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🔼 Unruly passengers on KLM. The Dutch airline has seen “a 100% increase in unruly passenger numbers compared to 2019” »»

🔽 Second-hand Range Rovers’ value in the UK. They’re too easy to steal, and too expensive to insure »»

💬 “Overall financial knowledge and skills could be improved significantly.” A new report suggests many European adults lack the skills needed to understand and navigate challenging financial situations »»

🛫 Browse Condé Nast Traveller’s Best Hotels and Resorts in the World: the 2024 Gold List is out »» Zoom in: 2 London hotels made the list »»

👗 Jennifer Aniston is TV's ultimate quiet luxury icon »»

💎 An art and designer furniture-filled Dubai mega-mansion designed by a Norman Foster protégé is going to auction next month »» 

London’s hottest startups »»

You'll never guess what New Balance's first fragrances smell like »»

Annie Hathaway’s “quiet luxury” living room signals a big 2024 trend »»

French home buyers are considering Brittany over the Côte d’Azur as temperatures rise. Brittany, on France’s Northern coast, offers a mild climate all year round, plus pristine Atlantic beaches »»

Related: 11 French interior designers to follow on Instagram, according to L'Officiel magazine »» Zoom in: These 8 trends will define 2024 interiors, according to 1stDibs »»

The problem with today’s AI isn’t it thinking for itself; it’s the tech telling humans whatever we want to hear »»

Farfetch has been bought by the South Korean e-commerce group Coupang as part of a last-minute rescue deal for the struggling online luxury retailer »»

And: Japan's Nippon Steel is to acquire U.S. Steel for US$14.9b »»

A new app called Flowla provides “digital sales rooms that wow buyers” »»

Singapore Airlines is going to start flying into Gatwick, bringing its weekly London connections to 33 —or nearly 5 per day »»

Also: This past Summer, Air India placed the single largest aircraft order ever. They followed that up with a new logo, new crew uniforms, and now: a new website. Tata, a Mumbai conglomerate, bought the airline in 2022 promising big changes »»

Check out the 10 most expensive cars sold at auction in 2023 »»

And: Wallpaper magazine’s top 10 cars of the year »» 

Also: Hyundai will reportedly sell 70 street-legal examples of its dreamy angular EV sports car »»

Energy drinks are out of control »»

Adobe abandoned its plans for a US$20B takeover of the design software firm Figma, following pressure from regulators »»

M3 MacBook Pro 14-inch review: Why you should buy this Apple laptop »» The newsletter's writer owns shares of Apple

Attention Londoners: Mistress is a new Parisian-inspired restaurant and late-night bar coming to Mayfair »»

Curated by Jon Kallus. Thanks for reading.