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Taking a summer vacation or a staycation in Miami? Check out these landmarks
Taking a summer vacation or a staycation in Miami? Check out these landmarks

Miami Herald

time3 days ago

  • Entertainment
  • Miami Herald

Taking a summer vacation or a staycation in Miami? Check out these landmarks

Travel Taking a summer vacation or a staycation in Miami? Check out these landmarks Miami summer getaways offer a a mix of one-of-a-kind landmarks, stylish hotels and new twists on classic spots. The Fontainebleau hotel stands out with its curving MiMo architecture and a new convention center taking shape, while pool and mural updates keep it current. Travelers seeking unique sights can marvel at the Guitar Hotel's illuminated facade or spot the Pegasus statue battling a dragon near Gulfstream Village. At the Elser Hotel, guests can set sail with private yacht cruises, adding maritime flair to a Miami staycation. See what's out there. The Guitar Hotel and pool at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, near Hollywood. By Courtesy The Guitar Hotel, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino NO. 1: WHAT ARE THE STRANGEST MIAMI LANDMARKS? TAKE A LOOK AT THESE DURING YOUR TRAVELS Visited any of them? | Published February 5, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives The Fontainebleau Hotel rises at the former Firestone Estate, Miami Beach. In 1954 photo, the old Harvey Firestone home is still standing in the shadow of the new $14 million building. The magnate's estate eventually gave way to a swimming pool and landscaped gardens patterned after Versailles. NO. 2: MIAMI BEACH'S FONTAINEBLEAU LOOKED LIKE THAT? SEE HOW THE LANDMARK HOTEL HAS CHANGED The lobby. The pool area. The curves. Wow. | Published July 5, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archive Boating in Florida is the ultimate summer activity — here are the top spots to set sail. NO. 3: FLORIDA HOTELS THAT GUARANTEE ONE THING THIS SUMMER: YOU'RE ON A BOAT Boating is synonymous with summer — and summer is synonymous with Florida. If you want to hit the open water in the next few months, be sure to check out these hotels across the state that will keep you cruising back for more. | Published May 8, 2025 | Read Full Story by Angela Caraway-Carlton The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.

Get out! Memorial Day Weekend outdoor events for families, fans of free stuff, Led Zeppelin and apple pie
Get out! Memorial Day Weekend outdoor events for families, fans of free stuff, Led Zeppelin and apple pie

Yahoo

time23-05-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Yahoo

Get out! Memorial Day Weekend outdoor events for families, fans of free stuff, Led Zeppelin and apple pie

Memorial Day Weekend is considered by many to be the unofficial start of summer, which is just a reminder that we're not, technically, there yet. So this long holiday weekend may be the final opportunity to get outside when the temps are not, technically, at their peak. Here are a few ways to have fun outdoors this weekend in South Florida. The sand around the Lake Worth Beach Pier (more formally, the William O. Lockhart Municipal Pier) has always been a popular place to fish, surf or put down a blanket to chill by the water, with plenty of local dining and shopping options. Sitting at the foot of the pier, seafood restaurant Benny's on the Beach has been a local landmark for nearly 40 years — which is being celebrated with a new house beer. A collaboration with Copperpoint Brewing in Boynton Beach, the blonde ale called Benny's on the Beach will make its debut this weekend, with Copperpoint reps visiting the pier to offer free samples on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. You'll also find the beer at Benny's during a $5 can special all weekend. Benny's on the Beach is at 10 S. Ocean Blvd., Lake Worth Beach. Visit A summer staple in downtown Delray Beach, the free Sunset Concert Series returns to Old School Square on Friday evening with Bon Jovi tribute band Livin' on a Bad Name. Gates open at 5 p.m., local Beatles tribute Strawberry Lane performs at 6 p.m. and the headliners go on at 7:30 p.m. This is a BYO-chair event, and there will be food and drink vendors at the venue (no coolers or outside alcohol allowed). Admission is free, but space is limited. VIP tickets are available for $50 and include a seat, access to a private lounge area with a dedicated bar, and one complimentary beer or wine. Other acts on the schedule include The Best of Rod Stewart (June 27), Fleetwood Mac tribute True Rumors (July 25) and Billy Joel tribute Turnstiles (Aug. 22). Old School Square is at 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. Visit There is not a more attractive outdoor concert venue in South Florida than the Miami Beach Bandshell, a nearly 70-year-old waterfront MiMo jewel included in the National Register of Historic Places. The 1,300-capacity venue was made even more appealing a few years ago with the addition of a thoughtfully designed canopy — a practical weather shield, but in itself a piece of art featuring a circular canvas 70-feet across on a single column over the original terrazzo dance floor. On Friday, the bandshell will welcome nationally touring Led Zeppelin tribute band Zoso at 7 p.m., with tickets starting at $39.56. On Saturday at 7 p.m. the bandshell will host the fifth annual Miamibloco Saideira Social, a samba party with Miami percussion group Miamibloco joined by Bateria Saideira, an 80-piece percussion orchestra, and an army of local musicians. Tickets cost $47. The venue has a variety of food and drink options for purchase on-site. The Miami Beach Bandshell is at 7275 Collins Ave. Visit The Great American Beach Party is a family-oriented Memorial Day Weekend tradition at Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas Oceanside Park on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. You'll find giant inflatable water slides, classic car displays, a sand-sculpting contest, live music, parachute jumps by the SOCOM Para-Commandos and, of course, plenty of ocean to jump into. Admission is free. Visit A typical weekend in downtown Delray Beach offers plenty to catch your eye, but this weekend they dial it up a few notches. The Memorial Day Weekend edition of the Downtown Delray Beach Craft Festival will take place along Northeast Fourth Avenue, just south of East Atlantic Avenue, displaying the work of more than 100 juried artists and crafters from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free. Visit Boca Raton is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a series of events, including the Centennial Celebration Weekend Drone Show on Sunday at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC). Gates open at 7:30 p.m. (seating is limited), and the first drone display will be at 8:30 p.m. The performance will run about 12 minutes and be followed by a DJ performance in advance of a repeat of the same drone show at 9:30 p.m. Admission is free, and guests are welcome to stay for both shows. The evening will end with a fireworks display. Snacks will be available for purchase. BRiC, a science and technology office park, is at 5000 T-Rex Ave. Visit The 40th annual Memorial Day Apple Pie 5K and Whit's Ice Cream Mile will take place at the Spanish River athletic fields in Countess de Hoernle Park in Boca Raton on Monday. The 5K begins at 7 a.m., the mile run at 8 a.m., and, yes, there will be pie and ice cream at the end. Registration (in advance or on-site) costs $40 for the 5K and $20 for participants age 16 and younger. The Whit's Ice Cream Mile costs $20. It's free for veterans to participate in both runs. A free kids race for age 8 and younger also will take place at 8 a.m. Proceeds benefit Folds Of Honor, which provides educational scholarships to spouses and children of fallen or disabled military and first responders. The park is at 1000 Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton. Visit Staff writer Ben Crandell can be reached at bcrandell@ Follow on Instagram @BenCrandell and X @BenCrandell.

Xiaomi founder touts new Chinese chip to rival Apple silicon
Xiaomi founder touts new Chinese chip to rival Apple silicon

Time of India

time22-05-2025

  • Automotive
  • Time of India

Xiaomi founder touts new Chinese chip to rival Apple silicon

Xiaomi Corp.'s billionaire founder outlined plans Thursday to outfit its top-end devices with advanced homegrown mobile processors , showcasing the company's ambitions to expand its tech portfolio and compete with American heavyweights. Lei Jun , who shot to fame with bold plans to unseat Apple Inc. in China, gave online viewers a sneak peek at its Xring O1 chip , which he said would power three devices including the Xiaomi Tablet 7 Ultra , another product launched at the same event, livestreamed from Beijing. At 3nm, that processor is aimed at matching Apple and Qualcomm Inc. chips. 'We also want to become one of the top chipmakers, with our phones targeting iPhones, can our chips also be compared against those of Apple's?' he said. Lei admitted the Xring lags Apple's own chipset in some respects such as processor speed—but stressed it was an achievement for their fledgling design team. The entrepreneur, who often personally hosts product launches, is expected to trot out Xiaomi's first electric sport utility vehicle—the YU7—at the same event. Xiaomi is keen to push deeper into tech arenas beyond the affordable smartphones and appliances it's best known for. Lei announced plans at the Thursday event to invest 200 billion yuan ($27.8 billion) in research and development over the next five years. It wants to move past a fatal March accident involving one of its signature SU7 sedans that sent orders plunging the following month. Xiaomi had raised its 2025 delivery target for electric vehicles to 350,000 units days before that incident, which prompted scrutiny over Xiaomi's self-driving advertising claims. It stoked concerns that the YU7 would be delayed. Lei's most important project is EVs — a $10 billion attempt to take on Tesla Inc. and BYD Co. that the founder has called his final endeavour as an entrepreneur. The market for SUV was more intense than that for sedans, Lei wrote in a social media post, but he believed that the YU7 has its own unique qualities. It won't officially hit the market until at least July, with no pricing released at the Thursday event. Xiaomi won't take pre-orders for the vehicle yet, Lei wrote in a separate post. The company has also announced a $7 billion investment to develop and enhance its own mobile processor over the next decade. Xiaomi's goals mirror Huawei Technologies Co.'s breakthrough a few years ago, which spooked Washington and raised concerns about Chinese advances in strategic technologies such as AI and chips. Among the hard-tech initiatives it's touted since the March incident was an in-house large language model dubbed the MiMo. Executives have reportedly talked about investing in AI in the past, though MiMo is the first real product to emerge. Its foray marks the second big project in as many years for a company best-known for making affordable smartphones and appliances from robot vacuums to rice cookers.

Xiaomi billionaire touts new Chinese chip in tech showcase
Xiaomi billionaire touts new Chinese chip in tech showcase

Business Times

time22-05-2025

  • Automotive
  • Business Times

Xiaomi billionaire touts new Chinese chip in tech showcase

[BEIJING] Xiaomi's billionaire founder outlined plans Thursday (May 22) to outfit its top-end devices with advanced homegrown mobile processors, showcasing the company's ambitions to expand its tech portfolio and compete with American heavyweights. Lei Jun, who shot to fame with bold plans to unseat Apple in China, gave online viewers a sneak peek at its Xring O1 chip, which he said would power three devices including the Xiaomi Tablet 7 Ultra, another product launched at the same event, livestreamed from Beijing. At 3nm, that processor is aimed at matching Apple and Qualcomm chips. 'We also want to become one of the top chipmakers, with our phones targeting iPhones, can our chips also be compared against those of Apple's?' he said. Lei admitted the Xring lags Apple's own chipset in some respects such as processor speed – but stressed it was an achievement for their fledgling design team. The entrepreneur, who often personally hosts product launches, is expected to trot out Xiaomi's first electric sport utility vehicle – the YU7 – at the same event. Xiaomi is keen to push deeper into tech arenas beyond the affordable smartphones and appliances it's best known for. Lei announced plans at the Thursday event to invest 200 billion yuan (S$35.8 billion) in research and development over the next five years. It wants to move past a fatal March accident involving one of its signature SU7 sedans that sent orders plunging the following month. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up Xiaomi had raised its 2025 delivery target for electric vehicles to 350,000 units days before that incident, which prompted scrutiny over Xiaomi's self-driving advertising claims. It stoked concerns that the YU7 would be delayed. Lei's most important project is EVs – a US$10 billion attempt to take on Tesla and BYD that the founder has called his final endeavour as an entrepreneur. The market for SUV was more intense than that for sedans, Lei wrote in a social media post, but he believed that the YU7 has its own unique qualities. It won't officially hit the market until at least July, with no pricing released at the Thursday event. Xiaomi won't take pre-orders for the vehicle yet, Lei wrote in a separate post. The company has also announced a US$7 billion investment to develop and enhance its own mobile processor over the next decade. Xiaomi's goals mirror Huawei Technologies' breakthrough a few years ago, which spooked Washington and raised concerns about Chinese advances in strategic technologies such as AI and chips. Among the hard-tech initiatives it has touted since the March incident was an in-house large language model dubbed the MiMo. Executives have reportedly talked about investing in AI in the past, though MiMo is the first real product to emerge. Its foray marks the second big project in as many years for a company best-known for making affordable smartphones and appliances from robot vacuums to rice cookers. BLOOMBERG

Xiaomi Billionaire Touts New Chinese Chip in Tech Showcase
Xiaomi Billionaire Touts New Chinese Chip in Tech Showcase

Yahoo

time22-05-2025

  • Automotive
  • Yahoo

Xiaomi Billionaire Touts New Chinese Chip in Tech Showcase

(Bloomberg) -- Xiaomi Corp.'s billionaire founder outlined plans Thursday to outfit its top-end devices with advanced homegrown mobile processors, showcasing the company's ambitions to expand its tech portfolio and compete with American heavyweights. Can Frank Gehry's 'Grand LA' Make Downtown Feel Like a Neighborhood? Chicago's O'Hare Airport Seeks Up to $4.3 Billion of Muni Debt NJ Transit Makes Deal With Engineers, Ending Three-Day Strike Lei Jun, who shot to fame with bold plans to unseat Apple Inc. in China, gave online viewers a sneak peek at its Xring O1 chip, which he said would power three devices including the Xiaomi Tablet 7 Ultra, another product launched at the same event, livestreamed from Beijing. At 3nm, that processor is aimed at matching Apple and Qualcomm Inc. chips. 'We also want to become one of the top chipmakers, with our phones targeting iPhones, can our chips also be compared against those of Apple's?' he said. Lei admitted the Xring lags Apple's own chipset in some respects such as processor speed — but stressed it was an achievement for their fledgling design team. The entrepreneur, who often personally hosts product launches, is expected to trot out Xiaomi's first electric sport utility vehicle — the YU7 — at the same event. Xiaomi is keen to push deeper into tech arenas beyond the affordable smartphones and appliances it's best known for. Lei announced plans at the Thursday event to invest 200 billion yuan ($27.8 billion) in research and development over the next five years. It wants to move past a fatal March accident involving one of its signature SU7 sedans that sent orders plunging the following month. Xiaomi had raised its 2025 delivery target for electric vehicles to 350,000 units days before that incident, which prompted scrutiny over Xiaomi's self-driving advertising claims. It stoked concerns that the YU7 would be delayed. Lei's most important project is EVs — a $10 billion attempt to take on Tesla Inc. and BYD Co. that the founder has called his final endeavor as an entrepreneur. The market for SUV was more intense than that for sedans, Lei wrote in a social media post, but he believed that the YU7 has its own unique qualities. It won't officially hit the market until at least July, with no pricing released at the Thursday event. Xiaomi won't take pre-orders for the vehicle yet, Lei wrote in a separate post. The company has also announced a $7 billion investment to develop and enhance its own mobile processor over the next decade. Xiaomi's goals mirror Huawei Technologies Co.'s breakthrough a few years ago, which spooked Washington and raised concerns about Chinese advances in strategic technologies such as AI and chips. Among the hard-tech initiatives it's touted since the March incident was an in-house large language model dubbed the MiMo. Executives have reportedly talked about investing in AI in the past, though MiMo is the first real product to emerge. Its foray marks the second big project in as many years for a company best-known for making affordable smartphones and appliances from robot vacuums to rice cookers. Why Apple Still Hasn't Cracked AI Inside the First Stargate AI Data Center Anthropic Is Trying to Win the AI Race Without Losing Its Soul Microsoft's CEO on How AI Will Remake Every Company, Including His Cartoon Network's Last Gasp ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data

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