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☆ Microsoft just ramped up its cloud rivalry with Google by accusing it of 'shadow campaigns'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft leads Google in cloud market share, while Amazon Web Services is at the top. AdvertisementMicrosoft publicly accused Google of running "shadow campaigns" to undermine its business and influence cloud regulation in Europe, in an escalation of the tech giants' rivalry. A Google spokesperson told Business Insider the company had been "very public" about concerns with Microsoft's cloud licensing. In the second quarter, Google Cloud generated $10.35 billion in revenue, while Microsoft's Azure, included as part of the company's Intelligent Cloud group, reported $28.5 billion in revenue. AdvertisementIn 2023, Google Cloud generated $33.7 billion in sales, while Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud group reported $96.8 billion in sales.

Persons: —, Rima Alaily, Alaily, Nicky Stewart, Stewart Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Service, Cloud Coalition, Open Cloud Coalition, European Commission, Big Tech, Amazon Web Services, Department of Justice, Games Locations: Europe

☆ Microsoft calls out Google for running 'shadow campaigns' in Europe to influence regulators
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft took the unusual step on Monday of publicly criticizing longtime rival Google for running "shadow campaigns" in Europe designed to discredit the software giant with regulators. "This week an astroturf group organized by Google is launching," Microsoft lawyer Rima Alaily wrote. "We've been very public about our concerns with Microsoft's cloud licensing, a Google cloud spokesperson said in an email. Google funded the Coalition for Fair Software Licensing that last year asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate Microsoft, Alaily wrote. WATCH: Google Cloud exec says Microsoft is in violation of EU antitrust laws

Persons: Rima Alaily, Alaily, Microsoft's, didn't Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Justice Department, Group, Open Cloud Coalition, DGA, European Commission, Amazon Web Services, Amazon, Coalition for, Software, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Cloud Infrastructure Services Locations: Europe, U.S, Monday's

☆ Lithuanians vote in parliamentary election with many looking for change despite a strong economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A recent survey by pollster Vilmorus says that the Social Democratic Party, led by Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, would top the poll, with twice as many votes as Šimonytė's Homeland Union. However no party would obtain more than 20% of the vote, forcing anyone hoping to govern to to look for alliances. "Šimonytė and the entire Homeland Union looks battered, worn out and they would better spend some time on the spare bench." In 2020, Šimonytė led her Homeland Union to victory in the parliamentary election. The runoff is Oct. 27, when the majority of single-member constituencies will vote to choose between the two leading candidates.

Persons: Ingrida, Rima Urbonaitė, Šimonytė, pollster Vilmorus, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Nemuno, Remigijus Žemaitaitis, Žemaitaitis, Darius Mikalauskas, Urbonaitė, Gitanas Nauseda Organizations: Social Democrats, Union, Mykolas Romeris University, Social Democratic Party, Šimonytė's, Analysts, Homeland Union, Freedom Party, Liberal Locations: Lithuania, Vilnius, Belarus, Russia, Africa, Russia's Kaliningrad, Ukraine

PARIS — Algerian Imane Khelif won welterweight gold Friday, dispatching China’s Yang Liu and overcoming a firestorm of questions from opponents wrongly questioning her gender. "Your victory today belongs to Algeria, and your gold is Algeria’s gold. Khelif held up her gold medal for the cameras and said this was a culmination of eight years of work. Khelif and Lin are veteran fighters and well-known in the women’s boxing community. She was the first Algerian boxer to participate in the Olympics and win the most beautiful medal,” the Algerian Olympic Committee wrote on Facebook.

Persons: Imane Khelif, China’s Yang Liu, Khelif, Roland, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Lin Yu, Ting, Angela Carini, Yang, didn’t, Lin, “, Umar Kremlev, Khelif’s, sparred, Dmitry Polyanskiy, Toufik Koudri, ”, David K, Li, Sam Brock, Rima Abdelkader Organizations: Roland, Garros, Team Algeria, Algerian, Boxing, IBA, IOC, USA, Gazprom, United Nations, Olympics, Algerian Olympic, Facebook Locations: PARIS, Algerian, Algeria, USA, Europe, Chinese Taipei, France, Russian, New Delhi, Bulgarian, Paris, Russia, ”, Connecticut

☆ 12 of the best breakfasts ideas for the DASH diet, one of the healthiest ways to eat
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Sophia Mitrokostas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Avocado toast with salmon and arugula is a protein-packed breakfast idea. Avocado toast topped with an egg adds healthy fats and protein to a meal. Ekaterina Markelova/ShutterstockDietitians have called the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet one of the healthiest ways to eat. Registered dietitian Rima Kleiner of Dish on Fish shared an elevated twist on classic avocado toast with Business Insider. Kleiner recommended smashing avocado onto a slice or two of whole-wheat toast and topping it with arugula, smoked salmon, and a light drizzle of olive oil.

Persons: Ekaterina Markelova, Rima Kleiner, Kleiner Organizations: Dish, Business

"I feel really alone and if somebody with the status of an elected official can’t be protected then how must others feel?” said Omar. Official data shows a significant, smaller increase in anti-Muslim incidents in Britain and is patchy for the other two countries. "The vast majority of Muslims do not file a complaint when they are victims of such acts. A spokesperson for France's national police acknowledged data on anti-Muslim incidents was "incomplete", and relied on victims filing a complaint. For some Muslims in Germany, which has welcomed about a million Syrians and just under 400,000 Afghans in recent years, rising hostility came as a surprise.

Persons: Jian Omar, Lisi Niesner, ”, Omar, Zara Mohammed, Geert Wilders, Ben Badis, Rachid Abdouni, Khalil Raboun, Tell Mama, Mama, Abdallah Zekri, Zekri, Rima Hanano, Gerald Darmanin, Reza Zia, Emmanuel Macron, Zia, Ebrahimi, fomented, Aiman, Germany's, Reem Alabali, Radovan, Ghalia Zaghal, Zaghal, Layli Foroudi, Thomas Escritt, Sarah Marsh, Andrew MacAskill, Frank Jack Daniel Our Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, Reuters, Muslim Council of, Ministers, Local, French Muslim Council, HISTORY, Kings College London, Amnesty, German Muslim Council, Thomson Locations: German, Kurdish, Israel, Palestinian, Berlin, Germany, BERLIN, LONDON, Europe, Gaza, London, France, Britain, Muslim Council of Britain, British, Dutch, Netherlands, United States, Nanterre, Paris, French, Moroccan, Western, Syria

☆ Long-lost $26 million masterpiece found in kitchen heads to the Louvre after 4-year campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Louvre Museum in Paris has added a “national treasure” to its collection four years after it was discovered during a house clearance. “Christ Mocked” by the Florentine painter Cimabue was found in an elderly woman’s house in the town of Compiegne in 2019. She had kept the rare artwork – which she thought was a Greek religious icon – in her kitchen. But the French government then stepped in to block its export, assigning the painting “national treasure” status. It will join the much larger Cimabue painting “Maestà” in the Louvre collection, and both works will be part of an exhibition event in spring 2025, according to the ministry.

Persons: ”, Cimabue, Jerome Montcouquil, Cenni, Pepo, Philippe Lopez, Rima Abdul Malak, Laurence des, Giotto, Christ Organizations: CNN, Louvre Museum, AFP, Getty, Frick Locations: Paris, Compiegne, Greek, France, Florence, London, British, Suffolk, New York

☆ Kahlúa created a $105 fragrance that smells like an espresso martini
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —For those that can’t get enough of espresso martinis, there’s now a gift that smells like the iconic cocktail that’s experiencing a resurgence for its 40th birthday. Absolut Vodka and Kahlúa coffee liqueur, two spirits that are often mixed to create an espresso martini, are releasing a $105 fragrance called “Blend No. The espresso martini is a mix of vodka, coffee liqueur and espresso. The rise of espresso martinis has made the 87-year-old brand more appealing to younger drinkers, according to Rima Sawaya, Kahlúa’s brand director. “The elegance of the espresso martini elevates your cocktail experience at a bar or restaurant, and it also serves as an impressive after-dinner cocktail when entertaining guests at home.”

Persons: there’s, Absolut, ”, McDonald’s, Dick Bradsell, Pernod, Rima Sawaya, Lisa Hawkins Organizations: New, New York CNN, KFC, Pernod Ricard, “, CNN, Council Locations: New York, London, Manhattan

Thursday’s strike on the Homs Military Academy killed 89 people, including 31 women and five children, and wounded as many as 277, according to the health ministry. No group immediately claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack as Syria endures its 13th year of conflict that has killed half a million people. Syrian Defense Minister Gen. Ali Abbas was present Friday outside the hospital, where he comforted the families of victims. An opposition war monitor reported Thursday that Abbas had left the graduation ceremony shortly before the attack. The tide turned in Assad’s favor against rebel groups in 2015, when Russia provided key military backing to Syria, as well as Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Persons: —, Thursday’s, Syria’s, ”, Qader, Ibrahim Shaaban, Raneem, Mohammed, Rima, Hussein Quba, ” Shaaban, Bassam Mohammed, Ali Abbas, Abbas, Jaafar Mohammed, “, Bashar Assad’s, Bassem Mroue Organizations: Homs Military Academy, Syrian Civil Defense, Syrian Defense, Associated Press Locations: HOMS, Syria, Homs, Russia, Turkey, Russian, Idlib, Aleppo, Daret, Raneem Quba, Iran, Lebanese, Beirut

☆ World War One cemeteries, Rwanda genocide sites, Argentine torture center declared UNESCO World Heritage
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Geert De Clercq | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

So far, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Japan have been the only memorial sites inscribed on the United Nation's cultural agency's closely watched World Heritage list. At a meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, UNESCO member states agreed to add the World War One and Rwanda sites to the list, after adding the Argentina torture memorial on Tuesday. The World War One sites encompass a series of military cemeteries, battlefield burial grounds and memorials between the north of Belgium and the east of France. The 139 sites trace the outline of World War One's Western Front and hold the remains of tens of thousands of soldiers of several nationalities. The World Heritage Committee's annual meeting ends on Monday.

Persons: Rima Abdul, Malak, Geert De Clercq, Leslie Adler Organizations: Navy Mechanics School, UNESCO, Memorial, United, UNESCO World Heritage, Wednesday, Twa, ESMA, Navy School of Mechanics, Thomson Locations: Argentina's, PARIS, Belgium, France, Argentina, UN, Auschwitz, Poland, Hiroshima, Japan, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Rwanda, Europe, Buenos Aires, UNESCO

☆ Spanish prosecutors investigating soccer president who kissed World Cup player
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( David K. Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales announces he will be staying as president during the meeting, August 25, 2023..Spanish prosecutors opened an investigation of the nation's soccer federation chief, officials said Monday, in connection to his kiss on the lips of a player shortly after winning the World Cup. The national prosecutors also invited the player, Spain's team captain Jennifer Hermoso, to reach out to them in the next 15 days to report herself as a possible victim of sexual aggression by federation president Luis Rubiales, officials said. Béjar took refuge in the church of the Divina Pastora de Motril on the southern Spanish coast and defended her son. The sport's international governing body, FIFA, on Saturday suspended Rubiales from all soccer activities for 90 days. The kiss has marred what had been joyous national celebration of La Roja's first time lifting the Women's World Cup trophy.

Persons: Royal Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Luis Rubiales, Rubiales, Hermoso, Ángeles, Béjar, Motril, EFE, He's, Vanessa Ruiz Béjar, soccer's, — Rima Abdelkader, Max Burman Organizations: Royal Spanish Football Federation, England, FIFA, AFP, Associated Press Locations: Sydney, Spanish, Spain, United States, Germany, Japan, Norway

☆ Verizon just lost another senior marketing exec
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Verizon senior vice president of consumer marketing Nina Bibby is set to leave the company. Her impending departure comes months after that of former Verizon CMO Diego Scotti. Verizon's senior vice president of consumer marketing Nina Bibby has decided to leave the business to return to the UK from the US, a spokesperson for the company confirmed. Chief strategy officer and executive vice president Rima Qureshi stepped in to lead the centarl marketing team on an interim basis. Read the full email from Frank Boulben, chief revenue officer for Verizon Consumer Group, about Nina Bibby's departure below:Team -Nina Bibby, SVP of Consumer Marketing, has decided to return to the UK with her family and will be leaving Verizon.

Persons: Nina Bibby, Verizon's, Bibby, Arturo Picicci, Frank Boulben, ., Diego, Rima Qureshi, Hans Vestberg, Nina Bibby's, Nina, Frank Organizations: Verizon, Verizon CMO Diego Scotti . Telecommunications, LinkedIn, Verizon Consumer Group, . Bibby, O2, Virgin Media, Street Journal, Verizon Wireless, Mobile, Consumer Marketing, Revenue Locations: Boulben

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Persons: I’m, Barbara Sturm’s, Pearl Grimes, I’ve, Rouge, Rosemary Lavender Organizations: Rouge Dior, Foods Locations: Aveeno, I’m

☆ French Sunday newspaper on strike over fears of far-right turn
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Michel Rose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The newspaper’s owner, French media group Lagardere (LAGA.PA), on Friday named Geoffroy Lejeune as JDD's new editor-in-chief, succeeding Jerome Begle who left for Paris Match. Lejeune is the former head of magazine Valeurs Actuelles, which has courted controversy with anti-immigrant covers and was fined for racist insult in 2022. The company already owns news channel CNews, which has taken a conservative turn since Bollore took control. In a statement, Arnaud Lagardere said Geoffroy Lejeune was a "raw talent of journalism" that he could not pass up. "Under Geoffroy Lejeune, Valeurs Actuelles spread hateful attacks and fake news.

Persons: Geoffroy Lejeune, Jerome Begle, Lejeune, Vincent Bollore, Bollore, Rima Abdul Malak, Arnaud Lagardere, Valeurs, Michel Rose, Juliette Jabkhiro, Emelia Sithole Organizations: Sunday, Paris Match, European Commission, Lagardere, Vivendi, U.S, Fox, Twitter, Thomson

☆ Justine Triet: French film director attacks Macron during Palme d'Or acceptance speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —French film director Justine Triet condemned what she called French President Emmanuel Macron’s “shocking” repression of the pension reform protests during her Palme d’Or acceptance speech at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. “The commodification of culture that the neoliberal government defends is in the process of breaking the French cultural exception,” Triet continued. Triet is just the third woman to win the Palme d’Or, one of cinema’s tpp prizes, after New Zealand’s Jane Campion and France’s Julia Ducournau. “Happy to see the Palme d’Or awarded to Justine Triet, the 10th for France! France’s social unrest has cast a shadow over this year’s instalment of the film festival.

☆ Microsoft sets out grounds for Activision appeal against UK regulator
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O) is challenging Britain's decision to block its $69 billion takeover of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) on the grounds of "fundamental errors" in the assessment of Microsoft's cloud gaming services. Britain's anti-trust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), vetoed the deal in April, saying it could hurt competition in the nascent cloud gaming market, sparking a furious row. Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday it had filed an appeal against the ruling to Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), and a summary of its arguments was published on Friday. It said the CMA's conclusion that the deal would lead to a substantial lessening of competition in the United Kingdom's cloud gaming market was wrong, according to the summary. ISetting out five grounds for appeal in total, it also said it would challenge the CMA's understanding of the cloud gaming market and the impact of the deal.

☆ What Does the End of the Covid Health Emergency Mean for New York City?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Sharon Otterman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The official end of the nation’s Covid public health emergency on Thursday means that the country will begin to treat Covid-19 like any other transmissible disease, meaning the end of federal funds for free testing and treatment for all. In New York City, the rollback of the public health response has been underway for months. The city will keep distributing free home tests at libraries and other locations until its supply from the federal government runs out. The city’s public hospitals and clinics will continue indefinitely to provide low-cost or free care to the estimated 200,000 uninsured people in the city, as it does for other illnesses. “Covid-related health care is going to start looking a lot more like all the other health care we receive, which involves health insurance for people who have it, and turning to our safety-net health care system for people who don’t,” said Rima Oken, director of policy for the New York City Health Department’s disease control division, at a panel hosted last week by the Pandemic Response Institute.

☆ In San Francisco, a Home Theater That Also Makes Guests Feel at Home
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Rima Suqi | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Enter Kendall Wilkinson, a San Francisco-based interior designer who had worked with this client for almost two decades on both this 7,500-square-foot Pacific Heights home and another in Honolulu, Hawaii. “This was originally a chopped-up space with a bedroom, kitchen and closet,” Ms. Wilkinson says. With a wall of windows, there is plenty of natural light to flood the approximately 1,000-square-foot space when not in use as a cinema, providing views of the garden and the San Francisco Bay beyond. When it is in use, the Roman shades and draperies are drawn and lighting dimmed to create a home-theater experience. In the end, says Ms. Wilkinson, “there’s a lot going on in a very small space.”

☆ Britain says Microsoft's 'Call of Duty' deal could harm gamers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Paul Sandle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Activision games "Call of Duty" are pictured in a store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File PhotoSummarySummary Companies Deal raises concerns- regulatorAcquisition threatens Xbox and PlayStation rivalryMicrosoft says committed to addressing concernsLONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain's antitrust regulator said Microsoft's (MSFT.O) $69-billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) could harm gamers by weakening the rivalry between Xbox and Sony's PlayStation. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the deal could result in higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation for millions of gamers, as well as stifling competition in the growing cloud gaming market. In December, the United States moved to block the deal, citing Microsoft's record of hoarding valuable gaming content. Microsoft, which has pledged to keep "Call of Duty" on PlayStation, said it would address the CMA's concerns.

☆ Microsoft's $69 billion Activision takeover in doubt as UK regulator raises competition concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The British competition regulator says Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard could harm competition in the U.K. gaming market and that it may move to block the deal. The Competition and Markets Authority published a provisional decision on the deal Wednesday, stating the takeover raises competition concerns and may result in higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation. This "could substantially reduce the competition between Xbox and PlayStation in the UK, in turn harming UK gamers," the watchdog added. Activision Blizzard shares were down 3.4% in U.S. pre-market trading Wednesday, following the CMA announcement. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick also sent an internal memo to employees Wednesday, saying that the company was "confident that the law – and the facts – are on our side."

☆ UK competition regulator warns Microsoft’s Activision deal could harm millions of gamers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard could harm competition by letting Microsoft restrict Activision’s video games to proprietary platforms such as Xbox, UK officials said Wednesday, in the latest challenge to the tech giant’s blockbuster acquisition. The UK’s competition regulator said the proposed deal, which would make Microsoft (MSFT) the world’s third-largest video game publisher, could hurt tens of millions of gamers in the country by leading to higher prices or fewer choices. The provisional finding by the UK Competition and Markets Authority is another sign of growing opposition to the deal by antitrust regulators worldwide. In December, the US Federal Trade Commission sued to block the acquisition over similar claims, and the European Union is also evaluating the deal. Cloud gaming services grant players access to video games without the need for downloading the games to a local PC or console.

☆ We spoke with more than 50 CEOs, billionaires, execs, and government officials in Davos. Here are our 4 biggest takeaways.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Matt Turner | Cadie Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Insider's Matt Turner and Cadie Thompson share their biggest takeaways from the World Economic Forum. More than 1,500 business leaders descended on Davos in the Swiss Alps last week for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting. The week of Davos, Alphabet published an explainer on its approach to AI signed by execs including CEO Sundar Pichai. "With every technology, there is good and then there's bad," Rima Qureshi, Verizon's chief strategy officer, told Insider. Several of those who spoke with Insider highlighted the need for much-greater collaboration among companies — and a willingness to experiment.

☆ 'Transformative, fascinating': Here's what top executives at Davos are saying about ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Cadie Thompson | Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Buzzy AI chatbot, ChatGPT, has only been open to the public for a few weeks. Here's what top executives are saying about the technology at the World Economic Forum. Here's what top executives have been saying:Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEOCoursera's CEO said ChatGPT is a mind-blowing "game changer" in an interview with Insider. Peggy Johnson, Magic Leap CEOJohnson told Insider she thought ChatGPT was "definitely a transformative technology." Becky Frankiewicz, ManpowerGroup CCO and presidentFrankiewicz said the chatbot was "super fascinating" and she had been experimenting with it to write job descriptions.

☆ Here's what top executives at Davos are saying about a recession. Many can see silver linings.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Ryan Hogg | Cadie Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Executives at Davos weighed in on the likelihood and severity of a recession in 2023. Most expect the US to have a shallow recession, but Europe and elsewhere could be hit harder. I think there's going to be a lot of uncertainty. "And that means it's time to really think about hunkering down and focusing on what's important, and really focusing on the fundamentals, which is what we are doing within the company." We will do better if there's a recession – at least if there's a recession with unemployment."

☆ Why 2022 is the year of the espresso martini
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN Business —It might be 2022, but people are still ordering espresso martinis like it’s the 90s. The espresso martini has even displaced the classic Manhattan, a bourbon-based cocktail, in the top 10. “The elegance of the espresso martini elevates your cocktail experience at a bar or restaurant, and it also serves as an impressive after-dinner cocktail when entertaining guests at home.”2022 was the year of the espresso martini. Adobe StockThe espresso martini is a mix of vodka, coffee liqueur and espresso. Espresso martinis have also made the 86-year-old brand more appealing to younger drinkers, according to Rima Sawaya, Kahlúa’s brand director.

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