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☆ Summer as a divorced parent goes too fast. I much prefer the school year when I see my kids more.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Isobella Jade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

One thing I didn't expect as a divorced parent is how different summer would be. The everlasting days of summer feel rushed and hurried now and then feel too long when my kids aren't with me. My kids are 11 and 9 years old, and they alternate between homes week to week during the school year. During the school year, I could visit my kids for lunch or visit them while cheering for soccer or basketball games on weekends. Before we know it, I'll ask my kids what they want to wear on the first day of school.

Persons: I'd, there's, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Astros Locations: Virginia

☆ I never stay in Las Vegas for more than 2 nights. This is my foolproof itinerary for maximizing a weekend in Sin City.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( Jill Schildhouse | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewI've been going to Las Vegas regularly since the early 2000s and have adopted a firm policy to never stay more than two nights. A well-planned weekend trip also makes it possible for travelers to use fewer PTO days — although almost half of US workers don't take all of their paid time off each year anyway. Here's how my cousin and I spent a weekend in Vegas on my most recent trip. Next, we headed to one of the highlights of any trip to Vegas: high tea at the Tea Lounge at the Waldorf. The Tea Lounge at the Waldorf Jill SchildhouseFor dinner, we headed to KYU at Fontainebleau Las Vegas for incredibly flavorful Asian-inspired and wood-fired dishes.

Persons: —, I've, Jill Schildhouse, Cheri, Martha Stewart, Dita Von Teese's, Schildhouse, brunch, KYU, Thomas Keller's, Bobby Flay's Organizations: Service, Business, Flight, Paris Hotel, Eiffel, Sala, COMO Poolside, Bellagio, Waldorf, Fontainebleau Las, Resorts, Paradox Museum Locations: Las Vegas, Sin City, Vegas, Bellagio, Bedford, Paris, Bedford , New York, COMO, Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Luxor, Caesar's

☆ 11 signs of 'over-the-top' wealth and luxury I spotted in Arizona's millionaire enclave
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The rooftop dining room at Dominick's Steakhouse in Scottsdale. When I made a reservation, I selected the rooftop dining room. "It was built as an amenity to the dining experience, something special that you don't see every day," he said. "This is the most requested dining room at Dominick's." It certainly made the upscale restaurant feel like a unique dining experience.

Persons: Joey Hadden, Jeff Mastro, Mastro Locations: Scottsdale, Dominick's, Dominnick's

☆ Flavor Flav has a new calling as hype man to the US women’s water polo team
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Now, the clock-wearing musician has found a new and unlikely calling in the sports world, offering his services as hype man for the US women’s water polo team ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics. That’s why I’m sponsoring this women’s water polo team. Steffens is a veteran of the US women's water polo team. How can we get water polo in more people’s mouths and in front of more people’s eyes as best as possible?”USA Water Polo membership almost doubled from 26,837 in 2008 to more than 50,000 in 2019, including increased participation at high school and college levels, according to USA Water Polo. However, she wants her legacy to be more than medals, records, and statistics, but making water polo “common knowledge” and “common language” among the general public.

Persons: Flav, Maggie Steffens, “, ” Steffens, Steffens, TMZ, Ronald Martinez, ”, “ It’s, you’re, I’ve, it’s, that’s, Sandy Hooper, doesn’t, ” Mark Conrad Organizations: CNN, Paris Olympics, CNN Sport, Hall of Fame, Water Polo, USA Water Polo, Olympics, US, Paris, USA, Reuters, International Olympic Committee, Games, Olympic Committees, US Olympic, Paralympic, Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, Athletics, Los Angeles Games, Boxing Locations: Paris, Instagram, Long Beach , California, California

☆ Rise of resort day passes offers travelers luxury on a budget
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Micah Washington | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Day passes at hotels and resorts offer guests access to amenities without the cost of reserving a room. Hotels and third-party partners are making day passes more readily available to help bridge the gap between travel-minded consumers and luxury prices. Luxury hotel room rates in July are expected to be 85% higher than the same month in 2019, before the Covid pandemic, according to the luxury travel company Virtuoso. Berg said day passes "give people exactly what they want" and provide a separate source of revenue for hotels. Customers who buy day passes through ResortPass often splurge on poolside or other hotel amenities more than overnight guests do, Wolf said.

Persons: Lora Bowler, Bowler, she's, Hayley Berg, Hopper, Berg, Sarah Payton, Michael Wolf, Wolf, ResortPass Organizations: The New, Booking.com, Consumers, Virgin Hotels, Empire, ResortPass, Waldorf, Astoria, JW Marriott Locations: The, The New York, U.S, Virgin Hotels New York City, Manhattan's Koreatown, Fontainebleau, ResortPass

☆ Island time: Why some resorts in the Maldives move their clocks ahead an hour
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Many resorts move their clocks at least one hour ahead of the country’s official time zone – which is five hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+5). The JW Marriott is one of four Maldives properties under the Marriott Group umbrella, alongside St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort, the Westin Maldives Miriandhoo Resort and the Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands. Video Ad Feedback Inside one of the Maldives' most luxurious resorts 02:30 - Source: CNNSoneva, another luxury resort group with multiple properties around the Maldives, also sets the clocks at its resorts an hour ahead of Male Time. Not every island resort follows island timeVideo Ad Feedback Flying with the barefoot pilots of the Maldives 02:31 - Source: CNNNot every resort in the Maldives follows island time. “Here at Kurumba Maldives we don’t use island time and never have, simply because as the first resort in the Maldives the concept of island time didn’t exist,” says Ali Farooq, resort manager at Kurumba, which opened in 1972.

Persons: Mohit Dembla, Matteo Colombo, ”, Zhilah Vego, CNN Soneva, Soneva Jani, Jani Time, Charles Morris, “, –, Regis, Ali Farooq, Marriott’s Organizations: CNN, JW, Spa, CNN Travel, Marriott, Marriott Group, St, Regis, Westin, Ritz, Carlton Maldives, GM, ” Staff, Maldives ’, butlers, Kurumba, Velana International Locations: Maldives, Greenwich, Regis Maldives, Westin Maldives, Fari Islands, Beach, Maldivian, St, Kurumba Maldives, Kurumba, Malé

☆ I got a hair transplant in Istanbul, a sanctuary for balding men. It pulled me out of a dark place.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Spencer Macnaughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Bennett, who's three years older than me and was a bit further along in the balding process, had been my hair loss mentor. But now, he was one of the growing number of men who traveled 5,000 miles to Istanbul, the global capital for hair transplant surgery. According to the Turkish Health Tourism Association, about one million people traveled to Turkey for a hair transplant in 2022, spending about $2 billion. Bennett/Spencer Macnaughton Show less Bennett lounging poolside in December 2022 , 11 months after his hair transplant. Spencer Macnaughton during his hair transplant in Istanbul Turkey Kenny Wassus/Business InsiderWhen they finally announced I was finished, it was around 10 p.m.

Persons: Bennett, Turkey —, who's, It's, poolside, what's, I'd, —, Aygin . Bennett, Spencer Macnaughton, Serkan Aygin, he'd, Kenny Wassus, Aygin, He's, they'd, Choi, you've, Istanbul Turkey Kenny Wassus, Kenny, I've, I'm Organizations: Mercedes Club, Business, Turkish Health Tourism Association, FDA, International Society of Dermatology, Turkish Airlines, Istanbul Airport Locations: midtown Manhattan, Turkey, Istanbul, Manhattan, New Jersey, Turkish, United States, New York, Istanbul Turkey, Detroit

☆ Princess Cruises is taking a page out of the ultra-luxury cruise industry with new all-inclusive, $3,000 cabins
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Princess Cruises says its new Sun Princess and upcoming Star Princess will have all-inclusive cabins. It's a stark contrast to the high-end cruise industry, where all-inclusivity is often considered the standard. In 2024, Sun Princess' Sanctuary cabins start at more than $3,000 per person for a weeklong Caribbean cruise in mid-December. Princess CruisesThe cruise line says its next ship, Star Princess, which will debut in late September 2025, will also carry the Sanctuary Collection. Following in the footsteps of high-end, all-inclusive cruise lines could be a wise decision for Princess.

Persons: who've, —, Princess, Cruises Organizations: Cruises, Service, Princess Cruises, Carnival Corp, Regent Seven Seas, Princess Premier, cabanas, MSC Cruises, HX, Hyatt, Marriott Locations: Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, Caribbean

☆ My teenage daughter and I went on vacation just the two of us. It helped us better connect.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Amy Bizzarri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewWhen I reflect on my teenage years, I remember the peer pressure, the pimples, and the sting of social awkwardness. Now, as a parent to a teenage girl, I often worry she feels the same way. I wonder if she feels like we can't connect and that I couldn't possibly relate to what she's going through. Before the trip, I asked my daughter what she thinks is appropriate phone usage while on a family vacation and we set guidelines together. It helped us better connect as mother and daughter.

Persons: —, she's, Here's, Hollywood Roosevelt Organizations: Service, Business, Sony Pictures Studios, Grauman, Hollywood, Hollywood Museum, Universal Studios Hollywood, Sony Pictures Locations: Los Angeles, Tom Sawyer's

☆ Roberto Cavalli, a Life Out Loud
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | Jacob Bernstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

His animal prints did not always originate from nature but from his own imagination, chimeras of exotic skins that telegraphed excess, sex and aspiration. If Gianni Versace was the id of Italian fashion, Mr. Cavalli made it roar, hitting mass saturation in the late nineties as an antidote to the minimalism of Jil Sander and Helmut Lang. He stepped into the vacuum created by the murder of Mr. Versace in 1997, was further buoyed by the frothy stock market, and soon, Paris Hilton was wearing him. So was Candace Bushnell, creator of “Sex and the City.” Victoria Beckham was a fan during her Posh Spice era. Little wonder he was the main sponsor of the 2004 show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute: “Wild: Fashion Untamed” — or that Ben Stiller wore Mr. Cavalli’s designs for “Zoolander,” Mr. Stiller’s fashion satire.

Persons: Roberto Cavalli, Tropez, Gianni Versace, Cavalli, Jil Sander, Helmut Lang, Versace, Paris Hilton, Candace Bushnell, Victoria Beckham, Ben Stiller, “, Mr Organizations: City, Metropolitan Museum, Art’s Costume Locations: Italian, Paris

☆ I celebrated 3 months of sobriety with an all-inclusive vacation. I fell off the wagon when I got home, but I'm trying again.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Jennifer Greenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Three months into my sobriety, I took an all-inclusive vacation. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . But, unlike the previous times I had gone on the wagon, this time, I would be doing it for myself. As I had my challenges with binge drinking in my 20s, I had avoided all-inclusive resorts since a vacation in my teens, when my brother and I were accidentally given adult bracelets and our parents turned the other cheek.

Persons: —, Grandma Bevy, I'd, pina coladas poolside, sipping, curt, hesitantly, I'm, Beverly Mendel Organizations: Service, sipping White Locations: New York, Montreal, Cana

☆ I'm a travel planner who's been to Disney World over 40 times. Here are 13 things I always do at the parks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Kari Becker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I grew up going to Disney parks every year, and now I help plan vacations there for a living. I loved organizing Disney vacations so much that I even became a travel planner at Marvelous Mouse Travels, specializing in Disney destinations. Expedition Everest is my favorite ride on the propertyI can't get enough of Expedition Everest, from the theming in the line to the exhilarating ride up the mountain. We always make a point to properly experience Magic Kingdom at nightEverything is even more magical when it's all lit up. It's such a nostalgic part of Disney for me, and my boys love to ride it as much as I do.

Persons: —, I've, you'll, Kari Becker, benedict, Nemo, we're, there's Organizations: Disney, Service, Dole, Floridian, Grand Floridian, Animal Kingdom, Animal, Magic, Thunder Mountain Railroad, Epcot, Contemporary, Yacht Locations: Florida, Magic

☆ See how the world's largest cruise ship feeds 10,000 people every day
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas ship accommodates 9,950 people: 7,600 guests and 2,350 crew. The cruise ship has over 40 restaurants, bars, and lounges. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . And for these hungry sailors, Royal Caribbean's new Icon of the Seas could be the closest thing to culinary heaven on earth (or at sea). On the new world's largest cruise ship, dining is more than just a traditional buffet and poolside grill with burgers and pizza.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Royal, Business

☆ Investors in Airbnb arbitrage business allege they were defrauded in scheme promising 'higher returns than the stock market'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Rohan Goswami Annie Palmer | Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

Airbnb told CNBC that business practices such as Agyeman's aren't permitted. Airbnb told CNBC it had no business relationship with Agyeman and had taken action to curtail his operations. Carr and other HFA investors told CNBC their frustrations were dismissed or met with legal threats. To get around Airbnb's rules, HFA instructed its investors to list their own homes, a former employee and two investors told CNBC. Airbnb told CNBC that it was rolling out a more robust verification process in the U.S. and elsewhere beginning as early as 2024.

Persons: Elham Ataeiazar Daryn Carr, Carr, Anthony Agyeman, Agyeman, HFA, they've, Agyeman haven't, Airbnb, Brian Chesky, Brendan McDermid, Reuters Carr, Thomas Hunker, Hunker, Wessel Botes, Megan Shears, Shears, It's, Kathy, she'd, copywriters, couldn't, who'd, Collin Ballard, Collin Ballard Ballard, Ballard, lister, HFA's, Agyeman's Wealthway, Wealthway, David Levine, he's, Levine, Levine didn't Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, Justice Department, FTC, CNBC, Inc, New York Stock Exchange, Reuters, Agyeman, Investors, Google, HFA, MGM, Dallas, North Locations: hustles, Covid, New York City, New York, Airbnb, HFA, Texas, Instagram, Fort Myers, Sanibel, Las Vegas, Dallas, U.S, Agyeman, Florida, North America, Botes

☆ I made $144,000 last year as a virtual assistant working flexible hours. It cured my burnout.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Ashley Couto | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThis is an as-told-to story with Rebecca Morassutti, a virtual assistant. I wanted to work remotely and have flexible hours, so I started thinking about starting an online business. I turned up my nose at virtual assisting at firstGoogling online businesses for digital nomads led me to virtual assistant, or VA, work. The moment I got back to my desk, I started looking for any virtual assistant work I could do. Getting paid to learn is my favorite part of being a virtual assistant.

Persons: —, Rebecca Morassutti, wasn’t, I'd, I've, “, I’ve Organizations: Service, Business

☆ The Link, Dubai: The UAE’s longest suspended infinity pool just opened on the world’s longest cantilever building
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The newly opened twin skyscrapers One Za’abeel are home to the world’s longest cantilever building and on it, the United Arab Emirates’ longest suspended infinity pool, which is 120 meters (393 feet) in length. The 120-meter-long (394-feet) pool at The Link is the UAE's longest suspended infinity pool. World's highest infinity pool: Dubai has another Guinness World Record to add to the pile. Courtesy Address Hotel + Resorts Two world records: The skybridge connecting the top part of Jumeirah Gate is home to luxury apartments. Courtesy Address Hotel + Resorts Bedroom: There are 217 guest rooms and suites in the hotel and close to 1,000 apartments in Address Beach Residences.

Persons: Fadi Jabri, “, it’s, Badr Benryane, “ It’s, ”, Benryane, You’re, Skypool, it's Organizations: CNN, CNN —, United, United Arab Emirates ’, Nikkei, cabanas, VIP cabanas, Resorts Zeta, Zeta Seventy, Eiffel, Covid Locations: CNN — Dubai, United Arab, Sekkei Dubai, Peruvian, loungers, Dubai, Jumeirah, Badr

☆ I rented a $365 cabana at Disney World's Typhoon Lagoon, and it was worth every penny even though it took 3 hours to book
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Megan Dubois | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I rented a cabana for a day at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon water park for $365. AdvertisementI've been going to Disney World for over 25 years, and I've been to its water parks — Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach — a few times. But during my most recent visit to Typhoon Lagoon, my family and I decided to spring for a poolside cabana. When my family and friends arrived at Typhoon Lagoon, check-in for the cabana was easyWe were stationed at Beachcomer Shack 7. AdvertisementThe time spent in the water was mostly on the lazy river, because the water park was very busy.

Persons: I've, cabana, —, Megan duBois, it's, I'd, cabanas Organizations: Service, Disney, cabana, cabanas Locations: Typhoon

☆ Miley Cyrus didn't thank her dad Billy Ray in her 2024 Grammys acceptance speech — here's what to know about the rumored family drama
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Eve Crosbie | Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Fans think there's a divide in the Cyrus family following Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus' separation. AdvertisementMiley Cyrus didn't thank her dad, Billy Ray, in her acceptance speech at the 2024 Grammys, seemingly fueling rumors that there's a rift in the Cyrus family. Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus and Tish Cyrus at the Nickelodeon Annual Kids' Choice Award in 2010. Tish Cyrus, Braison Cyrus, Noah Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Brandi Cyrus, and Miley Cyrus at the the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. Representatives for Miley, Tish, Billy Ray, Noah, Braison, Trace, and Brandi Cyrus did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Noah, Braison Cyrus didn't, Dominic Purcell, Miley, —, Miley Cyrus didn't, Billy Ray, Tish, Brandi, Maxx Morando, Braison, Baxter Neal Helson, Christopher Cody, Kristin Luckey, Miley Cyrus, Tish Cyrus, Kevin Mazur, Noah Cyrus, Firerose, Johanna Rosie Hodges, Hannah Montana, superstardom, Braison Cyrus, Brandi Cyrus, John Shearer, It's, Trace Cyrus, Jared, @noahcyrus, Braison —, Billy Ray's, Trace, @tracecyrus, Tish's nuptials, Liam Hemsworth's Organizations: Service, Nickelodeon, Los, The Recording Academy, Disney Channel, Los Angeles Times, Daily Mail Locations: Los Angeles, Cyrus's Franklin , Tennessee, Instagram, Tish, Malibu, Nashville , Tennessee, Walmart, Instagram .

☆ I'm a regular at clothing-optional resorts where you don't have to wear pants to dinner and sex-inspired decor is everywhere
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Simone Paget | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In 2017, I was invited to Temptation Cancún, an adults-only resort with tops-optional areas, with a group of journalists. Since then, I've made it a point to visit as many sex-positive, clothing-optional resorts as possible. There's also a general refrain among regulars at clothing-optional resorts: "No one knows you, and no one cares." The food is pretty good, tooPeople may not visit clothing-optional resorts for the food, but I've had some great meals over the years. But even if you're not traveling with a partner, don't sleep on the spas at clothing-optional resorts.

Persons: I've, Desire Pearl, Desire Maya, Simone Paget, chowing, —, they're, There's, Cancún, Cruise Locations: Negril, Jamaica

☆ I went on Norwegian's newest luxury and ultra-luxury ships targeting wealthy travelers — see how a $685 per night cruise compares to a $210 per night one
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementWhen you think of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, you probably think of its giant amusement park-like cruise ships with 10-story-tall slides, go-kart tracks, and many families. Its newest Oceania Vista ship, which debuted in May 2023, is at the higher end of the range with a 1,200-guest capacity. Regent Seven Seas Cruises — the true ultra-luxury optionThe Seven Seas Grandeur's pool was surrounded by several hot tubs. And both vessels — built without loud water slides or arcades — exude a feeling of peace and quiet not often experienced throughout larger family-friendly cruise ships . Brittany Chang/Business InsiderNCLH's mass-market eponymous brand still has more ships in its fleet than Regent Seven Seas and Oceania combined.

Persons: —, NCLH, Brittany Chang, Hermes Birkin, Bulgari, Jacques Pépin, isn't, — they're, I've, Pablo Picasso, Mark Kempa Organizations: Cruise Line Holdings, Regent Seven Seas, Regent Seven, Service, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Norwegian Cruise, Mexico itineraries, Business, Oceania, Culinary Arts, Regent Locations: Oceania, Norwegian, Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Mexico, Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, New York City, Oceania Vista, Brittany, French, France, Nicaragua, Regent Seven Seas

☆ 2023 has been an AI feeding frenzy, here are the startups that attracted the most investment this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Despite an overall slump in startup funding, 2023 saw a scramble among investors to pour money into AI and machine learning startups. And the company's star still appears to be rising, despite a messy leadership struggle that recently spilled into public view. Meanwhile OpenAI's perennial rival Anthropic attracted multi-billion dollar investments from both Google and Amazon to fund a competing AI model known as Claude. At the same time legacy companies from John Deere to accounting firm PwC played up their AI bona fides to capitalize on the hype. The list doesn't include startups who have not publicly released the amount of their funding rounds.

Persons: OpenAI, Anthropic, Claude, Databricks, John Deere, PwC, Fresh Organizations: Microsoft, Google, Alpha, Technology, Monogram, Sigma, Lambda, Helsing, Metals, Eagle Eye, Amelia, Asimov, Farmers Business, Harbinger, Prins, Silo, Mistral, Alto, AMP, Management Software, Universal, Coro, Kodiak Robotics, Aerospace, Defense, Sana, Corti, Kyte, Mitra, Tech, Boss Digital Technology, Halcyon, & $ Locations: PitchBook

☆ This company lets you visit resorts for a day, and it's my new favorite travel hack
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Monica Humphries | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I felt like I left experiencing Palm Springs — not just seeing it. AdvertisementI was itching not only to see Palm Springs, California, but to experience it. I hopped on the website where more than 15 Palm Springs resorts were listed. I could spend my day at familiar brands like the Hyatt Palm Springs or the Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs Hotel. I told the worker at the reception desk that I had booked a day pass.

Persons: ResortPass, —, Monica Humphries, Rowan, cabanas, Barbie Dreamhouse, could've Organizations: Service, Springs Locations: California, Palm Springs , California, North America, Caribbean, Palm, Springs, Cody, daybeds, El, Colorado

☆ After closed door OpenAI drama, open source AI backed by Nvidia, Eric Schmidt, could emerge winner
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Rebecca Fannin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The Hugging Face website on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. "We should encourage all companies to build on disruption-proof AI technology that only open source can offer." To be clear, big bets made on open source AI pre-date last Friday when news first broke of Sam Altman's removal as OpenAI CEO, and those bets include an open source AI model controlled by one dominant tech company, Meta Platforms ' Llama. Open source and AI governanceFormer Google CEO Eric Schmidt is behind Mistral AI, another open source rival to OpenAI's ChatGPT. A third open source AI startup, Poolside AI, recently pulled in $126 million co-led by French telecom and internet billionaire Xavier Niel and U.S. VC firm Felicis Ventures.

Persons: Gabby Jones, Eric Schmidt, Sam Altman, Microsoft —, Mike Gualtieri, Forrester, Marc Benioff, Delip Rao, Sam Altman's, Thomas Wolf, We've, Wolf, Linus Torvalds, Paul Drews, OpenAI's, Arthur Mensch, Mistral, Xavier Niel Organizations: Nvidia, Bloomberg, Getty Images Tech, Salesforce, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Twitter, Google, Meta, IBM, Intel, Sequoia Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Mistral, alums, Lightspeed Venture Partners, French, . VC, Felicis Ventures Locations: New York, France

☆ AI startups struggle to not become OpenAI's 'roadkill:' 'When you step on the court with Jordan, you don't try to beat him at his game'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

More than 300 AI founders and investors gathered earlier this week in San Francisco's Hayes Valley neighborhood for the 2nd Cerebral Valley AI Summit, co-hosted by the independent journalist Eric Newcomer and AI gaming startup Volley. Some called it an " extinction event for other AI startups ." "OpenAI can bully everyone, they can bully the talent, they can bully the competition, they can bully the term sheets. "When you step on the court with Jordan, you don't try to beat him at his game. During his panel, Warner was asked about those who took to social network X, formerly Twitter, to proclaim the death of nascent AI startups.

Persons: Eric Newcomer, —, OpenAI, Alex Pall, That's, they're, Andrew Hoh, Reid Hoffman, Hoffman, Vinod Khosla, Khosla, Jason Warner, Warner, it's, He's, he's, Poolside, Jordan Organizations: Summit, Business, Mantis Venture Capital, Microsoft Locations: San Francisco's Hayes, Paris

In early May, as Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida prepared to run for president, about a dozen right-wing social media influencers gathered at his pollster’s home for cocktails and a poolside buffet. The guests all had large followings or successful podcasts and were already fans of the governor. But Mr. DeSantis’s team wanted to turn them into a battalion of on-message surrogates who could tangle with Donald J. Trump and his supporters online. For some, however, the gathering had the opposite effect, according to three attendees who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they did not want to damage their relationships with the governor or other Republican leaders.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis’s, Donald J, Trump Locations: Florida

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