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Billionaires follow a pretty consistent schedule, flying their private jets en masse from Davos in January and Sun Valley in July, stopping in Monaco and St. Barts on their superyachts in between.Getty Images; Rolex; Tyler Le/BIBillionaires' calendars can be remarkably predictable, with key conferences and luxury hot spots.They begin the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kassidy Angelo, a 25-year-old managing director at Gioia Hospitality Group in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It has been edited for length and clarity.I never imagined myself entering the restaurant business at the age of 24. I majored in American Studies at Georgetown…
By the time 33-year-old private jet flight attendant Kelley Lokensgard greets her VIP passengers on the tarmac, she has been working for hours.”I grocery shop the night before, then arrive two hours before the flight; I load my flower arrangements, prep my boarding appetizers, and touch up the cabin,” Lokensgard,…
There’s something offensive about the word “hobby.” It evokes images of building model train towns in a basement, poorly crocheting a potholder, or, even worse, playing pickleball. Hobbies are for people who instead of pursuing a rewarding career settled for tinkering, toying, and toddling. Or so I thought until I…
Physical activity is one of the best ways to improve your health, and most of us don’t get enough.Exercise “snacks” — short sessions of movement throughout the day — can add up to big benefits if you’re struggling to hit the gym, according to fitness pros.For instance, bodybuilder and National…
California has a lot of billionaires, more than any other state and more than most countries. So a proposed wealth tax on its billionaires could be a windfall, if they stick around.Under the Billionaire Tax Act, California residents worth over $1 billion would face a one-time tax totaling 5% of…
When people asked me what I was doing for the holidays, I responded almost too giddily, “I’m spending it alone.” Their eyes narrowed, “What?”I told them I was sending my husband and the kids to his family in Massachusetts, and I’d stay back in Pennsylvania. All. By. Myself. I wouldn’t…
Landing a job at McKinsey & Company has never been easy. The firm has long been known for recruiting top talent from top schools and leading industry experts.AI, however, is forcing the firm to rethink the types of applicants it considers in the hiring process, CEO Bob Sternfels said.On Harvard…
Indonesia, home to the world’s fourth-largest population, has barred access to Grok after the AI chatbot generated sexualized images of real women and children.Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications said it is temporarily suspending access to Grok to “protect women, children, and the entire community from the risk of fake pornographic content…
The Tamagotchi of the AI era is here.A new AI pet from Chinese startup Takway AI, called Sweekar, debuted in the US at CES. Unlike most AI companions that exist entirely virtually, this creature has a physical form that appears to grow.Based on demo videos, the Sweekar starts out as…
