They say it’s better to give than to receive—but whoever came up with that particular idiom had clearly never looked at one of WIRED’s elevated gift lists. Bank-account-incinerating prices aside, we’d be very happy to be on the receiving end of any of these splendid items as, diverse as they are, each represents the pinnacle … Read more
Pedestrians walk past a Burberry Group Plc store, left, in the Causeway Bay shopping district of Hong Kong, China. Xaume Olleros | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Burberry shares plunged 9% on Thursday after the British luxury fashion retailer warned that full-year operating profit will come in at the low end of forecasts amid … Read more
History seeps from the walls of the Old War Office in Whitehall, London, Winston Churchill’s former workplace. Once the beating heart of Britain’s military empire, the headquarters from which some of the most consequential decisions in modern U.K. history were made, the building is now forging a new future as one of the capital’s leading … Read more
Lucid has revised its 2023 production outlook amid softening demand for luxury electric vehicles, the company said Tuesday in its third-quarter earnings report. The EV maker said it will produce 8,000 to 8,500 vehicles by the end of the year, down from previous guidance of more than 10,000, to “prudently align with deliveries.” In the … Read more
For the past two years, property developer Matt Rogatz made a weekly five-hour round trip from his home in northern Chicago to Green Lake, Wisconsin — population 1,005. Before that, the only thing he knew about the small town was that his high school buddy had family there, he said. But after a 30-year career … Read more
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera (c) Paul A. Eisenstein | TheDetroitBureau Aston Martin shares plunged more than 16% on Wednesday morning after the British luxury carmaker cut its volume target due to production problems for its new DB12 model and posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss. Deliveries of the next-generation DB12 sports car began last quarter and … Read more
Many hotels claim to be eco-friendly. But are they? A quick-and-easy test is to look for two items, said Sonu Shivdasani, founder of Soneva and Six Senses hotel brands. First, sustainable hotels should not have branded water of any sort, he told CNBC Travel. “When you have incredible filtered water, and where … Read more
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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara have decamped to the luxury mansion of a billionaire friend amid a growing tide of public anger. The private mansion in Jerusalem is said to be equipped with a deep nuclear bunker, and on Wednesday, staff were busy securing the compound. It is owned by the … Read more
The average mattress nowadays retails around the $800 to $1,000 range, but some people are willing to invest more in a mattress to get the ultimate good night’s sleep. This is especially true for people who live with special circumstances during the night, whether you sleep hot or live with back pain. It’s never a … Read more