From a Queens, NY deli pulling in US$4K a day on a viral sandwich, to the fastest private jet in the world, today’s issue maps the distance between some pretty disparate points. We’re tracking the “great deskilling” of the workforce, surfacing Japan’s best concept stores, and shining a light on Spotify’s (potential) demise. Let’s dive in.
-Asli Onur and Jon Kallus

🔼 Facebook’s popularity. Creators are cashing in on its “renaissance” »»

🔽 KPMG UK’s headcount. The firm is set to fire more than 500 »»

🤖 Anthropic is considering an IPO »» So is SpaceX »»

✈️ Kyoto’s Ritz-Carlton launched Asia’s First La Prairie spa »»

👗 Japan’s most original retailers »»

💬 “I spent my life savings on a NYC deli… now, I bring in up to $4,000 a day thanks to 1 viral sandwich” »»

15 expert tips to build a hotel or restaurant that lasts »»

Airlines are reimagining first-class with over-the-top ‘suites’ »»

And: Bombardier just delivered its first Global 8000, the fastest civilian jet since the Concorde »»

Meanwhile: 6 innovations United is bringing to coach »»

Attention Londoners: Cafe Kowloon is clubby Cantonese restaurant in London Fields with great vibes and even better food »»

But: Queen’s Park is London’s hottest culinary corner »»

Meanwhile: The new LA restaurants “everyone is talking about” »»

And: Peek inside People’s, a new-ish, invite only “after-dinner club” on Manhattan’s West 13th Street »

The great AI deskilling has begun »»

The US$165b economy devoted to making you annoyed »»

American real estate brokerage Compass dropped its lawsuit against listings site Zillow »»

Africa’s mobile money market hits US$1.4t »»

The death of Spotify? Why streaming is minutes away from being obsolete »»

How to choose between ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity's deep research tools »»

And: A new app called Sun will turn any topic into a personalized, AI generated audio course »»

Cézanne, Matisse and Renoir paintings worth millions were stolen from a museum in Parma »»

Mistral, Europe’s leading AI provider, raised US$830m in ‌debt to buy 13,800 Nvidia chips. They’ll go into a major ‌data centre near Paris »»

Nothing’s new (4a) Pro phone is a stylish competitor to Google’s Pixel »»

The 27 most beautiful places in the world »»