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☆ Why Malbon Golf welcomed the ‘sweatergate’ social media firestorm
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

The couple’s lifestyle brand, Malbon Golf, had been swept into a social media storm by an eye-catching Masters outfit donned by ambassador and former world No. Nicolas Malinauskas/Malbon GolfStarsThe duo launched Malbon Golf in 2017, with Stephen’s anthropomorphic ball character “Buckets” taking center stage as the brand’s logo. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images Tom Holland: Part-time web-slinger, full-time golf swinger -- the "Spider-Man" lead is a self-confessed golf addict. Warren Little / Getty Images Stephen Curry: The three-point king of the NBA is also a highly-proficient par-three shooter. Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesFor Malbon Golf, it is simply the latest step in its aim to “condition” the golf world into accepting new styles in the game.

Persons: Stephen, Erica Malbon, Jason Day, Erica, Frank151, —, ’ ”, “, ’ ” Stephen, Nicolas Malinauskas, it’s, ” Erica, “ We’re, — there’s, ” Stephen, ”, Jimmy Choo, Dre, Vince Sirico, Justin Timberlake, Travis Scott, Q, Justin Bieber, Bieber, …, ’, That’s, ” Adam Sandler, Sandler, Gilmore, Shooter McGavin, Christopher McDonald, Al Messerschmidt, Michael Jordan, Davis, Jordan, Isaac Brekken, JT strutting, Matt Sullivan, Catherine Zeta, Jones, Michael Douglas, Douglas, Ross Kinnaird, Tom Brady, Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Carmen Mandato, Orlando Ramirez, Jessica Alba, tross, Xaume Olleros, Niall Horan, There's, Tom Holland, Warren Little, Stephen Curry, Isaiah Vazquez, Celine Dion, René Angélil, Dion, Sam Levi, Miles Teller, Alice Cooper, Cooper, Kathryn Newton, Newton, Ezra Shaw, Sandy Young, Little, Tiger Woods, Oscar Wilde’s, Woods, Jamie Squire, Allen Iverson Organizations: CNN, “ City of Angels, ”, Nike, Prince, NBA, University of North Carolina, PGA, Chicago, NFL, Mission, Getty, Management, BMW PGA, Golden State Warriors, Clarkson Creative, Club, American, Tahoe, LPGA, Ryder, Celtic, Team, April’s, Augusta National Locations: Augusta , Georgia, Los Angeles, New York, “ City, Florida, British, Alba, Hainan, AFP, Irish, Terrebonne , Quebec, American, Celtic Manor, Wales, Augusta

☆ Seafood towers, endless Honey Deuces and $100,000 suites: How the US Open lures in high-rollers and celebrities
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

These are either run by the US Open’s top sponsors or available to rent privately for prices up to $100,000. Big spenders laying down the six figures to secure a suite are companies mostly from financial, insurance and legal businesses. A cabin crew staffs the suite checking people in, and the food served inside also matches its first-class offerings, with seafood towers, champagne and caviar. The Honey Deuce cocktail is served for free in many suites at the US Open. Last year, the Dutch beer used the US Open as part of its launch of Heineken Silver, its new low-carb beer.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic, Charlize Theron, Justin Bieber, Kylie Jenner, Timothée, Ashe, Sarah Stier, ”, Shiz Suzuki, aren’t, Arthur Ashe, speck, they’re, Billie Jean King, Bryan Bedder, Al Guido, Maestro Dobel Tequila, Theron, Ariana DeBose, Katie Holmes, Lander Otegui, Theron “, Otegui, Paloma, Charlize Theron sips, John Angelillo, Zendaya, Bieber, Haley, Nicole Kidman, Aaron Judge, Nicola Coughlin, Essa Sulaiman Ahmad, “, ” Ahmad, Nathan Congleton, Honey, ” Aleco Azqueta, Goose, Zach Braff, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, ” Azqueta, Bob Lynch, ” Lynch, Joe Keery, Craig Barritt, ” Pattie Falch, Silver, Taylor Fritz, Morgan Riddle Organizations: New, New York CNN, United States Tennis Association, American Express, ”, England’s Wimbledon, US, Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, San Francisco 49ers, CNN, Daily Mail, Maestro, UPI, Emirates Airline, Emirates, Yankees, Emirates ’, NBA, NBC, Getty, Bacardi, Heineken, Heineken “, Heineken Silver Locations: New York, Montauk, Bridgehampton, Queens —, Covid, Canada, ” Emirates

The biggest chunk – about $1.9 million – was spent by Trump’s campaign and fundraising committees on a Trump-owned company that operates his jet. Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Trump’s campaign, said that “committees are paying the fair market rate for all venues and services” provided by Trump businesses. The dynamic of candidates shelling out thousands on Trump’s businesses while vying for his endorsement – which can make or break Republican campaigns – is an example of how politics has boosted his businesses’ bottom line. About 150 congressional candidates have reported spending campaign funds at Trump businesses, including some Democrats in the years before his first presidential bid. Walker’s campaign spent a total of nearly $215,000 at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s West Palm Beach golf club and his Las Vegas hotel.

Persons: Donald Trump, Bernie Moreno, who’d, wasn’t, glitzy, Trump, spender, who’ve, Moreno, Herschel Walker, Kari Lake, Trump’s, Karoline Leavitt, –, “ He’s, ”, Daniel Weiner, Brennan, New Jersey Sen, Robert Menendez’s, Delaware Sen, Chris Coons, Joe Biden, Jeff Dean, AP Moreno, J.D, Vance, ” Moreno, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr, David B, Cohen, ” Cohen, Reagan McCarthy, “, Walker’s, Walker, Scott Paradise, Sean Rayford, spenders, Lake, John Gibbs of, Vernon Jones of, Kathleen Clark, St . Louis, ” Leavitt, It’s, Weiner, ” Weiner, Lara Trump, hawking, Donald Trump's Mar, Joe Raedle, MAGA, Laurence Leamer, Lago, Leamer, ” Leamer, “ It’s, Steve Contorno, Kyung Lah, Alex Leeds Matthews, Alayna Treene Organizations: CNN, Ohio’s Senate, Trump’s, Florida, Republican, Republicans, GOP, Trump, Georgia Senate, Arizona, Mar, Republican Party, New, Trump National Golf Club, Ohio Senate, Senate, Twitter, University of Akron, Las, Former Republican, The Washington Post, Washington University, Super, TAG Air, Inc, Boeing, “ Trump Force, Brennan, Republican National Committee, RNC, Fund, National Republican Congressional, White Locations: Ohio’s, Lago, Georgia, Trump, New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware, Florida, Vandalia , Ohio, Ohio, Cleveland, Palm Beach, Las Vegas, Arizona, Majewski, John Gibbs of Michigan, Vernon Jones of Georgia, Mar, St ., Palm Beach , Florida, American

☆ Real Estate Status Symbol: New Home From Your Favorite Luxury Brand
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

This spring, the company unveiled plans for Pagani Residences, a 70-unit condo development in Miami's North Bay Village. Beyond automakers, there's a growing list of luxury brands hoping to use real estate to turn their cultural cachet into cold, hard cash. New York's five-star Sherry-Netherland Hotel began welcoming long-term residents almost a century ago, and since then roughly 700 branded residences have graced skylines around the world. But when it comes to branded residences, there are real selling points for buyers. The Elle project may seem out of left field, but Itani told me he's talking with another publication interested in making similar inroads.

Persons: carmaker Pagani, Pagani, Carlo Dipasquale, Aston Martin, Carbone, Gabbana, Elle, Sherry, we've, that's, Itani, Drake, Giorgio Armani, aren't, Brand, They're, they're, Laura Steinbruckner, Ferrari, Rob Sykes, WATG, hadn't, Cipriani, they've Organizations: Pagani Residences, Mercedes, Benz, Porsche, Bentley, Global, Condo, Brands, Carlton, Nobu, Peruvian, Armani Casa, South Florida —, Villa Miami, Major Food Group, Gabbana, Hilton, Fiat, Apple Locations: Bay, South Florida, Miami, Miami Beach, Dubai, London, New York, Netherland, Spain, Toronto, homebuilding, Plenty, Villa

☆ Why Ibiza is having a fashion moment once again
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Suyin Hayes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —There are two rather different perceptions of the Balearic island of Ibiza near Spain. “Today, (Ibizan style) still persists and is absolutely recognizable anywhere in the world.”Fashion brand Reformation dedicated their latest summer collection to Ibiza. ReformationAs well as on-island boutiques such as Annie’s Ibiza and Vicente Ganesha, Ibiza style is celebrated by Loewe’s creative director Jonathan Anderson, who grew up vacationing in Ibiza, and since 2017, has spearheaded a high end collaboration between the luxury house and another legendary local institution Paula’s boutique. “When the pandemic happened, there was a chance to reframe what Ibiza was about: slow travel, wellness and mindfulness,” Fonner said. “I don’t really think (Ibiza) has gained popularity in recent years; I believe it has always been popular artistically,” she said.

Persons: Gala Mora, Freddie Mercury, Grace Jones, Bob Marley, ” Mora, ”, Vicente Ganesha, Jonathan Anderson, Shane Fonner, ” Fonner, ‘, Assouline, biennal, Sergio Sancho, Oriol, Oriol Maspons Sancho, Sancho, “, Irene de Andres, Mora Organizations: CNN, “, L.E.R, Enric, Contemporary Art Museum Locations: Balearic, Ibiza, Spain, North America, Bohemia, Agrotourism, Spanish, Madrid

☆ Miss USA: Alma Cooper of Michigan crowned, capping tumultuous year of pageant controversy
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The show featured no explicit references to the controversy, though Gankiewicz described her unexpected three-month stint as Miss USA as “the most unique reign in history.”Alma Cooper onstage with former Miss USA titleholder Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii. Miss USA president Laylah Rose released a statement at the end of May, reported by the Los Angeles Times, refuting Voigt’s allegations. Judges included shoe designer Jojo Bragais and former Miss USA titleholders Carole Gist and Lu Parker. Sunday marked the first Miss USA pageant to take place since its owner, the Miss Universe Organization, lifted a longstanding age restriction banning women over 28 from participating. Cooper will now go onto compete in the Miss Universe 2024 contest, which will be held in Mexico later this year.

Persons: Alma Cooper, Kentucky’s Connor Perry, Oklahoma’s Danika Christopherson, ”, ” Cooper, Savannah, Utah’s Noelia Voigt, Voigt’s, —, UmaSofia Srivastava, Gankiewicz, ” Alma Cooper, Gilbert Flores, Voigt, “, ” Voigt, ” Srivastava, Barbara, Laylah Rose, Chelsea Lauren, Shutterstock, Garcelle, Keltie Knight, Jojo Bragais, Carole Gist, Lu Parker, Kristina Johnson of, Maryland’s Bailey Anne Kennedy, Shavana Clarke, Addie Carver, Stephanie Skinner, Carver, Cooper Organizations: CNN, US Army, Miss USA, Stanford University, Latina, United States Army, Miss Teen USA, Instagram, Miss, Morning, Miss Universe Organization, Los Angeles Times, Garcelle Beauvais, Housewives, Beverly Hills, Miss Teen Locations: Savannah Gankiewicz, Hawaii, Miss USA, Los Angeles , California, “, California, Kristina Johnson of Arizona, Montana , North Dakota, Maryland, Indiana, Shavana Clarke of Connecticut, Mississippi, Mexico

☆ I spent 2 months renovating my van for $12,500. Here are 10 of my biggest regrets.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Abigail Robertson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewWhen 2020 hit with all of its uncertainties, I knew there was no better time to start van life. I wanted to hit the road as soon as possible while keeping costs low, so I went with a smaller van. Next time, I'm investing in a van with 4-wheel driveI'm always hesitant to off-road in my van. AdvertisementSpreading out the build would've given me more rest days — I took exactly two days off — and peace of mind. Now, I see a van build as an ongoing expense, like rent, that I'm always saving for and investing in rather than a one-time purchase.

Persons: —, I've, I'd, Abigail Robertson, I'm Organizations: Service, Ford Transit Connect, Business, Mercedes Sprinter, Ford Transit Locations: Ohio, California

☆ Miss Teen USA 2024: Addie Carver of Mississippi wins controversy-hit beauty pageant
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Addie Carver of Mississippi was named Miss Teen USA on Thursday, assuming a title that has stood vacant since the previous winner’s highly controversial resignation in May. Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesYear of scandalThe Miss USA organization, which operates both pageants, was thrown into disarray when Voigt stepped down in May. Miss USA president Laylah Rose released a statement at the end of May, reported by the Los Angeles Times, refuting Voigt’s allegations. Unlike in Miss USA, the teen competition’s first runner-up, Stephanie Skinner, declined to take on the title, which instead remained vacant. Mental health strugglesOpen to applicants aged 14 to 19, the annual Miss Teen USA contest celebrates “beauty, brains and confidence,” according to its official website.

Persons: Addie Carver, Carver, ” Georgia’s Ava Colindres, Arizona’s Rachael Mclaen, Utah’s Noelia Voigt, UmaSofia Srivastava, —, Voigt, Srivastava, Savannah Gankiewicz, Rachel Lindsay, Justin Sylvester, Kevin Winter, “, ”, Barbara Srivastava, Laylah Rose, Stephanie Skinner, Francia Raisa, Rylee Arnold, ” Carver Organizations: CNN, Miss Teen USA, Miss USA, Miss Teen, USA, Miss, Peacock, Miss Universe Organization, Los Angeles Times, “ Locations: Mississippi, Los Angeles, Miss USA, Los Angeles , California

☆ Why Silicon Valley Is Going to War Against the Media, Journalists
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Just 20 years ago journalists covered the tech industry "like it didn't matter, like it was this hobbyist, interesting, plucky thing." The pro-tech media gives tech's main characters the chance to write their way back to the original storyline. Trae Stephens, a partner at Founders Fund, described Pirate Wires as a kind of daily affirmation for Silicon Valley. Related storiesTrae Stephens, a partner at Founders Fund, described Pirate Wires as a kind of daily affirmation for Silicon Valley. Of the members of the news media I talked to about pro-tech media, some were backhandedly laudatory.

Persons: Mike Solana, Solana, Peter Thiel, —, David Sacks, Jason Calacanis, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Friedberg, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, There's, Coogan, John Coogan, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andreessen, they're, Balaji Srinivasan, Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump's, Tyler Le, Sam Bankman, Warren Buffett, Trae Stephens, Andreessen, Palmer Luckey, It's, Dick Lucas, Lucas, Joe Rogan, Kamala, Stephens, Packy McCormick, Taylor Lorenz, Ryan Mac, Kevin Roose, Jesse Singal —, Casey Newton, Casey isn't, Casey, Newton, Erik Torenberg, Anthony Fauci, Ellen Pao, Katherine Maher, George Soros, Joe Biden, Chesa Boudin, Boudin, Gavin Newsom, Palihapitiya, Sacks, Trump, JD Vance, Brian Merchant, Ben Smith, Eric Newcomer, he's, Lulu Cheng Meservey, Balaji Srinivasan's, Zoë Bernard Organizations: Fund, Tech, Founders Fund, Apple, Elon, Elite, Sequoia Capital, Pirate, Penguin Group, Big Tech, Card Industry, Washington Post, TechCrunch, Media, NPR, Google, Disney, Twitter, Republican National Convention, Bloomberg, monetization, San, Business Locations: San Francisco, Substack, Silicon Valley, New York, Silicon, Solana, Miami, Francisco, California, Los Angeles

☆ Trump Can’t Help Himself. Will That Help Him Win?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Jess Bidgood | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A call with Vice President Kamala Harris struggled to reassure major donors that there was little to worry about. More than 25 million people watched former President Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention. The delegates in front of former President Trump were euphoric. Everyone there, from the show runners to Hulk Hogan to Melania Trump, had nailed their role in a glitzy production aimed at returning Trump to the real Oval Office. “I’d better finish strong,” Trump said, nearly 45 minutes into his acceptance speech.

Persons: Biden, Kamala Harris, Trump’s, Trump, Hulk Hogan, Melania Trump, “ I’d, ” Trump Organizations: Republican National Convention, Trump Locations: Milwaukee

☆ CIA Director Bill Burns says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is facing growing pressure from his own commanders to end Gaza war
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Alex Marquardt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —The CIA has assessed that the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, is coming under increased pressure from his own military commanders to accept a ceasefire deal and end the war with Israel, CIA Director Bill Burns told a closed-door conference on Saturday, according to a source who attended. The increased pressure on Sinwar comes as Hamas and Israel have agreed to a framework deal that that President Joe Biden laid out at the end of May. That’s what US officials have said is being used as the basis to an agreement to end the fighting. Of the three most senior Hamas leaders in Gaza, Israel is believed to have found and killed just one: Marwan Issa, the second in command of the military wing. There are still “tough issues to resolve,” a source familiar with the talks told CNN after Burns’ meetings in Doha.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Bill Burns, Burns, Khan Younis, Burns –, Biden, –, Joe Biden, Saturday Burns, Benjamin Netanyahu, ” Biden, ”, Marwan Issa, Mohammed Deif, Deif, Israel, Netanyahu, there’s “ Organizations: CNN, CIA, Sinwar, Hamas, Allen & Company, titans, Gaza’s Ministry of Health, Israel, Associated Press Locations: Gaza, Israel, Sun Valley , Idaho, That’s, Qatar, Egypt, Israeli, Tel Aviv, Sinwar, Doha

☆ 2 managers at the World Economic Forum, which hosts the glitzy Davos conference, said the N-word in front of staff: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Two World Economic Forum managers used the N-word in recent years, employees told The Wall Street Journal. AdvertisementTwo managers at the World Economic Forum used a racist word in front of employees in recent years, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. According to the Journal, which interviewed more than 80 current and former employees, employees faced gender discrimination and racism, among other issues, at the Switzerland-based nonprofit. Best known for its annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, the nonprofit brings together top voices in government, business, and research. Staffed by about a thousand employees, the Forum brought in more than $400 million in 2022-2023, per its annual report.

Persons: — Organizations: Economic, Wall Street, Service, Street, Business Locations: Switzerland, Davos

☆ Putin getting tight with Kim Jong Un could be as big of a problem for China as it is for the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Last week, Putin visited North Korea for the first time in 24 years. AdvertisementSouth Korea's 24-hour Yonhapnews TV shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program on a TV at Yongsan Railroad Station in Seoul. The closeness of Russia and North Korea leaves Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a rather odd spot as well. AdvertisementNow, that's seemingly only going to grow as the US and its allies watch North Korea and Russia more closely. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Persons: —, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, it's, Putin, Kim Jae, Joe Biden isn't, Xi Jinping, Victor Cha, Joe Biden, SAUL LOEB, Kim, Donald Trump, Cha, they'll, Li Jian, Kristina Kormilitsyna, Kurt Campbell, Campbell Organizations: Service, North, Business, Getty, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Getty Images, UN, South, KCNA, REUTERS, Democratic People's, Council, Foreign Relations Locations: Ukraine, China, Korea, North Korea, Pyongyang, Russia, North, Yongsan, Seoul, North Korea's, United States, Asia, Nusa Dua, Bali, Getty Images Beijing, People's Republic of China, Beijing, Korean, South Korea, Japan, DPRK, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Russian, Sputnik, Northeast Asia

☆ Silvano Marchetto, Owner of Glitzy Greenwich Village Trattoria, Dies at 77
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Alex Vadukul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Silvano Marchetto, an Italian-born restaurateur whose Greenwich Village trattoria, Da Silvano, became a star-studded canteen and a Page Six fixture over four decades, died on June 4 in Florence, Italy. Akin to a downtown Elaine’s, Da Silvano, which opened in 1975, was one of New York’s reigning haunts for the art, fashion, media and film crowds. And Mr. Marchetto, a hard-living Tuscan who parked his Ferrari ornamentally outside his establishment, was its rustic host and mascot. He wore Hawaiian shirts and yellow pants, and his wrists were covered in silver bracelets and jewelry. Before social media democratized the public’s access to the lives of celebrities, tabloids like The New York Post and The Daily News relied on Da Silvano as a source of juicy gossip.

Persons: Silvano Marchetto, Da Silvano, Leyla Marchetto, Akin, Da, Marchetto, Rihanna, Barry Diller, Patti Smith, wheedled Organizations: Ferrari, New York Post, The Daily Locations: Italian, Greenwich, Florence, Italy, Elaine’s

☆ Where Parisians Escape to for Secret Beaches and Oyster Cabanas
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Kate Maxwell | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

T’s monthly travel series, Flocking To, highlights places you might already have on your wish list, sharing tips from frequent visitors and locals alike. Sign up here to find us in your inbox once a month, and to receive our weekly T List newsletter. A sandy, 15-mile spit that reaches across Arcachon Bay like a protective arm, Lège-Cap Ferret, on France’s western coast, is that country’s answer to New York’s Montauk, albeit dialed back a decade or two. Hotels are of the charming rather than luxury variety, while bicycles, vintage Citroëns and Mini Mokes outnumber Range Rovers and sports cars. And oyster cabanes, offering shellfish (an estimated 60 percent of the oysters consumed in France derive from the Arcachon Bay), white wine and not much else, serve as the local canteens.

Persons: Ferret, Cap Ferrat, Philippe Starck, ”, Guillaume Canet, Marion Cotillard Organizations: Rovers Locations: tlist@nytimes.com, Arcachon, Paris, Bordeaux, France

☆ Biden vs. Trump: The 2024 presidential race turns to candidates’ bids for Black voters and the Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Bitter tensions are escalating between Joe Biden and Donald Trump over race and the future of the Supreme Court as they gear up for the most critical presidential debate clash in years. This is why Trump spent Saturday in Michigan, seeking to take advantage of signs of waning enthusiasm for Biden among Black voters. According to CNN exit polls in 2020, Trump won about 1 in 10 Black voters. But a recent New York Times/Siena College poll found the ex-president winning more than 20% of Black voters in battleground states. But the Biden campaign seemed keen to show the president in an informal setting with Obama and stars including Julia Roberts and George Clooney.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, Barack Obama, Camp David, Ron Klain, Marco Rubio, Eric Schmitt of Missouri, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Byron Donalds, “ I’m, “, ”, Jasmine Harris, Obama, Jimmy Kimmel, ” Biden, ‘, kilter, Julia Roberts, George Clooney, Hunter Biden, Samuel Alito’s, he’s, Kimmel Organizations: CNN, Biden, Black, Democratic, White, Senate, Trump, Republicans, Capitol Hill, House, GOP, Saturday, Sens, Trump ”, Black Republicans, Florida Rep, Semafor, New York Times, Siena College, Los, Air Force, Sunday Locations: Trump, Europe, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Marco Rubio of Florida, Washington, Michigan, South Carolina, Detroit, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Central Park, Italy, Delaware, kilter

☆ Insider Today: Meta's manager squeeze
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Apple announced Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024. CEO Tim Cook unveiled Apple Intelligence, a generative AI system partly powered by ChatGPT (for now). Assuming Apple Intelligence works as intended, there will be even more reason to switch to or stay with Apple. Add it all together, and, as Linette Lopez writes, Apple may be the one Big Tech company getting AI right.

Persons: —, there's, Jimmy Donaldson, Justin Sullivan, Apple, Tim Cook, Katie Notopoulos, OpenAI, Linette Lopez, Alyssa Powell, Fitch, it's, Abercrombie, Mark Zuckerberg, Michel Shvo Patrick McMullan, Chelsea Jia Feng, Michael Shvo, Shvo, he's, Grace J, Kim, Gen Zers, There's, isn't, Z Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Google, Microsoft, Big Tech, Getty, Abercrombie, Fitch, GameStop Locations: cologne, New York City

☆ Hong Kong wants residents to smile more but experts warn prices and competition are bigger issues for tourism
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Guests posing for a group photo at the "Let's Go the Extra Mile" hospitality campaign launch ceremony at the Central Government Office in Hong Kong on June 3, 2024. In response, the Hong Kong government launched a campaign – titled "Let's Go the Extra Mile" – encouraging frontline staff and members of the public to demonstrate good hospitality and "reinforce Hong Kong's brand as the best tourism destination." Hong Kong's currency is pegged to the U.S. dollar, which has helped the city's status as an international financial center. "Both have become equal problems for Hong Kong," he said. While the city's borders were closed during the pandemic, nearby Shenzhen continued to develop into a top-tier Chinese city, Lee said.

Persons: Long, John Lee, Hong Kongers, Allan Zeman, Lan, Kwai, Zeman, mainlanders, Simon Lee Siu, Lee Organizations: Central Government Office, Nurphoto, Getty, Hong, Lan Kwai Fong Group, U.S ., U.S, Sports, Tourism Bureau, HK, Pacific Institute of Business, Chinese University of Hong, Shenzhen Locations: Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Hong, Japan, Asia, Chinese University of Hong Kong

☆ Saudi Arabia looking to China for a lifeline for its futuristic city could mean trouble for the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at how Saudi Arabia is courting Chinese investors for help with its massive, futuristic city facing financial issues. NeomSaudi Arabia's dreams of a futuristic city are turning into a financial nightmare, and one of its solutions could spell trouble for the US. Since 2017, the Kingdom has touted big plans for the desert megacity Neom . AdvertisementThe city plans to heavily use renewable energy, a key area of focus for China as it digs itself out of its economic hole . But a soft real estate market and a trail of angry business partners and customers are threatening to thwart his big plans .

Persons: —, Prince Mohammed bin Salman's, Neom's, hasn't, Tom Porter, Prince, Aaron Weiner's, Weiner, Justin Sullivan, it's, they'd, Tyler Le, Giovanna Ventola, Michael Shvo, Shvo, Tesla, Jose Uribe, Sen, Bob Menendez, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover, Annie Smith, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, UEFA, Business, Neom, US, International Monetary Fund, Bank of America, Apple, Apple Intelligence, OpenAI, Amazon, Bonnaroo Music, Arts Festival, Post Malone Locations: Saudi Arabia, Neom, Saudi, Kingdom, China, Gaza, New York, London

☆ Luxury developer Michael Shvo has big plans. Bitter disputes and a soft real estate market threatens to thwart them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Amid the whirlwind of activity, the 51-year old, Israel-born executive has presented himself as a real estate visionary with a personal preference for all-black attire and a taste for luxury brands. BVK recently hired the residential brokerage firm Corcoran Group to complete a market study of the Fifth Avenue project, a person who viewed the report said. Miller noted he did not have direct knowledge of the situation at 685 Fifth Avenue. At 685 Fifth Avenue, he recently marked down prices for some of the units. In contrast, the Shore Club, which is being built by the New York real estate developer Steve Witkoff just a few hundred yards away from the Raleigh has pre-sold briskly.

Persons: —, Michael Shvo, Shvo, Peter Marino, Norman Foster, Renzo Piano, BVK, Corcoran, Jonathan Miller, Miller Samuel, Miller, Pam Liebman, Corcoran's, Truist, Michael Lirtzman, Akuna, Lirtzman, I've, Scott Wadler, Wadler, Jed Jacobsohn, John Goodman, Diane, –, Goodman, profanely, Serdar, Shvo's, Bilgili, Deutsche Finance didn't, Alex Miranda, I'm, Steve Witkoff, Morgan Chase Organizations: Service, Bayerische, Deutsche Finance, Business, GFI, Group, Shvo, Wabash, Akuna, Colliers, Wabash –, Raleigh, Core, New York State, Noë, Associates, West, Bilgili, BVK, Shore Club, New Locations: New York, Manhattan's Plaza, Los Angeles, Miami Beach, Raleigh, Israel, Wilshire, LA, Manhattan, Chicago, Miami, Paris, South Florida, San Francisco, Manhattan's, Turkish, BVK, Wabash, Shvo, Munich

☆ Luxury developer Michael Shvo has big plans. Bitter disputes and a soft real estate market threaten to thwart them.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

☆ The US has a rich drag history. Here’s why the art form will likely outlast attempts to restrict it
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Most of those efforts failed, but they have fueled harmful rhetoric around drag performers and the art form itself. Barbara Alper/Getty ImagesDrag has become increasingly visible in recent years through mainstream shows like “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and popular public events such as drag brunches, drag bingo and drag queen story hours, in which drag performers read children’s books to young audiences, often at libraries. Pickle reads from a book during the Drag Queen Story Hour program at a Los Angeles library in 2019. These lawmakers falsely claim that drag performers “groom” or sexualize children, of which there is also no evidence. It’s why Alaska Thunderf**k, the blonde bouffanted winner of the second season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” first got into drag – to make art that wasn’t bound by rules.

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☆ ‘This Is Going to Be Painful’: How a Bold A.I. Device Flopped
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Tripp Mickle | Erin Griffith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Days before gadget reviewers weighed in on the Humane Ai Pin, a futuristic wearable device powered by artificial intelligence, the founders of the company gathered their employees and encouraged them to brace themselves. Humane’s founders, Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri, were right. In April, reviewers brutally panned the new $699 product, which Humane had marketed for a year with ads and at glitzy events like Paris Fashion Week. The Ai Pin was “totally broken” and had “glaring flaws,” some reviewers said. Other potential buyers have emerged, though talks have been casual and no formal sales process has begun.

Persons: Ai Pin, Bethany Bongiorno, Imran Chaudhri, Humane Organizations: HP, Tidal Partners

☆ Copa America stadiums and host cities guide: What to know, food, drinks, trivia and transportation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Elias Burke | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +28 min

How to get there using public transportation: CapMetro, the public transportation provider in Austin, increases service on matchdays and the stadium is generally accessible from most parts of the city. How to get there using public transportation: MARTA, a city-wide rail and bus system, provides two stops on the stadium’s doorstep. @ArrowheadEats is a useful resource on X that tracks all the newest and tastiest options at the Kansas City stadium. How to get there using public transportation: There is no public transportation system to the stadium, so you will need to drive or take a taxi. How to get there using public transportation: Unfortunately, there is little infrastructure to service fans planning to visit the stadium on public transportation.

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☆ Dubai Mall, one of the world's largest, is getting even bigger with a $400 million expansion
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A view of the street near the Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 29, 2023. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Dubai Mall, one of the largest malls in the world, is set to get even bigger with a planned expansion that will cost an estimated 1.5 billion dirhams ($408 million). Spanning 12 million square feet of floor space, the mall is also connected to the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper. The mall's developer, Emaar Properties this week announced the building's expansion plan, which will add 240 new luxury stores and food and drink venues. "The new Dubai Mall expansion is a great addition to one of the most visited sites in the world," Mohamed Alabbar, Emaar founder, said in a statement.

Persons: Mohamed Alabbar Organizations: United Arab Emirates, SEGA Locations: Dubai, United Arab, DUBAI, Burj, UAE, Ukraine

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