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Lapis Spa & Wellness is a 55,000 sq foot spa at the new Fontainebleau Las Vegas. In true Vegas fashion, the spa is OTT: its “Snow Shower” fills a frosty 14°F/-10°C space with snowflakes (Mark Mediana / Lapis Spa & Wellness / Condé Nast Traveller)
🔼 American mortgage rates. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage jumped to 7.14% »»
🔽 Lab grown diamonds. Prices were down 20% in 2023 and some experts feel prices could drop another 50%-80% »»
💬 “While everybody else was making their sourdough starters, we were building antennas.” A former Disney Channel star and singer is launching a satellite data startup called Northwood Space —and it’s backed by blue chip VCs »»
🛫 The world’s best new wellness retreats »»
👗 9 trends to try from the Fall 2024 runways »»
💎 A private island off the Florida Keys returns to market for US$75m »»


The Vegas Sphere (Michael Bittle / Sphere Facebook / Live for Live Music)
London has been named one of the world’s ‘most tranquil’ cities – yes, really »»
With Vision Pro, Apple’s bringing new opportunities to restaurant operators »»
Speaking of Apple, a photo claiming to show a mold of the upcoming iPhone 16 has appeared online »»
And: 5 iPhone myths we've ALL fallen for »»
Interesting: The fastest- and slowest-selling used cars in the UK »»
Capital One is buying Discover for US$35b, merging 2 of America's largest credit card firms »»
Everything you need to know about Gemini 1.5, Google's newly updated AI model that hopes to challenge OpenAI »»
How an African streaming service dethroned Netflix »»
This secret spot has the best view of the Sphere in Las Vegas »»
Why not let Google sit on hold for you? »»
These 4 little-known YouTube features are gems »»
The NBA broke the 200-point barrier in a record-smashing All-Star game »»
What was Sora trained on? Creatives demand answers »»
A new leak shows that the upcoming ‘GTA 6’ map is even bigger and more ambitious than imagined »»
Curated by Jon Kallus. Thanks for reading.
