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Gucci designer Sabato De Sarno showed the brand’s 2025 Cruise collection in London this week (Dazed / Gucci)

🔼 Copper. Futures for the base metal hit a record high, thanks to a global rush to build data centers, and the continued electrification of the global economy »»

🔽 Middle management? At Google I/O, the company introduced ‘AI Teammate,’ powered by Gemini. Some think it could replace senior employees/managers »»

💬 “We challenge you to find a better burger and sauce experience.” Pizza Hut is getting into the burger business »»

🛫 Visit the ‘Mykonos of Spain’ while you can. A picturesque Menorcan fishing village threatens to close to tourists amid overcrowding »»

👗 Gucci Cruise 2025 was “a love letter to London” »»

🤖 10 must watch OpenAI GPT-4o demos »»

💎 Inside the Ritz-Carlton’s new luxury cruise liner »»

Flying private may be cheaper than you think. Click through and scroll down to browse a continually updated list of discounted, emoty leg routes across Europe and North America

A new reality show called “Buying London” premieres on Netflix next week (Netflix) 

Check out the 19 best work bags for women that are both chic and practical »»

Carbone’s coming to Mayfair »»

Google's Gmail of the future looks incredible »»

10 restaurant chains poised to become the next Chipotle »»

Fallout between the Maldives and India is ‘absolutely’ benefiting Sri Lanka, says tourism minister »»

Brad Pitt’s F1 movie could be the most expensive film ever made, more than Avatar and Jurassic World »»

Apple looks kind of ridiculous right now. While Google and OpenAI introduced impressive AI assistants this month, Apple rolled out new iPads »»

The biggest differences between Claude and ChatGPT »»

Meanwhile: OpenAI’s co founder left the company »»

Use the 80/20 rule to purge stuff you don’t actually need »»

“Big properties. Bigger personalities.” A new reality show called Buying London is coming to Netflix next week. Expect glittering homes in Belgravia, Chelsea, Kensington, Hampstead, St John's Wood, Knightsbridge, Mayfair and Notting Hill »»

A new app called Glitter AI will let you create written documentation by just speaking and clicking around your desktop »»

Finally: A new high-speed train route linking Madrid and Lisbon will be operational by 2034 »»

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