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Tje new Six Senses Fort Barwara, ā€œa fairytale fortress with 48 suitesā€”many with terraces and one, the Raja Man Singh, with a crescent-shaped swimming poolā€ (Six Senses / Robb Report)

šŸ”¼ Employee surveillance. Some workplaces in China are deploying AI-powered cameras to track employeesā€™ activities and take note of their productivity Ā»Ā»

šŸ”½ The Apple Vision Pro headset. Early adopters are selling theirs at a loss online Ā»Ā»Ā 

šŸ’¬Ā "There's no magic ā€” it's just 61 years of hard work every single day." How Nvidiaā€™s CEO transformed his video game graphics company into a titan of AI Ā»Ā»

šŸ›« The cost to ride on Indiaā€™s luxury trains may surprise you Ā»Ā»Ā And: India Is full of new luxury hotels, from Raffles to Six Senses Ā»Ā»

šŸ‘— Supreme's new Nikes have arrived Ā»Ā»

šŸ¤– Photo-sharing community EyeEm will license usersā€™ photos to train AI if they donā€™t delete them Ā»Ā»

šŸ’Ž Is Walmart really selling US$22,000 Birkins and $49,000 watches? (Yeah, kind of) Ā»Ā»

The electric Macan is here. Porsche is ā€œtaking a bit of a risk by replacing their most important model with an electric vehicleā€ (Jalopnik / Andy Kalmowitz)Ā 

A US$32 bag of ice balls at LAā€™s Erewhon market has become infamous on TikTok Ā»Ā»

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has 100% of his US$11b portfolio in just 8 stocks Ā»Ā»

And: Fully 1/3 of all S&P 500 trades occur just before the close of trading Ā»Ā»

Ennismore has signed its first hotel in South Africa, bringing its Mama Shelter brand to Cape Town Ā»Ā»

ā€œYouā€™ll be hard-pressed to find an electric vehicle, especially an electric crossover, that drives even half as well as both versions of the new [Porsche] Macanā€Ā Ā»Ā»

How anxiety became a catchall for every unpleasant emotion Ā»Ā»

The wine industry blamed climate change for its worst harvest in 62 years Ā»Ā»

And: Many California winemakers simply canā€™t afford to continue operating Ā»Ā»Ā 

Peek inside this Venice hidden gem hotel set on a tranquil private island (Plot twist: Itā€™s actually a JW Marriott) Ā»Ā»

Global grocery delivery startup Getir is leaving the US and Europe to focus on its native Turkey Ā»Ā»

Meet Volt, the London fintech taking on Visa and Mastercardā€™s duopoly Ā»Ā»

Monaco steakhouse Beefbar, with outposts in Paris, Hong Kong, and Milan, has finally made it to New York. Youā€™ll find it in an art deco building in Tribeca Ā»Ā»

Is it safe to store money in apps like Venmo, PayPal, and Cash App? Ā»Ā»

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