Ultraluxury hotel brands are turning to cruise ships and private jets

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
Photo collage featuring rendering of Four Seasons' yacht and Four Seasons' private jet, surrounded by tech-business-themed graphic elements
Hospitality companies like Ritz-Carlton, Aman, and Four Seasons have expanded their portfolios with private jet tours and cruise ships, as seen in a Four Seasons rendering.

Four Seasons; Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

The moment Luke Wilson knew 'Old School' would be a hit: 'There were kids high-fiving in the parking lot'

Tech Insider : Business
Luke Wilson role play

20th Century Fox; Netflix; Touchstone Pictures; Natalie Ammari/BI

Luke Wilson's experience filming Wes Anderson's 1996 movie "Bottle Rocket" was many things: his film debut, a family affair (his two brothers Owen and Andrew also starred), and the start of a long relationship with Anderson.

It was also a bit of a nightmare.

LinkedIn influencers say they're seeing big engagement boosts by posting TikTok-like videos

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Video camera with LinkedIn logo in it and recording light for the dot in the
LinkedIn has a TikTok-like video feed.

Getty Images; iStock; Natalie Ammari/BI

Was your 2024 Spotify Wrapped disappointing? A former engineer explains why it felt like a flop this year

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Spotify Wrapped logo
For the first time this year, Spotify Wrapped used Google's AI to make a podcast about users' favorite songs.

Spotify; Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

I was born in the 'Silicon Valley' of India and watched it change from a quiet, green city to an international tech hub

Tech Insider : Business, Style, Technology
Headshot of Vikram Chandrashekar
Chandrashekar supports carpooling and rainwater harvesting to deal with infrastructure issues in the city.

Photo courtesy of Divya Balasubramanyam, Tyler Le/BI

The best songs of 2024

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Style
Artists of the best songs of 2024
Clockwise from bottom left: Ariana Grande, Doechii, Lorde, Charli XCX, FKA twigs, Shaboozey, and Chappell Roan.

Katia Temkin; Paras Griffin/Getty Images; Henry Redcliffe; Jordan Hemingway; Daniel Prakopcyk; Erika Goldring/WireImage; iStock; Natalie Ammari/BI

I ranked 13 fast-food double cheeseburgers from worst to best, and my favorite was also one of the cheapest

Tech Insider : Business, Style
double cheeseburgers from McDonald's, White Castle, and In-N-Out
I tried double cheeseburgers from 13 fast-food chains to determine which was best.

Erin McDowell/Insider; Deutschlandreform/Shutterstock; Michael Vi/Shutterstock

A health insurance CEO was murdered. The internet lashed out against insurers.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
A body outline with evidence markers spelling out

bubaone/Getty, shironosov/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

Bernie Sanders wants to put warning labels on ultra-processed foods — with RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement as an unlikely ally

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Style
Bernie Sanders Collage

Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

How hustle icon Gary Vee found his inner Ted Lasso

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Politics
A collage featuring photos of Gary Vaynerchuk (GaryVee)
 

Raymond Hall; Chelsea Guglielmino; Kristina Bumphrey/Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

The hustle mindset made Gary Vaynerchuk famous. But another quality has been increasingly important to the 49-year-old serial entrepreneur's staying power: empathy.

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