• Trump considers high tariffs a "total victory" if they remain in place next year.
• He believes tariffs will encourage US production and reduce trade deficits with other countries.
• Despite claims of trade talks, China denies ongoing negotiations with the US.

President Donald Trump said if the US still has high tariffs on foreign imports a year from now, he would consider it a "total victory."

Trump made the comment in an interview with "Time" magazine published Friday about the first 100 days of his term, which he will reach on April 30. The interview took place at the White House on Tuesday.

During the interview, which was conducted by senior political correspondent Eric Cortellessa and editor in chief Sam Jacobs, "Time" asked the president if he'd consider it a victory if "high tariffs, whether it's 20% or 30% or 50%," were still in place in a year.

"Total victory," Trump replied, adding, "Because the country will be making a fortune."

Trump said that having zero tariffs "would be easy" but that it would not incentivize companies to produce their goods in the US.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump has said his sweeping tariff policy would encourage companies to build and invest in the US. The tariffs currently include a universal 10% tariff on most countries and a 145% tariff on China. Higher tariffs on other countries are currently under a 90-day pause that Trump announced earlier this month.

Trump's tariff announcement on April 2 tanked stock prices and financial markets around the world. Though there's been some recovery, markets have remained volatile as the uncertainty around tariffs continues.

Trump has said he wants to lower or eliminate US trade deficits with other countries and that he has been in talks with leaders around the world to strike deals on trade. He has also said Americans could feel "short-term" pain as a result of tariffs.

On Tuesday, the same day Trump gave the interview to Time, he told reporters at the White House that tariffs on China would "come down substantially," but not to zero.

Markets also reacted positively on Wednesday after The Wall Street Journal reported Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there was an "opportunity" for a big trade deal with China.

But Chinese officials on Thursday denied Trump's claim that China and the US were in talks on a trade deal.

Trump also told "Time" he has made 200 trade deals, though as of Friday none had been announced.

He declined to elaborate on the deals when asked, but said they would be finished "over the next three to four weeks."

• Bryan Myers, the president and CEO of fitness company Solidcore, starts his days at 6 a.m.
• His days often involve eating a big breakfast, leading his team in workouts, and attending meetings.
• He values being more than just a CEO and leaves the office around 5 p.m. to spend time with his family.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Bryan Myers, the president and CEO of fitness company Solidcore, who lives in Washington, DC. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

I always knew I had a passion for business. It was very present, even in my childhood. I tried to start businesses like door-to-door fruit sales and a babysitting agency — I had that entrepreneurial bug. I followed that passion and went to college for business, but when I graduated, I still couldn't answer the question of what I wanted to be when I grew up.

I decided to kick the can down the road and go into consulting, thinking it would be a great way to see a bunch of different functional areas within a business and help me decide. I had an amazing experience as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group for nearly five years.

But working with the largest companies in the world showed me what I was missing — the opportunity to help build a company. In 2014, I decided to leave my cushy job and join the leadership team at Sweetgreen as director of financial planning. During my time there, the team and I grew the brand and refined what the company would become.

I also discovered Solidcore. It was where I went when I was stressed at work and when I wanted to be reminded of home while traveling.

A few years later, when a former consulting colleague introduced me to the founder of Solidcore, I left my role as vice president of new store development at Sweetgreen to join Solidcore as COO. Now, seven years later, I'm the president and CEO.

Here's what a typical day in my life looks like.

I usually wake up around 6 a.m

The first thing I do is walk my dog for 20 to 30 minutes. It's a great way for both of us to get some movement in. While I walk, I catch up on two things — my Whoop stats and the business.

I like to check out my Whoop stats to see how I slept, my resting heart rate, and my heart rate variability (HRV). It gives me a baseline for the day and helps me determine how my body is feeling and what I need to do to make sure I'm showing up at my best.

Then, I look at Solidcore's real-time dashboards to see things like cash sales, studio visitation, and membership growth. It allows me to walk into the day knowing what our opportunities and challenges might be.

When I'm back from my walk, we're thrust into family get-ready time

I have a toddler, so my husband and I get him and ourselves ready. We're usually all out the door by about 7:15. My husband is an elementary school principal in northern Virginia, so he heads to school, and on the way, we split up drop-off duties with me usually taking our dog to and him taking our toddler to their respective daycares. I'm usually at the office between 7:45 and 8 a.m. to get the day started.

Even with the busy mornings, I'm a big breakfast eater. I eat in our office's communal kitchen — it's also a nice way for me to greet our team members as they arrive. My typical breakfast is a frozen bag of broccoli — the entire bag steamed — with four hard-boiled eggs and an English muffin. I believe it's the most important meal of the day and opt for something that gives me energy.

During the day, I do the typical things you'd expect a CEO to do — go to meetings and spend time with the team

Right now, we're growing a lot, and it's exciting to see the impact we're having as we enter more communities and see new people walk through our doors. When I joined the company, we had 25 locations, and now we're almost at 140 in 26 states.

When I first started at Solidcore as COO, a lot of my role was about 'doing.' I was negotiating deals with landlords or hiring. Now, my role is much more oriented toward vision. It's focused on questions like, "Where are we going to be in five years?" or "Who are the team members or functions we need to add to this company?"

I also spend a lot of my time on the road, seeing our teams and helping them feel connected to the mission and the vision of our company, as well as making sure they feel seen, appreciated, and inspired.

I'm also finding ways to continue the magic our founder created while creating my own legacy and strategy

After I became CEO, we made a big push to get people better pricing in exchange for their locking in and being a part of the community as members.

We've also thought about race, age, body type — everything that can make people feel excluded from a fitness experience. We want people to look at our coaching wall and see themselves in a coach.

We're also thinking about how we build products to help all people, whether they're super athletes or at the start of their fitness journeys. One of the ways we've done this is by introducing new class formats for those at different fitness levels, like our Starter50 and Advanced50.

I love working out with my team

One of the amazing things about working at a company like Solidcore is that we have a lot of flexibility; it's not uncommon for the folks who work at HQ to hop out and do a team sweat together. It might be at Solidcore — because, of course, we love Solidcore — but it might also be at another studio around our neighborhood. It breaks up the day and re-energizes us for what comes next.

I love working out with our teams and often coach multiple times a week when I travel. A lot of business leaders take their teams out to dinner or happy hour, but coaching a class is another way for me to connect in a way that feels authentically Solidcore.

Another way I connect with people is through my social media presence

I'm very intentional in showing people that I'm more than just the title of CEO — I'm a father, I like to travel, I lip sync to Beyoncé, and I enjoy hosting dinner parties with my friends. I think that helps people relate to me and realize that you don't have to be stuffy or robotic to be a CEO.

I also take time to get involved in organizations and philanthropic causes I care about

I'm a strategic advisory council member for the Health & Fitness Association (previously known as IHRSA) because I believe that industries don't advance without people doing the work to help advance them.

I also support The Ridley Scholarship Fund, which paid for my university experience and changed my trajectory by allowing me to be involved with extracurriculars and the student experience instead of thinking about work or having to pay off loans.

I usually head home from the office around 5 p.m., and then jump into family time

My husband and I make and eat dinner, catch up on the day, and play with our son. We really soak it all in before he goes to bed at 7 p.m.

Once he goes to bed, my routine includes a combination of a few different things. Our mantra at Solidcore is to be the strongest version of yourself, and one of the ways I do that is by being a continuous learner. Sometimes it's reading — I've been reading "Strength to Strength." Other times, it's taking a Spanish lesson, which I've been doing with a tutor for the last three years.

I also take time to catch up with friends through text, FaceTime, or Zoom. It's also a time to tap back into work and finish all the things I didn't get done before I left the office. I try to limit working in the evenings to no more than two hours so I can be ready to attack the next day.

I end my day between 10 and 10:30 p.m.

I wind down like a typical millennial — by scrolling through TikTok and catching up on funny trends as I decompress from the stress of running a growing business.

It takes a village for me to stay energized and excited about my work. My husband, our family, my executive coach, and my assistant all support me.

A lot of people look at successful people and think they do it all, but no one can do it all. The only way you can get to those levels of success is with an incredible community.

If you're a CEO and would like to share your daily routine, contact this editor, Jane Zhang, at [email protected].

• The US Navy appears to be using new "StormBreaker" glide bombs against the Houthis.
• What appeared to be one of these guided munitions was spotted in the sand in Yemen this week.
• Fully intact wreckage could be exploited by US adversaries, including Iran.

US fighter jets appear to be using advanced "StormBreaker" precision glide bombs in combat against the Houthis, part of the intense bombing campaign against the Iran-backed rebels.

An image of what looked like an unexploded, US-made bomb half-buried in the sand began circulating on social media Thursday. Open-source intelligence accounts geolocated the image to Yemen's southern Shabwah governorate.

Trevor Ball, a former US Army explosive ordnance disposal technician, identified the munition as the GBU-53/B StormBreaker, a relatively new munition in the American arsenal. He told Business Insider that the discovery of the bomb, seemingly fully intact, highlights a problem: it could fall into the wrong hands.

The GBU-53/B, known as the Small Diameter Bomb Increment II, is an air-launched standoff weapon with precision guidance and pop-out wings. The 200-pound bomb is made by US defense contractor Raytheon, now RTX, and can be released from carrier-based fighter aircraft like the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

The weapon can be used against moving and stationary targets and is capable of operating in inclement weather, according to Naval Air Systems Command. The bomb can also receive updated target coordinates mid-flight.

In October 2023, the Navy declared early operational capability for the StormBreaker and said its Super Hornets would be the first platforms to carry the bomb.

US Central Command, which oversees Middle East operations, published footage last month appearing to show the StormBreaker among other ordnance aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, which has been at the forefront of the Houthi conflict.

The War Zone, which first reported on Friday on the StormBreaker's discovery in Yemen, spotted evidence last month that the Navy had used the munition for the first time in combat.

The image of the apparent StormBreaker looks to be the clearest sign that the US is using this weapon against the Houthis. That the munition is fully intact suggests air defenses did not take it out. A defense official declined to answer BI's questions about the incident or provide further details.

Ball, a researcher at Armament Research Services, said the risk in this situation is that Iran, which has long supported the Houthis, could get its hands on the StormBreaker.

"The Iranians are notorious for reverse engineering weapons systems and creating their own versions," Ball said. "The quicker Iran can acquire weapons to exploit relative to the US fielding them, the more Iran can try to narrow gaps in their capabilities."

This could even go on to benefit Russia, which has enjoyed increasingly close defense ties with Iran since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Ball explained that although the StormBreaker was reportedly found in an area of Yemen that the Houthis don't control, "it highlights the risk of unexploded munitions ending up in Iranian possession," especially given that there are likely highly classified components in the munition.

"The greater the scale of airstrikes and use, the more likely this becomes," Ball said, adding that the same risk applies to the AGM-158, which the US has been using against the Houthis.

The AGM-158, or Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), is a stealthy, long-range cruise missile developed by Lockheed Martin. The JASSM and StormBreaker are standoff weapons, meaning that aircraft can release them from a distance and avoid Houthi air defenses, unlike conventional gravity bombs dropped directly over a target.

The US also appears to be using the AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), among other advanced munitions, against the Houthis.

The US has been bombing the Houthis for six weeks straight to get the rebels to stop their attacks on Red Sea shipping. The military has publicly disclosed very few details about the intense campaign since the early days, though it acknowledged striking a major Houthi-controlled oil terminal last week. Dozens of people were reportedly killed in the attack.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that the US has attacked hundreds of Houthi targets since the campaign began and decimated its leadership. However, analysts have cast doubt that the strikes will effectively eliminate the rebels' capabilities; previous stikres haven't. Just a few days ago, for instance, they fired missiles at Israel.

• Friday was a court date for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
• "Luigi Girls" lined up overnight for a seat in the lower Manhattan courtroom.
• "I've never heard his name mentioned once," a man hoping to scalp his spot on line said of Thompson.

It was well before sunset on Thursday when the first young woman took her place at the front of the line outside a federal courthouse in Manhattan.

"I would prefer not to talk to members of the press," she said Friday morning, giving an apologetic smile.

Luigi Mangione was in court Friday to enter a plea of not guilty in the ambush shooting murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The "Luigi Girls," a term used with fondness and sometimes derision by others in line, had waited upward of 12 hours to see Mangione in his jail khakis and ankle shackles.

As this macabre fandom kept their long vigil — eating takeout and grabbing naps on the pavement — the name Brian Thompson was never spoken, two frequent denizens of the line told Business Insider on Friday.

"It's all talk of 'Luigi,'" said John McIntosh, 43, of Manhattan, who said he waits in lines for money.

"I've never heard his name mentioned once," said McIntosh. He was referring to Thompson, the 50-year-old father of two from Minnesota who Mangione allegedly gunned down on a Midtown sidewalk in December.

This was McIntosh's third time waiting in line for a Mangione court date, he said Friday. The self-appointed line administrator kept a handwritten list of names and numbers for those in line. He himself was number 5, having staked his claim on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

"I'm hoping to sell my spot — I did very well with the Trump trial," he told Business Insider, referencing President Trump's hush money trial from last year.

Number one on the list had given her name as "C.M." Number two declined to give a name. Number three gave the name "R.J."

McIntosh wanted it to be clear that he is not one of them — he is no Luigi Girl. "I don't think the guy deserves any sympathy," he said of Mangione with a laugh.

"For the most part, people are more interested in caring about Luigi than about Brian," agreed Jarva Land, a sketch artist from Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood who made number 6 on the wait list.

Land said she had also waited in line — and then sketched — two of Mangione's prior appearances and had a good sense of "line culture."

Her sketches from the line document snippets of overheard conversations.

"I'm not doing any interviews today," she quoted one woman in line telling another in a sketch from the morning.

"Try dry shampoo," read another overheard snippet from Land's sketchbook. "Dry shampoo is my life saver."

At some point in the morning Land jotted down a conversation between the line waiters and a passing federal Marshall who asked, "How long you all been waiting here for?"

The line waiters jokingly responded, "Two days!" according to Land's sketch. "3 weeks! All our lives in a way!"

"Don't bust my chops in court," he joked back.

Land, too, is no Luigi Girl, she said. Though she admitted, "I love the Luigi Girls — even the mean ones."

She said there was more to them than people may think.

"I've heard there's this impression of these girls that are obsessed with Luigi and think he's just a heartthrob criminal or something," she said. "But that's the thinnest layer of it — I think the appeal is not that basic at all. It's ideas about this country and justice and systems of power."

As for herself, "I'm excited to be in the hearing and get to see Luigi — and sketch his eyebrows," she said. "Of course."

Most of the women at the front of the line obscured their faces with scarves or paper medical masks. By the time the courtroom opened, fewer than half of the 40 or so women in line would get inside.

Unlike on line, Thompson's name was mentioned multiple times in court, including when US District Court Margaret Garnett asked federal prosecutors if the healthcare executive's family members were being kept apprised of what is happening in the case.

They were, Assistant US Attorney Dominic Gentile assured the judge.

Mangione, 26, crisply responded "Not guilty" to the indictment charging him with stalking, murder, and the deadly use of a firearm.

His lead defense lawyer, Karen Agnifilo, told the judge that one of her private phone calls to Mangione, who remains jailed pending trial. had been inadvertently listened to by prosecutors. The judge asked prosecutors to inform her by next month of how that had happened.

The judge also reminded both sides of their obligation to limit their public statements on the case, so as not to "impede or affect Mr. Mangione's ability to get a fair trial and the court's ability to select a fair jury in this case."

The judge instructed prosecutors to pass that reminder on to Jay Clayton, the interim US Attorney for the Southern District of New York — which includes Manhattan — and to US Attorney General Pam Bondi "and any of her subordinates."

Mangione's next court date was scheduled for December 5, on which date a death-penalty trial date may be set.

• Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian launched Proximity Media in 2018.
• Proximity Media produces films, documentaries, and podcasts, like "Judas and the Black Messiah" and "Space Jam: A New Legacy."
• Proximity's "Sinners" had a record-breaking opening weekend.

There was a time when the only person who believed in Ryan Coogler was his wife, Zinzi.

Back in the early 2000s, when Coogler was playing football at Saint Mary's College of California, he began thinking about life beyond the gridiron and whether becoming a storyteller could possibly be his next passion. He was told that if he were serious, the first thing he had to do was get the software that all scribes in the business use to write their stories: Final Draft.

But barely surviving off the scholarship money he had, he couldn't afford it.

"She bought it for me," Coogler told Business Insider over a video chat while sitting next to Zinzi, who gave a shy smile in response.

Five movies and two Oscar nominations later, it turned out to be money well spent, as Coogler has become one of Hollywood's top visionary filmmakers.

But he's not stopping there.

Alongside Zinzi Coogler and producer Sev Ohanian, the trio launched the production company Proximity Media in 2018, which handles everything from feature films to documentaries and podcasts.

Their efforts helped bring the 2021 best picture Oscar nominee "Judas and the Black Messiah" to the screen. They also teamed with LeBron James for the remake of "Space Jam" in 2021 and launched the popular podcast "In Proximity."

The three formed a close bond in the 2010s when Ohanian was Ryan's classmate at USC (Zinzi and Ryan, who have known each other since they were teens, married in 2016). There was even a time when Ohanian was sleeping on the Cooglers' couch while they were making Coogler's debut feature, "Fruitvale Station," in 2013. Five years later, the three went into business for themselves, forming Proximity.

"We were young people trying to make it in this business before we started the company," Coogler said. "We are a company that was built on that feeling of not being taken seriously because of our age and constantly being told we're doing it wrong because we want to do right by people. That has been the common theme; it's a blue-collar aspect."

That blue-collar approach has become the company's guiding light. While many production companies led by Hollywood heavyweights are locked into first-look deals at a studio, Proximity has taken the less-traveled path and is a free agent in the business. This has led to them being busy all over town, working with Marvel Studios on the upcoming "Black Panther" spin-off series "Ironheart" and landing Coogler's latest directing effort, "Sinners," at Warner Bros. following a heated bidding war.

"When we know we're doing something right, it's often when we can approach things unconventionally and not necessarily industry standard," Ohanian said.

But Proximity isn't focused on just the moving image. Under the leadership of Oscar-winning composer and longtime Coogler collaborator Ludwig Göransson, the company was behind the soundtracks for "Creed III" and "Judas and the Black Messiah," the latter of which earned an Oscar nomination for best original song. The company will also be releasing the "Sinners" soundtrack. Meanwhile, Paola Mardo is heading its audio division, Proximity Audio, focused on continuing to grow the Webby Award-winning "In Proximity" podcast.

"We have had Jordan Peele and Michael B. Jordan sit across from Ryan, but the pie in the sky is to keep having those intimate and in depth conversations about how we do what we do, to just give perspective on the many different things it takes to put something on screen for audiences to enjoy," Zinzi Coogler said.

With a staff of around 25, the founders describe Proximity as a scrappy working environment fueled by the underdog mentality from which the company was born. They often hire people who, like them, once had little to no industry experience, just a drive to work in the business. This has led to Proximity's much-sought-after paid internship program.

"At any given time, there are brilliant young filmmakers and podcast makers that are in and out of our company getting college credit and getting paid to learn," Ryan Coogler said. "It has gotten to the point that some of these people have gone on to be assistants to major Hollywood players."

"Sinners" shows off the fruits of Proximity's labor. The genre-bending thriller, written and directed by Coogler and produced by the Cooglers and Ohanian, had the biggest opening weekend for an original movie since the pandemic, making $48 million domestically. In addition to handling the soundtrack, Proximity also used its podcast "In Proximity" to give a deeper insight into the movie and its themes, with its latest episode featuring a conversation between Coogler and Göransson.

"Our first goal was to make a film that would be very music-oriented if not a full-blown musical, and I think with 'Sinners' we've accomplished that," Ohanian said.

While "Sinners" is poised to continue its success at the box office, there's plenty more in the pipeline at Proximity. An adaptation of the New York Times bestselling novel "California Bear" and an adaptation of the graphic novel series "A Vicious Circle" are both in development. They're also in production on an as-yet-unannounced docuseries following the success of "Stephen Curry: Underrated," which was released by Apple TV+ in 2023.

I ask Zinzi if she ever imagined that buying Ryan Final Draft would lead to all this.

"Not at all," she said softly. "I mean, we grew up with parents who had very practical jobs. I had zero expectations. I just knew it was something that he was very interested in and curious about."

The secondhand clothing market is booming, and AI is helping resellers sort, price, and sell used clothes faster than ever. But with millions of garments still ending up in landfills and deserts, can new tech actually cut fashion waste?

• Now that Netflix's "You" has ended, many fans are searching for similar shows to enjoy.
• The thriller series has become popular because of its dark themes, antihero lead, and gory scenes.
• Fans of the series might enjoy shows such as "Dexter," "Bates Motel," "Mindhunter," and more.

The Lifetime-turned-Netflix series "You" has officially ended after five seasons.

Fortunately, there are many shows that fans of the dark, fast-paced thriller can watch next.

Here are a few series to check out if you enjoyed "You."

"Dexter" features a main character who is an oddly likable serial killer.

For fans of "You" who are intrigued by Penn Badgley's strangely likable performance as the murderer and stalker Joe Goldberg, "Dexter" is a must-watch series.

The Showtime series stars Michael C. Hall as the titular character, following Dexter's journey as a professional blood-spatter analyst by day and serial killer by night.

Somewhat like Joe, Dexter murders people he feels justified killing — mostly those who are guilty of terrible crimes or who might lead to him getting caught.

This psychological thriller has eight seasons, plus a few spinoff series out and in the works.

For another show with an antihero lead, try "Breaking Bad."

Like "You," AMC's "Breaking Bad" is a series that pushes boundaries with its lead character.

Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, is a mild-mannered chemistry teacher who finds himself making meth in the Albuquerque drug scene to make money to support his family following his terminal cancer diagnosis.

Fans of "You" will see shades of Joe in Walter, who commits horrible acts (even toward those he cares about) to satisfy his internal need for validation.

Like Joe, Walter lives a double life — except Walt is keeping his identity as a drug kingpin hidden from his family, and Joe is hiding his life as a killer from most people.

The hit series has five seasons and a follow-up film.

"Killing Eve" is a woman-led series about another kind of killer.

The BBC series follows Jodie Comer as an unhinged assassin named Villanelle and Sandra Oh as Eve, an MI5 security officer who wishes to be a spy, in a wild game of cat and mouse.

Villanelle and Eve's obsessive love-hate relationship is reminiscent of Joe's relationships throughout "You," and fans will find themselves reeling after bingeing the thrilling series.

"Killing Eve" has four seasons.  

Season two of "Castle Rock" features a woman who has a penchant for murder.

Hulu's "Castle Rock," an anthology series based in the Stephen King multiverse, highlighted the story of the "Misery" character Annie Wilkes in its second season.

Played by Lizzy Caplan, Annie is a single mother with a mental illness who is on the run with her teenage daughter to escape the frightening acts of her past.

Although she desires to be a good person for her daughter, she finds herself committing more acts of violence to keep her secret identity safe.

The show contains dark themes, suspenseful moments, and shocking twists that will have "You" fans craving more.

Netflix's "The Haunting of Hill House" will also terrify you.

If suspense, creepiness, and Victoria Pedretti are what you most enjoyed about Netflix's "You," add "The Haunting of Hill House" to your watch list.

A television adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel of the same name, "The Haunting of Hill House" is a gripping horror series that follows the Crain family as they face the (literal) ghosts of their past.

Like season two of "You," "The Haunting of Hill House" explores the complexities of family dynamics while keeping viewers on the edge of their seats.

Pedretti, who plays Love Quinn on "You," also stars as one of the Crain siblings.

Netflix's "The Haunting of Hill House" is one season.

NBC's "Hannibal" reinvents one of Hollywood's most infamous serial killers.

Fans of "You" who are intrigued by Joe's ability to fool everyone around him may enjoy NBC's "Hannibal," which reimagines the iconic cannibalistic serial killer from 1991's "The Silence of the Lambs."

In this series, a criminal profiler named Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) forms an unlikely partnership with the brilliant psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen).

Together, they track complex serial killers by thinking like them — but Hannibal has more in common with the killers than Will knows.

There are three seasons of "Hannibal."

Based on a true story, "Dirty John" explores what it's like to find out your husband is living a double life.

Starring Connie Britton and Eric Bana, Bravo's "Dirty John" is a drama series based on the true story of Debra Newell, an interior designer who gets swept up in a whirlwind romance with a man who turns out to be lying about his identity.

John Meehan, played by Bana, gives off serious Joe vibes. He is charming, attentive, and handsome, but turns out to be hiding some very dark secrets that ultimately become dangerous for Debra and her entire family.

The limited series has 16 episodes.

Fans of "You" will enjoy the dark themes, unsettling characters, and gripping suspense of "Mindhunter."

For those interested in how "You" delves into a serial killer's brain, Netflix's "Mindhunter" is a must-see.

The series starring Jonathan Groff and Holt McCallany is set in the 1970s and 1980s. It follows two FBI agents who interview famous serial killers to get a deeper insight into their psyches.

Based on the true story of how serial-killer criminal profiling began in the FBI, the series features fictionalized depictions of notorious figures like Charles Manson and the Son of Sam.

"Mindhunter" ran for two seasons.

Freeform's "Pretty Little Liars" is a drama that will keep viewers guessing.

In the small town of Rosewood, a teenage mean girl named Alison DiLaurentis, played by Sasha Pieterse, has disappeared, and her friends soon find themselves tormented by a mysterious person who goes by "A."

Throughout the series, viewers will experience the suspense, twists, and hidden identities that fans love about "You."

"Pretty Little Liars" also stars Shay Mitchell, who was on season one of "You."

The series ran for seven seasons (and there are many spinoffs).

"The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" documents the real-life obsession that serial killer Andrew Cunanan had for the famous designer.

If Joe's oddly intriguing obsession with his victims drew you to "You," then the second season of "American Crime Story" will certainly be worth watching.

Starring Édgar Ramírez, Darren Criss, Ricky Martin, and Penélope Cruz, the Ryan Murphy series portrays the events leading up to and following the murder of the fashion icon Gianni Versace.

The season has nine episodes.

"The Fall" features Jamie Dornan playing a family man with a secret identity as a stalker and murderer.

On the BBC Two show "The Fall," Dornan stars as a husband and father who moonlights as a serial killer.

Gillian Anderson plays Stella Gibson, a detective hired to hunt this mysterious killer who has stalked and murdered women throughout Belfast.

"You" fans will see many similar dark themes in "The Fall" and find that Dornan's Paul Spector is just as charming as Badgley's Joe Goldberg.

"The Fall" ran for three seasons.

"Bates Motel" depicts how early life experiences can sometimes play a role in forming serial killers.

Based on the iconic horror film "Psycho," A&E's "Bates Motel" is a dark look at how the formative years of a person's life can alter their path forever.

A meek boy named Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) recently moved with his mother, Norma (Vera Farmiga), to a small coastal town. The two have an oddly close relationship, which grows even stronger after the death of Norman's father.

Their life in their new home is not as peaceful as they'd hoped, and the mother-son pair are forced to do what it takes to survive.

Fans of "You" will see shades of Joe's relationship with his mother in Norman and Norma's connection — and may find that "Bates Motel" has similar psychological themes.

The series ran for five seasons.

"Only Murders in the Building" also has some dark comedy.

If you appreciate the dark humor found throughout parts of "You," you may enjoy this Hulu original starring Selena Gomez, Martin Short, and Steve Martin.

The show follows an unlikely trio as they investigate a murder and begin a true-crime podcast inspired by a mysterious death in their building. 

The comedy-drama series has four seasons (and has been renewed for a fifth).

This story was originally published on January 1, 2020, and most recently updated on April 25, 2025.

• The TV show "You" came to an end this week, while "Andor" returned for season two.
• Films like the erotic thriller "Babygirl" and the action movie "Havoc" are new to streaming.
• Tennis fans can check out Netflix's new three-part docuseries about superstar Carlos Alcaraz.

Goodbye, "You."

After five seasons of Netflix's hit psychological thriller series, the final chapter of Joe Goldberg's story has arrived. This week also marks the return of the "Star Wars" spin-off series "Andor."

If you're looking for something brand new, watch the drama series "Étoile" from "Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino or the action thriller "Havoc" starring Tom Hardy.

Here's a complete rundown of all the best movies, shows, and documentaries to stream this weekend, broken down by what kind of entertainment you're looking for.

Reality TV fans can tune into the return of "Vanderpump Villa" this week.

Lisa Vanderpump and her hospitality crew head to an Italian countryside castle, aka "Castello Rosato," in season two. All 10 episodes are now streaming on Hulu, with the reunion set for release on May 8.

Streaming on: Hulu

See how Joe Goldberg's story ends in the fifth and final season of "You."

Penn Badgley reprises his role as a serial killer one last time for season five, which is filled with twists, turns, and new characters. After binge-watching the 10-episode season, read Business Insider's spoiler-filled interview with co-showrunners Michael Foley and Justin W. Lo.

Streaming on: Netflix

The critically acclaimed "Star Wars" series "Andor" returned this week.

Diego Luna returned as Cassian Andor and Adria Arjona reprised her role as rebel fighter Bix Caleen in the second season of the "Star Wars" spin-off series, set five years before the events of the 2016 film, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."

Streaming on: Disney+

Fans of "Gilmore Girls" and "Bunheads" can check out the new series "Étoile."

The eight-episode series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, follows two world-renowned ballet companies in New York and Paris as they swap their top talent in hopes of reviving their institutions.

Streaming on: Prime Video

Oscar winner "Conclave" is timelier than ever.

The political thriller "Conclave" is based on Robert Harris' 2016 novel of the same name. It centers on the assembly of the College of Cardinals and the election, known as the conclave, to decide who will become the new pope after the previous one dies of a heart attack.

The movie was nominated for eight awards at the 2025 Oscars and won best adapted screenplay.

Streaming on: Prime Video

Nicole Kidman plays a powerful CEO who has an affair with her much younger intern in "Babygirl."

In writer-director Halina Reijn's 2024 erotic thriller, Nicole Kidman plays Romy Mathis, a CEO, wife, and mom who risks her personal and professional life in pursuit of pleasure with an intern named Samuel (Harris Dickinson), who chooses her to be his mentor.

Streaming on: Max

For high-octane thrills, watch "Havoc."

The action movie stars Tom Hardy as Walker, a detective in the crosshairs of a criminal underworld who's tasked with rescuing a politician's estranged son from a drug heist.

Streaming on: Netflix

The Netflix docuseries "Carlos Alcaraz: My Way" takes fans behind the scenes of tennis prodigy Carlos Alcaraz's life.

The three-episode docuseries follows Carlos Alcaraz, who holds the record for being the youngest world No. 1 player in men's tennis history, during his eventful 2024 season.

Streaming on: Netflix

Comedian and "Ted Lasso" star Brett Goldstein has jokes aplenty in his comedy special, "Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life."

Brett Goldstein, known for playing the grumpy but lovable Roy Kent in the Apple TV+ series "Ted Lasso," stars in his first HBO Original comedy special, premiering on Saturday night. The British comedian cracks jokes about everything from sex and relationships to why he thinks "Sesame Street" character Cookie Monster is an addict.

Streaming on: Max

For more laughs, watch "Jessica Kirson: I'm the Man."

In her new stand-up special, comedian Jessica Kirson jokes about TikTok girls, Sephora makeovers, and having four daughters with two different women.

Streaming on: Hulu

Brush up on "The Accountant" starring Ben Affleck before checking out the sequel in theaters this weekend.

In the 2016 crime drama, Affleck plays Christian Wolff, an accountant with autism who operates within the criminal underworld. The movie turned out to be a surprise hit for Warner Bros., earning $155 million worldwide on a reported budget of $44 million.

Now, "The Accountant 2" is in theaters, and director Gavin O'Connor has expressed interest in a third installment.

Streaming on: Max, Prime Video

• The companies that sell you internet access — think Comcast or Charter — want to sell you phone service, too.
• And guess what the phone guys want to sell you? Yup: internet access.
• This is good for you because you get more choice. Is it good for the cable and phone guys?

Most of you get your broadband from one company — probably from what used to be called a cable company. And most of you get your mobile phone service from a different company — probably from what many of you still call a phone company.

Guess who would like to change that?

Time's up! The answer: The cable guys want to become your phone company. And the phone companies want to become your broadband companies.

This is good news for consumers, who traditionally haven't had much choice when it comes to wireless providers, and even less choice when it comes to broadband.

Is it good for the broadband and wireless companies? We don't know yet. But we do know they are beating each other up, quite a bit.

Background: For the past few years, broadband companies — think Charter or Comcast — have been trying to sell their customers mobile phone service as well. (Both Charter and Comcast are essentially selling rebranded access to Verizon's mobile networks.) And at the same time, the phone guys like T-Mobile and AT&T have been trying to sell their customers broadband service, through what's called "fixed wireless" — internet service that gets beamed into your house via a box you put in your window, instead of cables buried in the ground.

You can understand the logic behind both pushes: For starters, it offers both industries the possibility of new revenue streams as organic growth stalls. There's also the thought that customers who get both broadband and wireless from the same provider are less likely to churn out.

It's also happening as most of — but not all — the cable guys have become less interested in selling you what used to be called cable TV, because that business is eroding every day. Meanwhile, the telcos, which have taken stabs at becoming video/content companies — see AT&T's brief ownership of what's now called Warner Bros. Discovery, and Verizon's brief ownership of AOL and Yahoo — have decided they don't want to be in those businesses, either.

Meanwhile, both industries are growing at the expense of each other. Analysts at MoffettNathanson say the mobile industry has signed up 12.7 million fixed wireless subscribers as of the end of Q1 2025 — up from 11.8 million 3 months earlier. During the same time period, the cable companies have grown from 18.2 million phone subscribers to 19 million.

And if you want to see what that means for a particular company, check out Q1 earnings reports from Comcast and Charter — the two biggest cable/broadband companies in the country this week. Both reported declining numbers of broadband subscribers, and boosts in their wireless subs.

• Three teenagers in New York designed a cardboard, called Kiriboard, to replace plastic packaging.
• They got the idea when a box of motors for their robotics hobby arrived damaged.
• Their invention won the $12,500 Earth Prize. Now they plan to buy a machine to make more Kiriboards.

Three teenage boys in New York City have invented a clever packaging material that they hope will replace toxic plastics and make plastic-free shipping a reality.

Zhi Han (Anthony) Yao, Flint Mueller, and James Clare are planning to pursue a patent and eventually pitch their product to Home Depot, as well as traditional shippers like Amazon, FedEx, and the US Postal Service.

They call their geometric, cardboard invention Kiriboard, since it's inspired by Japanese kirigami, which is the art of cutting and folding paper.

"Something like this is the wave of the future," Jerry Citron, the teenagers' environmental-science teacher, told Business Insider.

Yao, Mueller, and Clare won the Earth Prize on April 8, making them one of seven winning environmental projects by teenagers across the globe. The award comes with $12,500, which they plan to use to buy a cutting machine, called a CNC router, and test more prototypes.

Plastic-free shipping could change the world

Just like any plastic, Styrofoam and other plastic packaging can shed microscopic bits of plastic into homes and the environment.

Microplastics have been detected from the oceans to the top of Mount Everest, in animals' and humans' body tissues and blood, and even in rain all over the planet. They're associated with heart attack and stroke risk. Some researchers suspect they could even be contributing to the recent rise in colon cancers in young people.

"I didn't realize it was as big of an issue as it was," Yao told BI. "I mean, companies have made sustainable initiatives and greener initiatives, but they haven't really fully replaced plastic packaging."

Enter the Kiriboard: Kiriboard is cut into lattice-like shapes so that it can bend to fill the space between an item and the wall of its box. The cuts give the cardboard a three-dimensional structure that makes it sturdy and allows it to bend and absorb impact, protecting what's inside, similar to bubble wrap but without the plastic.

Once perfected, the three teens hope their design can help ship packages of sensitive or heavy equipment even more securely, at a competitive price.

Broken motors and crumple zones

Clare, Mueller, and Yao are all on the same robotics team at Stuyvesant High School in New York City. Clare is a junior, and Mueller and Yao are seniors.

The idea for Kiriboard started when they opened a shipment of Kraken X60 motors, which are about $200 a pop. They found that the brass pins, which connect the motors to a robot, were damaged and unusable. They assumed the pins had been damaged in transit.

"We're like, well, we should do something about this packaging, because clearly the packaging wasn't good enough," Mueller said.

Clare thought about how cars are engineered with crumple zones, meant to absorb the energy of impacts to protect the people inside.

Similarly, he said, "you can make strategic weak points in your packaging so that the package warps and deforms," sparing the package's contents.

With help from the Earth Prize program and Citron, they built and tested their first Kiriboard prototypes.

The matrix

It was a scrappy effort, with cardboard scavenged from their school.

After some research and consulting various teachers, Yao said they drew up eight or nine different designs, and narrowed down to four to build and test. Then, came the fun part: dropping heavy stuff on their creations.

To test their prototypes' durability, the teens slammed them with a roll of tape, a stapler, a can of soda, and a metal water bottle — "which did the most damage, but not as much as we thought it would," Clare said.

They dropped each item onto the Kiriboard prototypes from various heights, so that they could calculate and study the physical forces of each impact.

"Basically, we want to see what's the most amount of force it can take before it snaps," Yao said.

The results were promising, the trio said. The Kiriboard prototypes sustained very little damage, which they judged by checking the cardboard for dents. They plan to move forward with all four designs, which they hope will be useful for different types of shipping.

In the design pictured above, four triangular "legs" hold the Kiriboard in place inside a box.

"This middle section, we call it the matrix. This is supposed to be flexible," Yao said. Once you place an item for shipping inside the box, the matrix "is supposed to form to the product."

Once they've purchased a CNC router to automate cutting the cardboard, they plan to test prototypes by actually shipping them in boxes.

"Right now, we want to perfect our product," Yao said.

When it's ready, they said they might also pitch it to the electronics company AndyMark, which shipped them the robotic motors that arrived broken.

"No shade to them," Clare said, adding that their robotics team frequently orders from AndyMark with no problems.

"We're on the brink of, like, this could become a reality, and it's just up to us to put in that final effort," Mueller said. Clare chimed in: "All from a broken package."

• Kim Kardashian has been to 11 Met Galas in her career.
• The Skims founder has gotten bolder with her looks for the ball over the years.
• Her 2022 Marilyn Monroe look was her most iconic Met Gala look to date.

The first Monday in May is quickly approaching, which means one thing to fashion fans: it's time for the 2025 Met Gala.

The annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute will take place on May 5, and stars will arrive in their interpretations of the event's "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" theme.

One of the most exciting aspects of the gala is seeing how repeat attendees keep improving their looks for the event year after year. Few stars have as interesting a track record with their Met Gala red carpet looks as Kim Kardashian.

From a floral gown at her first ball to her controversial ode to Marilyn Monroe, take a look at Kardashian's Met Gala looks ranked from least to most iconic.

Kardashian's blue evening gown for the 2014 Met Gala was lackluster compared to her other looks.

After being turned into a couch meme at her very first Met Gala the year prior (more on that in a second), Kardashian chose to play it safe for the 2014 theme, "Charles James: Beyond Fashion." 

Alber Elbaz designed her custom Lanvin gown, which featured a black satin belt and a thigh-high slit. 

The gown was undoubtedly pretty and would've looked great for a movie premiere or awards show, but it was nothing special for a night that encourages celebrities to push the envelope.

Kardashian's ensemble was actually supposed to look completely different. She revealed on her now-inactive website that the gown was originally made of "this amazing leather with metallic detailing." Her design team only decided to redo it in blue satin at the last minute.  

Kardashian still planned to pair her new gown with a chunky belt and leather cuffs, but she ditched them before walking the red carpet because, according to E!, they were "a bit too rock 'n' roll."

As a Met Gala novice, it was clear Kardashian didn't want to rock the boat too much on the carpet. Still, we wish we could've seen the far edgier look she envisioned in 2014.

Kardashian's 2016 Met Gala gown was flashier but still didn't push the envelope.

Kardashian wore a metallic silver Balmain gown with a thigh-high slit for the "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" theme in 2016. 

We loved the fabric of the silver dress, and Kardashian took a bit of a risk with her beauty by bleaching her eyebrows. However, the look didn't stand out among a sea of similar metallic looks. 

Kardashian was also overshadowed by her date, then-husband Kanye West. The rapper made headlines that year for daring to wear denim to the Met Gala. 

When looking back on her Met Gala looks in 2019, Kardashian revealed that she felt insecure ahead of the event because she hadn't "lost all of my baby weight" after giving birth to her son Saint in December 2015, which is likely why she stuck to her usual silhouette.

Kardashian wore another metallic gown to the 2018 Met Gala.

The "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" Met Gala will likely go down as one of the boldest in the event's history. Stars like Rihanna, Ariana Grande, and Blake Lively delivered stunning looks referencing everything from the Pope to the Sistine Chapel. 

Because of all the eye-catching looks, Kardashian didn't make waves with her custom gold Versace dress, although the number did nab her a few spots on best-dressed lists. 

Kardashian personally designed the chain-mail gown with Donatella Versace, and we loved the dark eye makeup and high pony she paired it with.

While the reality TV star hadn't yet mastered how to steal the show at the Met Gala, her style was definitely becoming a little bolder.

The star's simple Vivienne Westwood dress at the 2017 Met Gala shocked fans and critics alike, for all the right reasons.

At first glance, Kardashian's off-the-shoulder white dress for the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between" theme might seem even simpler than the gowns we've already discussed. 

But the chic and beachy outfit, which Kardashian paired with sandals and minimal makeup, felt like a statement from the reality TV star. On a night when everyone would dial it up and go avant-garde, Kardashian decided to do something completely different — and it worked. One headline praised Kardashian's "seriously toned down" look.

"I figured everyone was going to go really over the top, and I just wanted to be really simple," Kardashian, who attended the event without West for the first time, told Vogue on the red carpet.

The 2017 Met Gala also happened just a few months after Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris, and $11 million in jewels were stolen from her hotel room. The simple Vivienne Westwood dress and her lack of accessories felt like a statement from Kardashian, who later discussed the trauma she experienced from the robbery.

Kardashian brought major drama and glamour to the 2015 Met Gala.

Designed by Peter Dundas, the dress was covered with strategically placed crystals and featured a long train of white feathers. Kardashian revealed on Instagram that her inspiration had been Cher's iconic 1974 Met Gala outfit.

Other naked dresses were popular on the red carpet that year. Stars like Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez won praise for their sheer numbers, and Rihanna had the most standout look of the night by upstaging everyone with her custom Guo Pei gown — now one of the most iconic Met Gala looks of all time. 

But Kardashian's gown was bold, stunning, and told a story. It was the first inkling of her realizing she could become a force on the Met Gala red carpet.

Kardashian's gown for the 2014 Met Gala would have fit the "Garden of Time" dress code perfectly if she hadn't added a shrug to it.

Kardashian wore a custom John Galliano dress to the "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" gala, which had a "Garden of Time" dress code.

Kardashian's look leaned into the garden aspect of the dress code, though it clearly had a through-line to her previous Met Gala looks as well.

Like dresses she wore in previous years, the gown was metallic and featured a dramatic, waist-cinching corset. Floral detailing adorned the strapless bodice, while the floor-length skirt was made of interlocking, floral appliqué that showed peeks of Kardashian's legs. Her blond hair added to the edgy feel of the look.

The gown was well suited to the theme, but the gray shrug Kardashian wore atop looked disjointed with the rest of the look. The outfit would have been stronger if Kardashian had let the dress speak for itself.

Kardashian nodded to the early days of fame at the 2023 Met Gala.

Kardashian arrived at the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" Met Gala in a Schiaparelli gown made almost entirely of pearl strands.

The strings of pearls created a halter-style bodice and barely-there skirt, which sat atop taupe shapewear.

Lagerfeld often gravitated toward pearls in his designs, making the ensemble an apt choice for the ball. However, the look also referenced Kardashian's 2007 Playboy shoot, for which she posed only wearing pearls, so it made even more of a statement.

Kris Jenner said her now meme-ified comment, "You're doing amazing, sweetie," to Kardashian during the shoot, as captured on "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."

Kardashian also celebrated her Skims empire with the shapewear she wore under the pearls, using the Met Gala as a platform for her own success. The company was worth $3.2 billion as of 2022.

Kardashian made a statement about her fame at the 2021 gala.

Kardashian arrived in the most jaw-dropping look of the night at the 2021 Met Gala with the theme, "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion." Her Balenciaga bodysuit and oversized T-shirt dress covered her from head to toe, including a face-covering mask and gloves.

She was only visible in silhouette, with her ponytail and a train flowing behind her as she walked the Met Gala carpet.

It was an instant meme because of its avant-garde nature. Still, Balenciaga's creative director, Demna Gvasalia, later explained that the outfit was designed to highlight how iconic Kardashian's body had become in pop culture. 

"People would know instantly it was Kim because of her silhouette. They wouldn't even need to see her face, you know?" Gvasalia told Vogue at the time. "And I think that the whole power of her celebrity, that people wouldn't need to see her face to know it's her."

The form-fitting dress Kardashian chose for the 2019 Met Gala looms large because of the controversial efforts she took to wear it.

Kardashian arrived at the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" gala in a Thierry Mugler gown that hugged her figure and was adorned with crystals. The dress appeared sheer, as it matched her skin tone.

After the gala, Kardashian revealed she went to extreme lengths to wear the skin-tight dress, including taking corset lessons to breathe in it.

She also couldn't go to the bathroom in the dress, and in a clip from "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," she said she was willing to urinate on herself in the gown if there was an emergency. 

The dress was pretty, but Kardashian's drastic measures made the dress so memorable.

Kardashian's floral gown for her first Met Gala in 2013 was one of her most memorable outfits, even though it was criticized then.

Kardashian made her Met Gala debut in 2013 when she was expecting her first child, North West. 

The gala's theme was "Punk: Chaos to Couture," and Kardashian wore a long-sleeve, floral Riccardo Tisci dress. It had a high neckline, which contrasted with its daring, thigh-high slit. Matching, open-toe shoes completed the look.

Kardashian told Vogue in 2019 that Tisci wanted the floral pattern to symbolize sending a pregnant woman flowers, which she said was "such a sweet message." Tisci also told Kardashian that Anna Wintour wanted her to wear the floral dress, so she did.

Social media users immediately took to Twitter to criticize the look after Kardashian walked the red carpet. Many compared the dress to a couch, to the star's dismay.

"I was crying, like, the whole way home because I just couldn't believe it," Kardashian said in the same interview with Vogue.

Looking back at the dress, Kim has a different perspective. "Now I love it," she told the magazine. "Now it's, like, sick."

Although it wasn't for the reasons she wanted, Kardashian was the talk of the event from her very first Met Gala, which was even more impressive considering she was attending as Kanye West's date.

Of course, Kardashian's most iconic Met Gala look was her 2022 dress that originally belonged to Marilyn Monroe.

Kardashian made headlines when she arrived at the 2022 "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" Met Gala in the dress Marilyn Monroe wore to sing "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy in 1962.

The sheer Jean Louis dress was embellished from head to toe, and Kardashian dyed her hair platinum blond to fully recreate Monroe's look.

"In a sense, it's the original naked dress. That's why it was so shocking," Kardashian told Vogue of the gown.

She borrowed the dress from Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum in Orlando, which acquired it for $4.81 million in 2016, according to a Ripley's press release. Kardashian wore the gown on the red carpet, but she changed into a replica immediately after because it was so fragile. 

Kardashian once again took extreme measures to fit into Monroe's dress. She said she lost 16 pounds in three weeks so she could wear it. 

The conversation around the dress continued for weeks after the Met Gala, as people accused Kardashian of damaging the gown when she wore it.

In June 2022, Ripley's and Kardashian sent Business Insider a joint statement saying she "did not, in any way, damage the garment in the short amount of time it was worn at the Met Gala." 

Kardashian solidified her status as the Met Gala it-girl with her Marilyn Monroe look, which was truly a once-in-a-lifetime fashion moment.

• Microsoft is trying to simplify AI sales, according to slides from an internal presentation.
• The current approach slowed sales, confused customers, and affected cost and quality, insiders say.
• Microsoft plans to slash the number of "solution areas."

Microsoft is trying to simplify its many AI offerings by streamlining how the products are pitched to customers, according to internal slides from a recent presentation.

The software giant has a bunch of different AI tools called Copilot. There's Copilot for its Teams chat app, Copilot for its PowerPoint presentation tool, Copilot for its Outlook email service — just to name a few.

These products are often split into different "solution areas," as Microsoft calls them. Having Copilot tools in many different buckets can slow down sales, confuse customers, and affect cost and quality of the tools, people in the organization told Business Insider. They asked not to be identified discussing private matters.

Microsoft has sales teams focused on each solution area, which will now be consolidated.

Microsoft Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff this week unveiled plans for addressing these issues in the company's upcoming fiscal year, which begins in July. BI obtained copies of slides from his presentation.

According to one of the slides, three major changes include:

• Consolidate Microsoft's solution areas.
• Accelerate regional skills at scale.
• Align teams working with small, medium, and corporate customers with those working with outside channel partners who market and sell Microsoft products.

The organization currently has six solutions areas: Modern work, Business Applications, Digital & App Innovation, Data & AI, Azure Infrastructure, and Security.

Beginning in July, these areas will be combined into three: AI Business Solutions, Cloud & AI Platforms, and Security.

AI Business Solutions will include tools such as Copilot for Microsoft 365, Copilot for Teams, Copilot for Outlook, plus a data visualization product called Power BI, according to a person who attended a Thursday all-hands for Althoff's organization. This person asked not to be identified discussing private matters.

"We are evolving the commercial solution areas within our sales organization to better reflect the era of AI and support the growth of our customers and partners," a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement. "This evolution reflects the shift in how customers and partners are buying and will better serve their needs."

The other changes include expanding training for salespeople and a reorganization to Small, Medium Enterprise & Channel (SME&C) team, which was announced internally earlier this year.

The changes come as Microsoft is trying to figured out how to make money from its significant AI investments. It has mulled changes including new software bundles with Copilot. The company earlier this year said it plans to spend $80 billion on expanding its network of AI data centers.

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• Rihanna has been to 10 Met Galas throughout her career.
• She has become one of the most iconic stars at the annual event thanks to her jaw-dropping looks.
• Rihanna last attended the gala in 2023 in a custom Valentino gown with a coat made of flowers.

Met Gala season is upon us.

Fashion's biggest night will take place on May 5 this year. A-list stars will flock to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in eye-catching, themed ensembles, raising money for the museum's Costume Institute.

For 2025, the gala's theme is "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," celebrating dandyism and menswear. It's not confirmed who Anna Wintour invited to the event this year, though arguably, no star's attendance is as hotly anticipated as Rihanna's, as she always splashes on the Met Gala red carpet.

Rihanna skipped the 2024 event, but her fans and fashion enthusiasts hope the Fenty Beauty mogul and singer will return to the Met Gala red carpet this year, especially since her partner A$AP Rocky is a cochair.

Take a look back at the looks Rihanna wore to the 10 Met Galas she has attended so far.

Rihanna debuted at the Met Gala in 2007 wearing a simple but pretty Georges Chakra gown.

The white gown had a halter neckline with silver embellishments on the bodice.

She paired the dress with black mesh gloves and a red rose to fit the "Poiret: King of Fashion" theme.

It was an understated look compared to other outfits Rihanna wore to the Met Gala in the years to come.

In May 2009, she wore a bold suit designed by Dolce & Gabbana.

The suit included a jacket with puffy sleeves, a bow tie, and ankle-length pants. She paired it with black gloves and black pumps.

The jacket's dramatic, oversize shoulder pads fit the event's "The Model as Muse" theme. Rihanna's edgy pixie cut completed the chic look.

For May 2011's "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" theme, Rihanna wore a sparkly, lacy gown.

The semi-sheer dress designed by Stella McCartney had a scalloped, one-shoulder neckline and a slit on the skirt, showing off her criss-cross pumps.

The gown was eye-catching, but Rihanna's long, bright-red side-braid gave the look a pop of color.

Rihanna's Tom Ford gown for the 2012 Met Gala featured scaled detailing.

The form-fitting gown Rihanna wore to the "Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations" gala had long sleeves, a boat neckline, and flowed to the floor.

It hugged Rihanna's figure, and the gown's texturing caught the light as she walked the red carpet.

The singer returned to the 2014 "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" gala in a Stella McCartney set.

Rihanna's two-piece featured a long-sleeve crop top with pointed sleeves and a high-waisted skirt with a side train. She wore a sparkly choker that blended with the neckline of the dress.

The ensemble's backless crop top felt modern and fresh.

For the 2015 gala, Rihanna pulled out all the stops in an extravagant Guo Pei design.

Rihanna solidified her status as a Met Gala legend at the "China: Through the Looking Glass" gala.

Her custom yellow look sat off her shoulders. It featured faux fur sleeves and trim, and intricate detailing adorned the ensemble.

The singer making her way down the red carpet while her long train flowed behind her will always be an iconic Met Gala moment.

In 2017, Rihanna wore her most avant-garde Met Gala look, a dress covered in giant floral embellishments.

The 2018 Met Gala theme was "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art of the In-Between." Rihanna appropriately went with a Comme des Garçons design.

The dress was made entirely of colorful, three-dimensional petals that floated around her. Rihanna paired the look with red heels, lacing her thighs, and pink-toned makeup.

Rihanna didn't disappoint when she co-chaired the Met Gala in 2018, arriving in a Margiela ensemble that seemed to be inspired by the Pope.

Rihanna's jewel-encrusted silver look featured a mini dress, a separate, longer skirt, and a jacket. A large, pointed headpiece and silver jewelry coordinated with the look.

Rihanna made a statement in a couture coatdress as one of the last celebrities to arrive at the 2021 Met Gala.

Demna Gvasalia designed the Fenty founder's custom Balenciaga coatdress. Its collar popped around her shoulders, and the skirt was a subtle mermaid.

Rihanna paired the look with a beanie hat, a diamond necklace, and a stunning crystal headpiece. 

Rihanna arrived at the 2023 Met Gala in a dramatic white gown and coordinating coat.

Rihanna wore a custom Valentino Haute Couture gown to the "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" gala.

The gown's form-fitting bodice showed off her baby bump with a rosette in the center, though Rihanna covered it with a hooded, rosette-covered jacket and fingerless gloves when she walked the red carpet. Her dropped-waist skirt flowed into a long train, which trailed behind her on the carpet.

Rihanna completed the look with funky sunglasses that had eyelashes on them.

• Taylor Swift has attended six Met Galas to date, making her debut at the event in 2008.
• Some of her Met Gala looks have fallen flat, while others stood out on the red carpet.
• Her most recent Met Gala look was her most iconic, in part because of its significance in her music.

The fashion world is abuzz as the 2025 Met Gala is swiftly approaching.

A-list celebrities, billionaires, and athletes will gather at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on May 5 for the annual fundraiser. Chaired by Anna Wintour, it raises money for the museum's Costume Institute.

The Met Gala red carpet is always exciting for fashion fans, as celebrities reveal their interpretations of the event's dress code. For 2025, stars will put their spin on the "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" theme.

The guest list is always kept secret before the event, so fans don't know which celebrities will walk the red carpet. Taylor Swift has been absent from the gala since 2019, and it's unclear if she'll break that streak in 2025 — and bring her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, for his Met Gala debut.

Whether she attends in 2025 or not, Swift's legacy at the Met Gala has already been solidified. Take a look back at all the looks she's worn to the event, ranked from least to most iconic.

Swift's white dress for the 2010 Met Gala was simple.

Swift's white Ralph Lauren gown featured a pointed neckline, ruffled, off-the-shoulder sleeves, and a coordinating skirt.

The dress was pretty, but it didn't stand out in a way that fit the "American Woman: Fashioning A National Identity" on the red carpet.

Likewise, instead of elevating her outfit with accessories, Swift wore minimal jewelry and kept her hair in a demure updo.

The singer upped her game slightly for the "Savage Beauty" theme at the 2011 Met Gala.

Swift arrived at the "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" gala in a one-shoulder J. Mendel gown. The dress mixed taupe and frayed, black fabric, and it had a textured, mermaid skirt.

The dress was well-suited to the theme, but Swift's simple updo took away from the effect. A more over-the-top hairstyle could have taken the outfit to another level.

Swift embraced semi-sheer detailing at the 2013 Met Gala.

Swift sported another J. Mendel gown for the 2013 "PUNK: Chaos to Couture" Met Gala.

The bodice of the black, floor-length gown was covered in cutouts of sheer, webbed fabric, and it had a cutout on the bodice.

A jeweled collar and dramatic eye makeup completed the look, which fit the punk theme well.

Swift made her Met Gala debut in a gown that hinted at her sophomore album, "Fearless."

Swift attended her first Met Gala in 2008 wearing a gold ombré gown from Badgley Mischka. 

The dress celebrated the "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy" theme with its head-to-toe embellishments and shape that nodded to a mermaid tail.

The look seemed to be an Easter egg for Swift's "Fearless" album, which was released in October 2008.

The album cover had golden tones, on which Swift was photographed with her hair flowing around her as she spun her head — which Swift modernized for "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" in 2021.

Her Met Gala gown had the same color scheme, and her hair was styled similarly. The look set the tone for the release of Swift's second album just months before its release.

Swift's pink dress for the 2014 Met Gala exuded Old Hollywood glamour.

The 2014 Met Gala's theme was "Charles James: Beyond Fashion." The event's white-tie dress code called for formal looks from celebrities, and Swift rose to the occasion in a soft-pink Oscar de la Renta gown.

The dress had a scooped neckline and was embroidered with delicate flowers. The column dress had a low back and a dramatic train flowing from an oversized bow.

The elegant dress was modern but evoked the glamour of Old Hollywood, and unlike in years past, Swift matched the look of the dress with her hair, which was swept to the side in soft waves. It was a step up from her past looks.

Swift nailed the theme with her 2016 Met Gala look when she was co-chair for the gala, and the ensemble became culturally significant for her fans.

Swift was a Met Gala co-chair in 2016, so it's no surprise she embraced the "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" theme. 

Her custom Louis Vuitton dress was metallic, featuring a scaled pattern and daring cutouts along the stomach. Swift paired the dress with heels that wrapped to her knees. Bleached hair and black lipstick completed the futuristic look, making the look edgy overall.

The departure from Swift's typically softer looks made it a standout on the Met Gala carpet and in Swift's fashion history, but it became truly iconic because the 2016 Met Gala proved significant for Swift personally and musically.

Swift was first romantically linked to Tom Hiddleston at the Gala, as a video of her dancing with him in a Louis Vuitton dress went viral. Fans also speculate that Swift met Joe Alwyn, whom she dated for six years, the same night. Swift and Alywn split in February 2023, and she's been dating Travis Kelce since the summer of 2023.

Fans also suspect her interactions with both Hiddleston and Alwyn at the Gala served as inspiration for two songs on her album "Reputation" — "Dress" and "Getaway Car."

The silver-toned look she wore to the Met Gala also mimicked the coloring of her "Reputation" cover, again connecting the album to the event. 

• DoorDash asked the California Superior Court to dismiss Uber's lawsuit on Friday.
• In February, Uber accused DoorDash of inflating costs and other anti-competitive business practices.
• "Instead of competing through innovation, Uber has resorted to litigation," DoorDash says.

DoorDash wants Uber's anti-competition lawsuit tossed by the California Superior Court, saying the litigation is a "cynical and calculated scare tactic."

DoorDash filed the motion alongside a press release on Friday.

"It's disappointing behavior from a company once known for competing on the merits of its products and innovation," DoorDash, which tops the online food delivery market in the United States, wrote in the release.

Uber filed a complaint against DoorDash in February, accusing the company of anti-competitive business practices that inflated prices for restaurants and customers. The complaint said DoorDash "devised and is engaged in an unlawful scheme to stifle competition with Uber Eats, its closest rival."

Uber accused DoorDash in the complaint of leveraging restaurants' dependence on its app to secure near-exclusive or exclusive use.

"Restaurants simply cannot afford to stand up to DoorDash, and find themselves powerless to choose the service or services that are best for their businesses in the market for first-party delivery," Uber's complaint said.

Earnest Analytics reported in February that DoorDash dominated the food delivery market with a 60.7% share. Uber Eats followed at 26.1% and Grubhub at 6.3%.

DoorDash denied Uber's accusations in the motion on Friday.

Among its arguments, DoorDash said Uber is trying to "shoehorn its competition claims" by using a statute that typically applies to "disputes regarding employee non-compete provisions."

"Uber's lawsuit should be seen for what it is: sour grapes from a competitor that has been told by merchants, time and again, that they prefer working with DoorDash," the company's motion said. That's not the basis for a lawsuit — it's just fair competition. The Court should sustain DoorDash's demurrer."

Uber told Business Insider in a statement that it won't back down.

"It seems like the team at DoorDash is having a hard time understanding the content of our complaint. When restaurants are forced to choose between unfair terms or retaliation, that's not competition — it's coercion. Uber will continue to stand up for merchants and for a level playing field. We look forward to presenting the facts in court," an Uber spokesperson said.

A lawyer for DoorDash told BI, "Uber appears to be upset that they're losing in the marketplace because DoorDash has better and more innovative products, but that isn't a legitimate basis for a lawsuit."

"Uber's legal claims are meritless and should be dismissed," the lawyer said.

DoorDash isn't Uber's only legal battle this year. In April, the Federal Trade Commission sued Uber, saying the company added users to its Uber One subscription program without their consent.

The FTC said in a press release that the company "failed to deliver promised savings" and made it tough for users to cancel the service.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told Semafor on Friday that the FTC's lawsuit was a "head-scratcher."

"We make it incredibly easy to sign up for Uber One, the value is enormous, the renewal rates are over 90%. It's a great product," Khosrowshahi said. "We allow you to cancel. We allow you to pause. That one was a head-scratcher for me."

• Steven Soderbergh's movie "Black Bag" underperformed, earning $37 million on a $44 million budget.
• Soderbergh, who's known for mid-budget dramas, is frustrated by the film's lackluster reception.
• He is hesitant to make epic films again, citing the need for genuine inspiration.

Following the lackluster box office performance of his latest mid-budget spy thriller, "Black Bag," Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh is contemplating his next move.

The director behind acclaimed films like "Traffic," "Erin Brockovich," "Out of Sight," and the "Ocean's Eleven" franchise has made nearly every type of movie imaginable, but he's always felt most comfortable doing a modestly budgeted drama. But the performance of "Black Bag," which brought in $37 million on a $44 million budget, has the filmmaker reconsidering how he fits into today's moviemaking landscape.

"The people we needed to come out didn't come out," Soderbergh told Business Insider of the "Black Bag" box office numbers. "And unfortunately, it's impossible to really know why."

"My concern is that the rest of the industry looks at that result and just goes, 'This is why we don't make movies in that budget range for that audience, because they don't show up,'" he continued. "And that's unfortunate, because that's the kind of movie I've made my whole career. That middle ground, which we all don't want to admit is disappearing, seems to be really disappearing."

The fact that a sexy spy thriller starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, and Pierce Brosnan that's Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes couldn't pull in an audience is particularly confounding to Soderbergh.

"I mean, it's the best-reviewed movie I've ever made in my career, and we've got six beautiful people in it, and they all did every piece of publicity that we asked them to do, and this is the result," he said. "So it's frustrating."

Asked if he would ever return to making epic movies like 2008's "Che," his two-film biopic starring Benicio del Toro as the revolutionary Che Guevara, Soderbergh wasn't against it, but he had one caveat.

"It's really got to be something that deserves that kind of treatment and doesn't feel like Oscar bait," he said.

Soderbergh said he currently has nothing in the works that he would characterize as an epic and explained why.

"It does require an aspect of the grandiosity gene; you've got to think about yourself a certain way to want to go out and do those things. That is not my default mode," he said. "I have to work myself up to that because I don't have that kind of sense of my place."

Still, he enjoys making epic films when it's the right move. It even led to the creation of one of his most beloved television series.

"If I hadn't made 'Che,' I don't think I would have made 'The Knick,'" which I think is the last epic thing that I've done," Soderbergh said of his acclaimed 2014 Cinemax series starring Clive Owen as a surgeon pushing the boundaries of medicine in 1900s New York.

"'Che' was good for me in that sense. But knowing what goes into that, it has got to be something that I feel really electrified by, and those are just hard to come by," he continued. "Then you've got to cast Timothée Chalamet."

"Black Bag" will be available to stream on Peacock starting May 2.

• Prosecutors want to seal Sean Combs' "freak off" videos in sex-trafficking trial.
• Combs is accused of sex trafficking and racketeering, with Cassie Ventura as a key victim.
• The judge is hammering out resolutions for different legal issues before the trial in May.

Prosecutors want to make sure the public doesn't see the "freak off" videos made by Sean "Diddy" Combs, which they say they'll present as exhibits in his upcoming criminal sex-trafficking trial.

Even the audio from those videos shouldn't reach the ears of the public and the press, argued Assistant US Attorney Madison Smyser in a court conference on Friday.

"These are extremely sensitive videos, they are going to involve videos of 'freak offs,'" Smyser said. "They involve other parties, victims, and, in some videos, Mr. Combs."

Smyser said prosecutors and defense lawyers were working out a way so that only jurors would be able to see and hear the videos when they're presented in court.

The indictment, brought by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, accuses Combs of sex trafficking and racketeering.

The primary victim prosecutors identified is Cassie Ventura, who was in a romantic relationship with Combs for 10 years. According to prosecutors, Combs sexually abused Ventura through "freak offs," which they described as elaborate and lengthy sexual performances that Combs staged, masturbated during, and often recorded.

Prosecutors have identified another four accusers who are expected to testify as victims in the trial. The judge has also allowed one "propensity witness," a yet-identified former romantic partner who is set to testify by name about alleged prior abuse, but who is not considered a victim in the criminal charges. Some of the witnesses are also expected to include sex workers who were recruited for the "freak offs."

Combs was attentive during Friday's court conference, the penultimate one before jury selection begins on May 5.

The hip-hop artist wore khaki jail garb and what appeared to be laceless Vans slip-on shoes.

Before the start of the hearing, Combs hugged his three female attorneys and then shook hands with one of his male lawyers. Throughout the conference, he sipped water from an unusually small plastic cup on the defense table before him.

US District Judge Arun Subramanian, who is overseeing Combs' criminal case, asked prosecutors to provide legal justifications for sealing the "freak off" videos, which would become court records if they were to be entered into evidence.

Prosecutors said they'd file a letter providing examples where similar procedures were followed in other cases. In R. Kelly's trial in Brooklyn, the court had jurors watch videos of sexual abuse on small screens in front of their jury seats while wearing earphones, while journalists and members of the public were kept out of the courtroom.

A victim's 'medical procedure'

During Friday's hearing, prosecutors also said they wanted an accuser to testify about a "medical procedure" that they said was a result of a "freak off."

Combs's defense attorneys argued that the procedure wasn't sufficiently related to the conduct described in the indictment, and that the accuser shouldn't be able to testify about the experience.

Submaranian ultimately concluded that he'd wait and see what else the victim would testify about before deciding if prosecutors could ask questions about the purported medical procedure.

The judge also issued a ruling narrowing the scope of what Dawn Hughes, an expert on interpersonal relationships, would be allowed to testify about. Hughes, who previously testified in the trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, and is expected to testify in Harvey Weinstein's ongoing trial, is expected to testify on behalf of Combs. Combs's lawyers have said she would partly testify about the "swingers" lifestyle the singer participated in.

Subramanian previously resolved most of the other legal issues ahead of the trial, which is set to take place in the same lower Manhattan courtroom where Combs's jailmate Sam Bankman-Fried had his trial.

The judge allowed Combs's team to obtain drafts of Ventura's memoir for cross-examination, but did not allow them to obtain other notes, emails, or bank records they had requested.

Subramanian also forced Warner Bros. to give Combs' lawyers interview footage with two accusers taken for a Max documentary, "The Fall of Diddy." An attorney for Combs said in Friday's hearing that they expected to receive the footage next week.

The contents of Ventura's memoir have never been made public, and little information about it is known.

Combs's lawyer Marc Agnifilo discussed the memoir in a September court hearing, where he unsuccessfully asked a judge to allow Combs to stay out of jail ahead of the criminal trial.

Agnifilo said Combs and Ventura had a consensual, if complicated, 10-year relationship, and that she essentially tried to extort him with the memoir draft after it ended. In November 2023, Combs settled a civil sexual abuse lawsuit that Ventura brought against him.

"'My client has written a book, and she is going to publish it, but if you want to buy the rights, then you will have the exclusive rights, and she won't be able to publish it.'" Agnifilo said, characterizing an offer from one of Ventura's previous lawyers. "'And you know what, you can buy the rights for $30 million.'"

Later, Ventura retained a different lawyer and sued Combs under New York's Adult Survivors Act, alleging sexual abuse,

"'I am not really here to embarrass you anymore to the tune of $30 million; I am going to bring this civil sex claim against you,'" Agnifilo said, purportedly quoting Ventura's other attorney.

Agnifilo's arguments were not successful. Combs has been detained in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center since September.

• Time celebrated its list of 2025's most influential people with a New York City gala on Thursday.
• Stars including Blake Lively, Snoop Dogg, and Gayle King were in attendance.
• Some of those celebrities looked stunning on the red carpet, while others made fashion mistakes.

The most influential people of 2025 have officially been chosen by Time.

Blake Lively, Serena Williams, and Snoop Dogg are just a handful of the actors, athletes, and musicians the publication chose this year.

They're also among the stars who attended Time's celebratory gala in New York City on Thursday night in stunning fashion.

Unfortunately, a handful of other attendees missed the mark with their outfit choices.

Here's a look at the best and worst ensembles seen on the Time100 red carpet.

Demi Moore stunned in a cream-colored gown and matching blazer.

Zac Posen and Kim Jones made the couture GapStudio ensemble for Moore.

It had a ruched bodice with a halter strap, a cinched waistband, and a flowing skirt that grazed the floor.

Moore wore the dress with a cream blazer draped over her shoulders, a statement diamond bangle, numerous sparkling rings, and long earrings that almost touched her shoulders.

The outfit was simple, elegant, and made perfectly for Moore.

The jumpsuit Kristen Bell wore needed a few tweaks.

Some aspects of the Carolina Herrera look worked for Bell, like its vibrant red color and its long, wide pant legs that made the petite actor look taller.

Other areas, though, were confusing. Its strapless bodice, for example, would have better suited a formal gown than a casual jumpsuit.

Bell could have avoided the fashion mishap by either wearing a dress or choosing a sleeved one-piece.

Serena Williams had fun with accessories and old Hollywood glamour.

Williams walked the red carpet in a black Stella McCartney number. Her off-the-shoulder dress had sliced cutouts from top to bottom and a form-fitting skirt that nearly reached her ankles.

The garment stood out on its own, but Williams made it even better with accessories. She wore semi-sheer gloves, layered diamond necklaces, dangling earrings, and a variation of the Royal Oak watch from Audemars Piguet.

She looked simultaneously edgy and chic, creating a style that is entirely her own.

Scarlett Johansson's all-black outfit was a tad underwhelming.

It's almost impossible for Johansson to look bad. Still, her Tom Ford gown left something to be desired.

The black halter piece was pretty plain with a V-neck top, a form-fitted skirt that reached the floor, and a thin gold clip that created light ruching at the waist.

Her gold choker, mixed-metal rings, and silver square earrings helped enhance the look slightly, but the Roberto Coin accessories weren't enough to make the outfit memorable.

Snoop Dogg looked sharp in a button-embellished suit.

The musician posed on the red carpet in a three-piece set that was effortlessly cool.

His black blazer was studded with gold buttons down its lapels and his trousers were fitted at the ankle to create a unique silhouette. A black tie contrasted his white button-down shirt.

Snoop Dogg completed the outfit with chain-embedded sunglasses, diamond rings, a silver square watch, and green Oxford sneakers.

Ed Sheeran experimented with a pink suit, but its pale color washed him out.

Sheeran is known to attend most events in T-shirts and cargo pants, so it was nice to see the musician dressed up for the Time100 gala.

That said, the pink shade of his blazer and matching trousers was too light for him. It washed out his skin and was too close to his red hair color.

The white T-shirt and Nike sneakers he wore also felt too casual for the gala event.

Activist and author Amanda Nguyen looked cool in white.

Nguyen, who recently went to space with Blue Origin, walked the red carpet in a white gown that glamorously reinvented menswear.

Its blazer top was full on one side and cut in half on the other, revealing a bow waistband and her pleated skirt.

To complete the look, Nguyen wore simple black sandals and styled her hair in thin braids.

Gayle King sported a green dress that appeared to be too long for her.

King arrived at the Time100 event in a mint-green gown. Though the color was a fun choice for the journalist, the garment didn't seem to fit right.

Its long sleeves had excess fabric at the wrists, the ruched neckline sat awkwardly at her chest, and its long skirt covered her shoes.

King, however, nailed her accessories. She wore sparkle-covered pumps, layered necklaces, and long earrings that shone through her hair.

Blake Lively looked like a princess in a red, off-the-shoulder gown.

Zuhair Murad designed an off-the-shoulder dress that perfectly suited the "It Ends With Us" actor.

It had a corseted bodice, a form-fitted waist, and extra fabric attached at the hips to create a fuller skirt. Its red fabric was also a unique shade — not as bright as the carpet, but not light enough to be pink.

Lively made the outfit even more showstopping with an assortment of jade accessories, from green bracelets and rings to statement earrings.

• Tia Thomas, a full-time traveler, has visited 67 countries and over 100 cities.
• Her favorite underrated countries for summer trips are Pakistan, Montenegro, and Albania.
• She said she enjoyed a lot of quiet hikes in Pakistan and beautiful landscapes in Montenegro.

For as long as I can remember, summer has felt like the most popular time to travel.

After all, school is out and the weather is sunny and warm in many places worldwide. However, this also means vacationers can run into crowds if they plan to hit a popular travel destination.

Fortunately, there are underrated spots out there that may not feel as packed in the summer. Just ask Tia Thomas, a full-time traveler and founder of Why Not Adventures, a tour company focusing on hidden-gem destinations.

Originally from the United Kingdom, Thomas has been traveling nonstop for the last three years. She's been to 67 countries and over 100 cities across six continents.

In an email interview, she told Business Insider three of her favorite underrated countries for summer vacations that usually aren't crowded with tourists.

Hike quiet trails on some of the world's tallest mountains in Pakistan.

Thomas said she had the time of her life visiting Pakistan in June 2024.

"You would not believe the places I had all to myself," she said, recalling trekking glaciers and camping in solitude beneath mountains over 22,000 feet tall.

The country has many beautiful landscapes, and Thomas especially recommends hiking from Fairy Meadows to the base camp of Nanga Parbat, the ninth-tallest mountain on Earth.

She also suggests travelers head to Rakaposhi Base Camp and stay at Hapakun Campsite for glacier views. They can also drive the Karakoram Highway, one of the world's highest paved roads that's surrounded by mountain views.

If you're a thrill seeker, visit Skardu, where you can drive motorbikes, paraglide, ride horses, or go on desert safaris.

She also recommends spending a night in the mountain village of Karimabad, which offers boutique accommodations and local markets with handmade goods.

History buffs should also visit Lahore's iconic UNESCO sites, such as the Lahore Fort citadel and Badshahi Mosque.

Skip the crowds in Italy and visit Montenegro instead.

Montenegro is Thomas's all-time favorite country. She's been to the small European country multiple times, most recently in June 2024.

"It has everything for an amazing summer vacation," she said, including "picturesque old towns and cobbled streets with alfresco dining, beautiful beaches, mountain backdrops, and underrated national parks."

Thomas said Montenegro's beaches, mountains, and architecture are similar to what you'd find in Italy, but without as many crowds. After all, the Balkan country typically receives millions fewer visitors a year.

While there, she recommends visiting the coastal town of Kotor to take a boat trip around the bay or a cable car to the alpine coaster that goes down a cliff overlooking the bay.

Travelers can also enjoy the historic architecture in the nearby town of Perast, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

While in Montenegro, Thomas also suggests visiting Sveti Stefan for a beach day and Skadar Lake for kayaking.

Take a trip to Albania for crowd-free hikes and coastlines.

Just south of Montenegro, Albania is an underrated spot for relaxing beach vacations and adventurous trips.

"Not only does it have a gorgeous coastline, but the mountains are incredible," she said.

Thomas visited the country in June 2023 and hiked to waterfalls, mountain passes, and alpine rivers. She said she didn't see many other tourists during her trip.

She recommends hiking in the Alps of Albania National Park and stopping at the Albanian Riviera, a coastline with turquoise water and white-sand beaches similar to what you'd find in more crowded spots in Europe.

The country's also home to Ksamil, which some have nicknamed the "Maldives of Europe," but Thomas recommends heading a little more north to Himarë instead. Both places have beautiful beaches, but the latter is usually far less crowded.

• Google's AI answers will give you a definition of any made-up saying. I tried: "You can't lick a badger twice."
• This is exactly the kind of thing AI should be really good at — explaining language use. But something's off.
• Is it a hallucination, or AI just being too eager to please?

What does "You can't lick a badger twice" mean?

Like many English sayings — "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," "A watched pot never boils" — it isn't even true. Frankly, nothing stops you from licking a badger as often as you'd like, although I don't recommend it.

(I'm sure Business Insider's lawyers would like me to insist you exercise caution when encountering wildlife, and that we cannot be held liable for any rabies infections.)

If the phrase doesn't ring a bell to you, it's because, unlike "rings a bell," it is not actually a genuine saying — or idiom — in the English language.

But Google's AI Overview sure thinks it's real, and will happily give you a detailed answer of what the phrase means.

Greg Jenner, a British historian and podcaster, saw people talking about this phenomenon on Threads and wanted to try it himself with a made-up idiom. The badger phrase "just popped into my head," he told Business Insider. His Google search spit out an answer that seemed reasonable.

I wanted to try this myself, so I made up a few fake phrases — like "You can't fit a duck in a pencil" — and added "meaning" onto my search query.

Google took me seriously and explained:

So I tried some others, like "The Road is full of salsa." (This one I'd like to see being used in real life, personally.)

A Google spokeswoman told me, basically, that its AI systems are trying their best to give you what you want — but that when people purposely try to play games, sometimes the AI can't exactly keep up.

"When people do nonsensical or 'false premise' searches, our systems will try to find the most relevant results based on the limited web content available," spokeswoman Meghann Farnsworth said.

"This is true of Search overall — and in some cases, AI Overviews will also trigger in an effort to provide helpful context."

Basically, AI Overviews aren't perfect (duh), and these fake idioms are "false premise" searches that are purposely intended to trip it up (fair enough).

Google does try to limit the AI Overviews from answering things that are "data voids," i.e., when there are no good web results to a question.

But clearly, it doesn't always work.

I have some ideas about what's going on here — some of it is good and useful, some of it isn't. As one might even say, it's a mixed bag.

But first, one more made-up phrase that Google tried hard to find meaning for: "Don't kiss the doorknob." Says Google's AI Overview:

So what's going on here?

The Good:

English is full of idioms like "kick the bucket" or "piece of cake." These can be confusing if English isn't your first language (and frankly, they're often confusing for native speakers, too). My case in point is that the phrase is commonly misstated as "case and point."

So it makes lots of sense that people would often be Googling to understand the meaning of a phrase they came across that they don't understand. And in theory, this is a great use for the AI Overview answers: You want to see the simply-stated answer right away, not click on a link.

The Bad:

AI should be really good at this particular thing. LLMs are trained on vast amounts of the English written language — reams of books, websites, YouTube transcriptions, etc., so being able to recognize idioms is something they should be very good at doing.

The fact that it's making mistakes here is not ideal. What's going wrong that Google's AI Overview isn't giving the real answer, which is "That isn't a phrase, you idiot"? Is it just a classic AI hallucination?

The ugly:

Comparatively, ChatGPT gave a better answer when I asked it about the badger phrase. It told me that it was not a standard English idiom, even though it had the vaguely folksy sound of one. Then it offered, "If we treat it like a real idiom (for fun)," and gave a possible definition.

So this isn't a problem across all AI — it seems to be a Google problem.

This is somewhat different from last year's Google AI Overview answers fiasco where the results pulled in information from places like Reddit without considering sarcasm — remember when it suggested people should eat rocks for minerals or put glue in their pizza (someone on Reddit had once joked about glue in pizza, which seems to be where it drew from).

This is all very low-stakes and silly fun, making up fake phrases, but it speaks to the bigger, uglier problems with AI becoming more and more enmeshed in how we use the internet. It means Google searches are somehow worse, and since people start to rely on these more and more, that bad information is just getting out there into the world and taken as fact.

Sure, AI search will get better and more accurate, but what growing pains will we endure while we're in this middle phase of a kinda wonky, kinda garbage-y, slop-filled AI internet?

AI is here, it's already changing our lives. There's no going back, the horse has left the barn. Or as they say, you can't lick a badger twice.