Inside a resort like White Lotus: nine secrets only staff know

What goes on behind the scenes in paradise? Brandon Presser reflects on working at a top-tier resort like HBO's hit show White Lotus.

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I worked at a resort like White Lotus. Here are nine secrets only staff know

Silicon Valley Bank's fate has been sealed, but what about the global economy? Bloomberg Businessweek discovers Washington's race to rescue their financial markets before Asia's opened.

72 Hours in Washington: How the frenzied SVB rescue took shape

With OpenAI threatening Google's dominance, what's the search engine giant's plan to stay on top? Julia Love and Davey Alba discuss how artificial intelligence is the key.

Google’s plan to catch ChatGPT is to stuff AI into everything

Facebook is phasing out, and TikTok is under scrutiny, so what's next for social media? Kurt Wagner discovers IG's founders' plans for a new AI-integrated platform, Artifact.

Instagram founder says the time has come for a new social network

Why did the FBI grill Hollywood A-listers about the 1MDB scandal?

From partying in Vegas with Kim Kardashian to meeting Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, Bloomberg Businessweek examines the FBI's investigation into Hollywood stars' relationships with disgraced financier Jho Low.

FBI documents show Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian grilled for 1MDB secrets 

Why are so many women in senior-level positions leaving the workforce? From battling burnout to prioritising family life, Jonnelle Marte discusses the factors behind this troubling statistic.

Female execs are exhausted, frustrated and heading for the exits

Following the popular ice cream brand's controversial decision to pull out of Israel's occupied territories, Devin Leonard and Dasha Afanasieva discover the subsequent legal battle with its owner, Unilever.

How Ben & Jerry’s ended up at war with itself

Obsessed with conspiracy theories and with a penchant for hyperbole, Jamie Tarabay and Matthew Bremner examine what led to disgraced tech tycoon John McAfee's downfall.

Fear made John McAfee rich. It also ruined him.

Instead of buying a new Ferrari or taking an expensive vacation, this millennial generation's midlife crisis looks nothing like the previous. Why? As Mark Ellwood explains, it's because they can't afford it.

Poor, busy millennials are doing the midlife crisis differently

Could this be the largest con in corporate history? Following the total market value of India's biggest conglomerate plummeting, Anders Melin and P R Sanjai examine how a short-seller bet ended up costing Gautam Adani billions.

How a big short cost India’s Adani empire $100 billion

Thanks to the biotech revolution, animal cells can now be grown in a lab. However, as Joe Fassler explains, cultured meat companies now have to face a new battle in convincing the general public to try fake meat.

Lab-grown meat has a bigger problem than the lab

A billionaire's son is taking on a volatile World Wrestling Entertainment in a battle for the future of pro wrestling. Kim Bhasin explains how Tony Khan is attempting to unseat the wrestling giant, if he can get there first.

A billionaire’s son battles a turbulent WWE over the future of pro wrestling

One man’s quest to become 18 again, for only $2 million a year

This is not a drill! Did you know you could be back to peak health and fitness levels if you only had enough money? Ashlee Vance discovers software entrepreneur Bryan Johnson's experimental bid to reverse the ageing process.

How to be 18 years old again for only $2 million a year

Inside the world of people smugglers at the US border

Our headlines often vilify people smugglers that run across the Mexican-U.S. border. However, Julia Love argues that many are just as vulnerable to exploitation as the people they're trying to help.

The coyotes working the US side of the border are often highly vulnerable, too

What went wrong with plant protein? Although more people have turned to a meat-free lifestyle to help the planet, Deena Shanker examines why the meatless meat novelty has already worn thin.

Fake meat was supposed to save the world. It became just another fad 

With barley yields ailing and freshwater scarce even during Scandinavian summers, Gautam Naik explores how Danish lager company Carlsberg has turned to science to develop hardier crops.

Carlsberg’s new lager is made for a warming world

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine and skyrocketing inflation shook the global economy to its core in 2022, Stephanie Flanders discusses what's in store for the new year.

The global economy of 2023 is going to be a wild ride

Cheap money that led to a surge of wealth, speculative trading and booms in investments such as meme stocks and digital images died suddenly in 2022. Michael P. Regan reveals why no corner of finance went untouched by last year’s interest-rate chaos.

Death of easy money creates financial upheaval around the globe

Three decades ago, the fast-food icon successfully infiltrated the Soviet Union to become a constant presence in Moscow as a symbol of American capitalism. Then Putin invaded Ukraine. And, as Clint Rainey explains, everything changed.

How McDonald’s won Russia—and then lost it all 

Analysing some of the potential perils of gamification.

Duolingo revolutionised the world of language learning, making it as easy to learn French, Gaelic or even High Valyrian as to play a board game, or at least in theory. However, a drastic update to the app in 2022 has infuriated many of its users. Here, Bill Gilford explores whether the company can leverage the need to find new ways to make money with the demands of its loyal users.