The billion-dollar palaces of Apple, Facebook and Google

From California to London, the tech giants are employing top architects to build spectacular symbols of their immense global power. But they have their critics…

From circles to Chanel trainer envy: what’s hot and what’s not on planet fashion this week

Love: Cupertino, Kristin Scott Thomas, proper weekend telly, Jo Malone Wood Sage and Sea Salt cologne. Loathe: under-arm bag squish, urban chic, footballer style, Barbie

First Robotic butler debuts in Cupertino

If receiving a room delivery from a robot sounds interesting, the tech-forward Aloft Hotels enhance the hotels’ current technological offerings with the hotel’s first Botlr. The robotic butler is a charismatic cyber associate making his debut at Aloft Cupertino, the first major hotel brand to hire a robot for both front and back of house … Read more