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Elon Musk in 2018 Photo: Craig Bailey, FLORIDA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK via IMAGN Transphobic billionaire Elon Musk recently said his transgender daughter was “killed” by the “woke mind virus” and vowed to “eradicate” it. Musk made the comments during a now-viral interview with far-right psychologist Jordan Peterson. “I lost my son. There’s a reason it’s called deadnaming. It’s called deadnaming because my son is dead. My son [Vivian] “I vowed to eradicate the ‘awakened mind’ virus, and we are making progress,” he said, deadnaming his daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson. Related: Musk claims he had no idea what was…
At Google’s IO conference in May, executive Aparna Pappu showed off new AI capabilities for the company’s Workspace productivity service.But to make the technology truly useful, users must enter special prompts that extract optimal outputs from the company’s Gemini AI model.To solicit ideas, Google ran a contest for employees to submit “Golden Prompts” for Workspace, with prizes ranging from gold bomber jackets to cash, according to internal documents reviewed by Business Insider. The goal: Use AI to create prompts that help Workspace customers perform tasks like filing and tracking invoices more efficiently, or surface customer inquiries that need immediate attention.Google…
Home prices across the US continue to rise, but at a slower pace than the pandemic-era boom. As of mid-2024, the average sales price of a home in the US was $442,525, up 4% from a year ago, according to Redfin. And persistently high mortgage rates have slowed real estate activity, with home sales down 12.1% year over year, according to Redfin. However, real estate conditions can vary widely by region, and some housing markets may see significant increases by the end of the year. Dan Richards, president of FlyHomes Mortgage, said current market conditions are not conducive to price…
Pride House Paris will be the latest and greatest addition to the Pride House Olympic décor, which serves as a hospitality house for the LGBTQ community at the Olympics and other major sporting events and much more. The creation of the Pride House at the Paris Olympics is being organised by French non-profit organisation Fierre Play, which is part of a wider global movement to eradicate homophobia from sport. Pride House Paris is supported by the International Olympic Committee and the French 2024 Olympic organizers. “As co-head of Pride House, this initiative represents an opportunity for me to create a…
Social media has a ton of trends that seem to get more and more bizarre than ever before. Food hacks abound: whisking honey, pouring coffee through chocolate cups that need to be broken, making caramel by mixing olive oil and maple syrup. Lately, food influencers have been freezing and grating fruits, vegetables, and even different kinds of chili peppers.Fruity Fun Add watermelon slices to yogurt (instagram) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Food content creator Frankie Gau can be credited with popularizing the grated frozen fruit trend. He came up with three dishes using a mix of frozen strawberries, apples, oranges, blood…
Listen to the article 4 minutes This audio is automatically generated, please let us know if you have any feedback. Dive Overview: A July report from Morning Consult found that luxury fashion shoppers are optimistic, with 58% saying their financial outlook will improve in the next 12 months. The “Deep Dive into Luxury Consumers” surveyed luxury consumers in China, France, India, Mexico and the United States and found that while their “personal financial situations are similar to luxury consumers overall,” “luxury fashion shoppers are significantly younger and more optimistic about their financial future.” That said, 51% said they tend to…
Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.American Express is on a roll. The credit-card group’s shares have risen 75% since late October, handily outpacing the S&P 500’s 35% gain. The company’s shares trade at 18 times forward earnings, more than double the multiples of rivals Synchrony Financial Inc. and Discover Financial Services Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank of America Corp., which all have large credit-card businesses, trade at about 11 times earnings.AmEx’s premium reflects the company’s focus on wealthy and business travelers. But…
Downward angle icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. In 2024, it’s going to cost you to look sexy. iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI As the cost of maintaining current beauty standards rises, the beauty industry will boom in 2024. TikTok trends and big-ticket items are driving up consumer spending on beauty and wellness. Here’s how much 3 people will spend to look sexy. Dominated by pricey skincare and facial injectables, the beauty industry is booming in 2024, and keeping up with today’s hot standards will only get more expensive.It seems like a new beauty trend or wellness recipe…
Fernando Alonso lost his cool after the FIA’s huge blunder at the Hungarian Grand Prix.The veteran racer became enraged and threw his jacket and hat to the ground while protesting at race officials.Fernando Alonso lost his cool at the FIA during the Hungarian Grand Prix. Photo: Rex He was so enraged he threw his jacket and hat to the ground. Photo: XAlonso was furious at the incident in qualifying and lashed out at race organisers afterwards.His complaint was directed at the FIA’s red flag after Sergio Pérez crashed at Turn 6 – the second of the session.The 42-year-old Alonso was…
What’s summer without an overarching theme that defines what everyone’s up to? Last year, everyone went Barbie-obsessed amid the Babenheimer phenomenon at movie theaters, but before that, it was all about having a hot-girl summer. Barbie is likely to be the leading trend for summer 2023 This year, you may have heard of an even cooler summer trend: Barbie’s mean sister, flicking cigarette butts and spitting at the very idea of pink: Brat Summer. Charli XCX’s latest album, Brat, was released in early June. Though it has nothing to do with Bratz dolls other than a similar spirit, this latest…