chicago

Celebrities attended the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" Met Gala on Monday. AdvertisementThe 2024 Met Gala was held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Monday. The annual fundraising event, which is held in celebration of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, is one of the most exclusive events of the year. The Met Gala's theme changes each year, and celebrities from Zendaya to Lana Del Rey embraced the "Garden of Time" dress code at this year's event. AdvertisementHere were the best-dressed celebrities at the 2024 Met Gala.

Persons: Lana Del Rey, Colman Domingo, —, Anna Wintour Organizations: Service, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum, Art's Costume, Vogue, Costume Institute, The Locations: New York

☆ An ultra-rare Magic: The Gathering card just sold for a record $3 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An ultra-rare Magic: The Gathering card just sold for a record $3 million. The new record exceeds Post Malone's $2 million purchase of a one-of-a-kind Magic: The Gathering card last year. AdvertisementAn ultra-rare Magic: The Gathering card just shattered records and sold for $3 million, according to CGC Cards. AdvertisementThe previous record sale for a Magic: The Gathering card took place last year when rapper Post Malone acquired the one-of-a-kind "One Ring" card for $2 million. The buyer of the $3 million Black Lotus card remains unknown.

Persons: —, Adam Cai, Post Malone, Tolkien's, Malone, Christopher Rush Organizations: Service, Post

☆ Zendaya attended the 2024 Met Gala in a dramatic gown covered in grapes — and then changed her outfit
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Zendaya attended the 2024 Met Gala in a Maison Margiela gown covered in grapes. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementZendaya has officially arrived at the 2024 Met Gala. A co-chair of this year's ball, the "Challengers" star stepped on the red carpet wearing a green-and-blue gown by John Galliano for Maison Margiela and styled by Law Roach. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Zendaya, Alexander McQueen, Law Roach, —, John Galliano, Maison Margiela Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Maison

☆ Opinion | Watching the Protests From Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Ultimately, the Gaza war protests sweeping campuses are about influencing Israeli politics. So I wanted to know what it’s like to watch these protests from Israel. What are Israelis seeing? “Israelis are seeing a different war than the one that Americans see,” he tells me. “You see one war film, horror film, and we see at home another war film.”

Persons: “, Ezra Klein, Ari Shavit, ” Organizations: Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Locations: Gaza, Israel, Israeli

☆ I tried the app TikTokers could embrace if a ban becomes reality — I'm not convinced it will attract Gen Zers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The app's founder, Edison Chen, described it as "a space for the older generations to feel more comfortable" in an interview with D Magazine last year and somewhere "the parents of TikTok users can express themselves." AdvertisementThe spokesperson said that since the House voted on a TikTok ban, Clapper has seen 30,000 new users. While the app heavily leans on Gen X and Y, the spokesperson said Clapper is adjusting its strategy "to appeal to younger audiences." It would remind me a bit of early Vine, but a lot of content I'm being served seems to be reposted old clips scraped from YouTube and other platforms. On Clapper, I'm watching without really thinking.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Edison Chen, Chen, I'm, Zers, TikTok, Shannon Lee, Allie, Rebecca Starkey, It's, vaxxers Organizations: Service, Business, D, Pew Research Center, YouTube, Facebook

☆ 70 passengers on an 11-hour flight from a tropical island paradise were hit by vomiting and nausea in midair
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Condor Airlines flight from Mauritius to Frankfurt was met by emergency services due to mass illness. 70 of the 290 passengers reported symptoms like vomiting and nausea, Bild reported. AdvertisementA flight to Germany had to be met by emergency services after dozens of passengers started vomiting, the German outlet Bild reported. The Condor Airlines A330 was flying from Mauritius to Frankfurt last Thursday — a journey that takes more than 11 hours. Bild reported that 70 of the 290 passengers on board reported symptoms like vomiting and nausea.

Persons: — Organizations: Condor Airlines, Service, The Condor Airlines, Business, Condor, Japan Air Lines Locations: Mauritius, Frankfurt, Germany, Japan

☆ AI 'pilots' are getting so good they're sometimes beating humans in dogfights
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Some AI-controlled fighter jets are outperforming human pilots in dogfights, per the AP. The outlet witnessed an hourlong experimental flight at the Edwards Air Force Base in California. The Air Force is reportedly planning a fleet of more than 1,000 AI-enabled unmanned warplanes. AdvertisementSome AI-controlled F-16 fighter jets are already outperforming human pilots in dogfights, according to a report from the Associated Press. The US Air Force has been actively exploring AI, which has been cited as a transformative technology for military action globally.

Persons: —, Frank Kendall, Kendall Organizations: Edwards Air Force Base, The Air Force, Service, Associated Press, AP, Air Force, Business, US Air Force, Industry, IDF Locations: dogfights, California, Israel

The 2024 Met Gala was held in New York City on Monday night. Celebrity couples were some of the night's best-dressed and nailed the " Sleeping Beauties" theme. AdvertisementCelebrity couples were some of the best-dressed stars of the 2024 Met Gala. Hosted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday, the annual fundraising ball welcomed guests to view the latest Costume Institute exhibit, titled "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Rita Ora, Taika, — Organizations: Service, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Business Locations: New York City

☆ Disney stock slides on revenue and streaming misses
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Disney posted its earnings for the first quarter on Tuesday. The entertainment giant beat Wall Street forecasts for the fourth consecutive quarter. Related storiesThe stock was up close to 30% this year at Monday's close, but a combination of the revenue miss and weaker-than-expected subscriber numbers for Disney's streaming business probably sparked the early-morning sell-off, according to analysts. Disney expects its streaming business, Disney Plus, to turn a profit for the first time in the fourth quarter, but total subscriber numbers of 153.6 million fell short of analysts' expectations. Streaming losses narrowed to just $18 million, down from $659 million this time last year.

Persons: —, Bob, Iger, Kathleen Brooks, Nelson Peltz Organizations: Disney, Service Locations: Refinitiv, Monday's

☆ I spent $317 a night to stay at the Taj Cape Town. The mountain views weren't even the best part of the 5-star hotel.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Aida M. Toro | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

My friend and I paid $1,900 to stay in a mountain-view room at the Taj Cape Town in South Africa. That's why I was ecstatic when my best friend asked me to be her plus-one to a ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa, one of the top unique wedding destinations for 2024 and 2025. When we were choosing a place to stay, I decided to go with a chain I was already familiar with and booked a room for two at the Taj Cape Town. I spent 35,500 ZAR, or about $1,900 USD, on a six-night stay at the hotel. Here's what our experience at Taj Cape Town was like.

Persons: —, Pierre Organizations: Taj, Service, Taj Cape Locations: Town, South Africa, Cape Town , South Africa, New York City

☆ Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez made their Met Gala debut as a couple. Here are the other billionaires that joined them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez attended their first Met Gala together. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementJeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez attended their first Met Gala together on Monday. AdvertisementThe Met Gala brings together the rich and famous. Individual tickets to this year's event cost $75,000, and the price of booking a table started at $350,000, Time reported.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez, Sánchez, Oscar, la, —, It's, Anna Wintour Organizations: Service, Vogue, White House, Metropolitan Museum Locations: Coachella

☆ Google is co-funding a guaranteed basic income trial that gives families $12,000 a year to help keep them housed
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Google is co-funding a $2.8 million guaranteed income pilot in California's Bay Area. The program will give $12,000 over a year to 225 families to help them secure long-term housing. AdvertisementAlphabet-owned Google is co-funding a pilot program that will give $2.8 million to 450 California families on the verge of homelessness to test whether the cash helps them secure long-term housing. Google.org, the search giant's philanthropic arm, will help provide 225 families with $1,000 a month in guaranteed basic income for 12 months, on a rolling basis over five years. Another 225 families will serve as a control group and receive $50 a month over the same period.

Persons: — Organizations: Google, Service, Business Locations: California's Bay, California

☆ US inflation will soar if America doesn't undergo reindustrialization, investment manager says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Prices in the US could keep going up if the US doesn't "reindustrialize" its economy, Richard Bernstein said. The US has a "massive" trade deficit at a time when world trade is becoming fragmented, he noted. AdvertisementInflation will climb higher if the US economy doesn't reindustrialize its economy, according to investment manager Richard Bernstein. World trade has become more fragmented since the pandemic, and rising geopolitical tensions are a sign that the trend is continuing, he said. If it doesn't … we're going to have tremendous inflation here in the United States," Bernstein said to CNBC on Monday.

Persons: Richard Bernstein, —, Bernstein, Ken Griffin Organizations: US, Service, Commerce Department, CNBC, JPMorgan Locations: United States, America

☆ Neom planners reportedly fear its huge mirrored structure called The Line will kill a 'significant number of birds'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Neom planners are worried The Line will kill a large number of birds, The Wall Street Journal reported. The futuristic mirrored structure is on a migration route used by billions of birds. AdvertisementNeom planners seem worried that the megaproject's mirrored "horizontal skyscraper" will kill a "significant number of birds." According to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, the concerns relate to the location of The Line, which is on a migration route used by billions of birds. In planning documents, designers wrote that it was "inevitable that a significant number of birds will perish," illustrating their concerns with a drawing of a dead northern flicker, per the report.

Persons: — Organizations: Street Journal, Service, Wall Street Journal, Business

☆ 12 details you missed during this year's Met Gala
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Amory Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Many stars attended the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" Met Gala on Monday. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOn Monday, dozens of celebrities descended upon the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for this year's Met Gala — "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion." And although the outfits come with a high price tag, attending the Met Gala also isn't cheap — tickets for this year's Met Gala cost about $35,000 each, and entire tables can cost up to $300,000. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Zendaya, Moore's, —, J.G . Ballard Organizations: Service, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Business

☆ Eric Schmidt was supposed to buy a yacht once owned by a Russian oligarch. Here's the one he bought instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Eric Schmidt backed out of buying the Alfa Nero megayacht last year. The ship — one of the biggest yachts owned by a tech billionaire —was listed for about $161 million. AdvertisementLast year, Eric Schmidt made waves in the yachting community when news came out that he was the soon-to-be owner of the Alfa Nero, an 81-meter megayacht that belonged to a sanctioned Russian oligarch. But as the sale proceedings went on, legal challenges piled up as people laid claim to Alfa Nero, and Schmidt backed out of the deal. In September 2023, just three months after he won the Alfa Nero auction, the billionaire purchased Kismet, renaming her Whisper, Business Insider has learned.

Persons: Eric Schmidt, Alfa Nero megayacht, Shahid Khan, —, Alfa Nero, Schmidt, Marcus Brandt, Shahid Khan — Organizations: Alfa, Service, Google, Bloomberg, Getty, Jacksonville Locations: Russian, Antigua, Barbuda, Russia, Ukraine, Caribbean

☆ A passenger had their flight ticket canceled after trying to smuggle a bag of snakes in their pants past TSA
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A passenger was caught with a bag of snakes in their pants at Miami International Airport. AdvertisementA passenger was caught trying to smuggle a bag of snakes onto a plane at Miami International Airport last month. Transportation Security Agency officials said officers detected the small bag "hidden in a passenger's pants" on April 26. Officers at @iflymia detected this bag of snakes hidden in a passenger’s pants at a checkpoint on Fri, April 26. pic.twitter.com/CggJob8IT8 — TSA_Gulf (@TSA_Gulf) April 30, 2024Upon discovering the reptiles at a security checkpoint, the TSA called in the police and Customs and Border Protection.

Persons: —, Oakley, @TSA, Kanitha, frontliners Organizations: Miami International Airport, Daily Mail, Service, Transportation Security Agency, Miami - Dade Police, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, TSA, Customs, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Guardian, Airlines, Protection Locations: Asia, Miami, Thailand, Southeast Asia, South Asia

☆ China's footprint in global supply chains will grow no matter who wins the US presidential election: analysts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

US presidential candidates Biden and Trump both vow to get tough on China. EIU predicts worsening US-China economic and diplomatic ties over the 2020s. EIU doesn't expect US trade policies to significantly reduce China's role in global production networks. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementThe US presidential election is less than six months away, and Democratic and Republican presidential nominee frontrunners Joe Biden and Donald Trump have both vowed to get tough on China.

Persons: Trump, EIU, —, frontrunners Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden Organizations: Biden, Service, Democratic, Republican, Economist Intelligence Unit, Business Locations: China

☆ A plane full of passengers was evacuated moments before takeoff after a bomb threat was emailed to air traffic control
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A British Airways flight had to be evacuated when a bomb threat was emailed to Bermuda Airport. AdvertisementA bomb threat moments before takeoff saw nearly 200 British Airways passengers evacuated onto the tarmac at an airport on the Atlantic island of Bermuda. "Speedbird 18B cancel takeoff clearance, cancel takeoff clearance," the controller said. "We have received some information regarding a bomb threat." This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: — Organizations: British Airways, Bermuda Airport, Service, British, Boeing, Business Locations: Bermuda, London

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