• Ivanka Trump has returned to the public eye since Donald Trump was reelected.
• Her best style moments often come through her streetwear rather than her political attire.
• She wore a fun look to Jeff Bezos’ wedding, but her State of the Union suit fell flat.

Before she was meeting world leaders at the White House, Ivanka Trump was a New York socialite known for her eponymous fashion brand.

Ivanka shuttered the brand in 2018 after joining her father’s administration when he took office in 2017, but a year into Donald Trump’s second term, she has largely distanced herself from politics and returned to her fashion roots. In recent months, she’s swapped pantsuits and skirt sets for daring minidresses and semi-sheer gowns.

Take a look at some of Ivanka’s best and worst looks since Trump first became president.

Ivanka’s white pantsuit was a surprising choice for her father’s January 2017 inauguration.

Ivanka arrived at Trump’s 2017 inauguration in a white pantsuit from Oscar de la Renta. The suit consisted of slim-fitting pants and a fitted, asymmetrical jacket, which she accessorized with an American flag pin.

The look was stylish, though Ivanka’s choice to wear a suit was a bit surprising.

Hillary Clinton, Trump’s opponent in the 2016 presidential race, is well-known for wearing pantsuits. Clinton’s inauguration suit was also white, making it hard not to compare Ivanka’s and Clinton’s looks.

Ivanka and her sister, Tiffany Trump, also had a matching moment at the 2017 inauguration.

She changed into a sparkly dress for the inaugural balls later that night.

Ivanka changed into a ball gown by Carolina Herrera for the 2017 inaugural balls.

The champagne-toned gown featured a V-neckline, and the bodice, top of the skirt, and semi-sheer sleeves were all covered in sparkly embellishments.

Celebratory and elegant, the dress was a good fit for the occasion.

Ivanka’s dress for a February 2017 joint session of Congress looked out of place.

Ivanka attended the joint session of Congress in a form-fitting Roland Mouret dress. The dress hit her at the knee and featured a diagonal peplum across the waist.

The dress also had an asymmetrical neckline with a black spaghetti strap on one shoulder. The strap looked more like a bra peeking out from the garment than a part of the dress, making the whole look feel too casual for the event.

Ivanka’s closed-toe heels also looked clunky with the slim-fitted dress.

The sleeves on Ivanka’s dress for the July 2017 G20 Summit were distracting.

Ivanka’s pink dress for the 2017 G20 summit cinched at her waist and flared to her knees.

The long sleeves were form-fitting until they flared at her elbow. A bow also sat on each sleeve.

The combination of the flared fabric and bows made the sleeves look too heavy, detracting from the chic aspects of the rest of the dress.

The look would have been stronger with more streamlined sleeves.

The stripes on Ivanka’s dress for the 2018 Winter Olympics were overwhelming to the eye.

Ivanka attended the 2018 Curling Men’s Gold Medal Game in South Korea in a red-and-navy Aquazzura dress.

The sweater dress had long sleeves and a high neckline, and the stripes appeared to wrap diagonally around her figure. She paired the dress with knee-high, laced boots.

Although the dress was on theme for the event, the stripes were a bit overwhelming to the eye. The look would have been stronger if the stripes didn’t crisscross.

She wore a more casual look to watch a bobsleigh competition.

When she watched the bobsleigh competition, Ivanka fit right in with Team USA. She paired red pants with a white, red, and blue sweater and accessorized the look with a coordinating coat and a Team USA hat.

The green jumpsuit Ivanka wore in March 2018 would have looked better without a top under it.

Ivanka wore a flared jumpsuit to the Generation Next Summit in March 2018.

It had a V-neckline and was belted at the waist, creating a summery look. However, Ivanka wore a black turtleneck under it, which had a different tone and looked out of place with the jumpsuit.

She could have paired the jumpsuit with a blazer or a cropped jacket instead.

An asymmetrical neckline on a dark-blue dress Ivanka wore in April 2018 elevated the look.

Ivanka wore an elegant Oscar de la Renta dress to the White House in April 2018 to welcome French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron.

The midi-length dress had quarter-length sleeves and hugged Ivanka’s figure. Its asymmetrical neckline was adorned with white fabric that formed a knot on one side.

The dress was simple and chic.

Ruffles and lace were an intense combination on a black-and-white dress Ivanka wore to the Team USA Awards in April 2018.

Alexis Nalani designed the midi-length dress, which was white and covered in a layer of black lace.

The bodice had a high neckline, and the sleeves and skirt were made of tiers of ruffles. The lace and ruffles were too much together, and Ivanka’s embellished shoes didn’t help tone the look down.

The silhouette and fabric could have been pretty on different dresses, but together, they were distracting.

She wore a chic red suit to board Marine One in July 2018.

Walking across the White House lawn, Ivanka wore a red, fitted blazer with coordinating, cropped pants. She wore red pumps with the bright look.

Bold and well-tailored, the suit was a win for Ivanka.

An oversize belt she wore with a white skirt set in October 2018 dated her ensemble.

Ivanka wore a white top and matching skirt made of textured fabric for a White House briefing in October 2018. The top featured a subtle peplum and coordinating flared sleeves.

Ivanka added a wide taupe belt to her waist, which matched her pointed-toe shoes.

The belt was a misstep for the look, as it looked outdated with the more traditional silhouette. She could have skipped the belt or opted for a thinner version.

In October 2019, Ivanka rocked a green suit.

During a visit to Google’s offices in October 2019, Ivanka wore ankle-length green trousers with a coordinating blazer.

She wore a black top underneath the jacket, which matched her pointed-toe black shoes. The look was stylish and professional.

The fabric on this dress that Ivanka wore in January 2020 made the garment look clunky.

Joining her father for the January 2020 “White House Summit on Human Trafficking,” Ivanka wore a white wrap dress made of a thick fabric.

The bottom of her sleeves flared, as did the skirt, and the dress cinched at the waist with a thick bow. The choice of fabric and wrap style made the dress look more like a bathrobe than a dress.

A sleeker silhouette or fabric would have made the dress more stylish.

She went to an event in North Carolina in August 2020 in a floral sundress.

When her father was on the campaign trail, Lela Rose designed the sundress Ivanka wore in North Carolina in August 2020.

The midi dress had a high neckline and a form-fitting bodice covered in blue floral embroidery that spilled onto the flared skirt.

She accessorized the look with white open-toe heels and an off-white purse, completing the summery, feminine ensemble.

A trench coat and boots made for a fitting autumnal look in November 2020.

Ivanka was photographed at the White House with her husband in a turtleneck, brown boots, and a tan, double-breasted coat. She completed the look with sunglasses.

The relaxed outfit was a nice change of pace for Ivanka, and it complemented the fall weather perfectly.

She was spotted in a chic, sparkly set in October 2023.

After lying low since her father left office in 2021, Ivanka appeared in an off-white, sparkly set from Lapointe at Kim Kardashian’s birthday party in October 2023.

The long-sleeve, cropped top was slightly loose, while the high-waisted skirt was form-fitting until a thigh-high slit cut up her leg.

Nude Christian Louboutin heels with curved detailing completed the festive look.

The top of her dress for an event in December 2023 was too plain compared to her skirt.

Ivanka attended the grand opening of Fontainebleau Las Vegas in a Monique Lhuillier gown.

The strapless dress’ bodice was black, while the form-fitting skirt was covered in reflective silver fabric.

It was pretty, but the dress would have been stronger if it were completely sparkly, especially for an event in Las Vegas.

Pockets were a distraction on her dress for the March 2024 Miami Open.

Self-Portrait designed the tennis-inspired yellow dress Ivanka wore to the Miami Open in March 2024.

The dress featured ribbed fabric, ruffled long sleeves, a flared collar, and buttons down the front. If that wasn’t enough, the two sets of pockets on her waist and chest were distracting from the figure-hugging silhouette, particularly when combined with everything else the dress had going on.

Without the pockets, the dress would have been a great choice for the event.

Ivanka wore a stylish minidress for a May 2024 date night.

The garment’s square neckline gave way to an exposed corset adorned with subtle, sparkly embroidery.

A swath of fabric cut across the short skirt, adding dimension to the look. She paired the dress with simple heels and a clutch, completing the sexy look.

Ahead of Trump’s 2025 inauguration, Ivanka wore a sand-toned coat and coordinating dress.

Ivanka stepped away from her more daring looks when it came time for her father to return to the White House.

Ahead of the 2025 inauguration, Ivanka wore an Oscar de la Renta coat with a matching dress. The bottom half of the camel-colored coat was embellished with three-dimensional floral appliques, which added a stylish touch to the monochromatic look.

She wore another monochromatic look to the inauguration.

Ivanka arrived at the 2025 inauguration in a complete hunter-green outfit, a refreshing color for the ceremony that usually sees people wearing shades of red, white, or blue.

Dior designed her asymmetrical blazer, pencil skirt, and coordinating headpiece. She wore a thin belt around her waist, which matched her black tights and pointed-toe heels.

The ensemble put a high-fashion twist on familiar skirt sets seen around DC.

Her dress for the 2025 inaugural balls was an odd style choice.

Ivanka attended the 2025 inaugural balls in a custom Givenchy gown, a recreation of the dress Hubert de Givenchy designed for Audrey Hepburn to wear in “Sabrina,” a 1954 rom-com.

The strapless dress, cinched at the waist, had a slim-fitted skirt that hit Ivanka above her ankles. A detached train flowed out behind her. Black floral embellishments adorned the bodice, skirt, and train, and Ivanka paired them with matching black gloves and shoes.

She also wore over $1.1 million in diamond jewelry throughout the inauguration.

Nodding to a Hollywood icon at the inaugural balls didn’t make sense from a historical fashion perspective. Plus, Ivanka’s choice to wear black gloves rather than white, as Hepburn did, diminished the effect of the recreation. She should have saved the look for another occasion.

Ivanka’s white set looked out of place at the Super Bowl in February 2025.

Ivanka accompanied her father to the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans.

She wore a white set from Akris, pairing a vest with coordinating pants and a chunky brown belt. The belt looked out of place with the sleek ensemble, and the set felt overly formal for the football game.

The ensemble would have been a better choice for an event at the White House.

Later that month, Ivanka wore a more relaxed look to the NBA All-Star Game.

Ivanka attended an NBA All-Star game in San Francisco in February. She wore black leather pants and a denim jacket, and her hair was loose around her shoulders.

The ensemble was sporty and chic, striking a perfect tone for the event.

Ivanka wore a gold minidress with architectural detailing in May 2025.

Ivanka continued to experiment with her non-White House attire in May 2025, wearing a gold dress designed by Andrea Almeida to attend an Amex x Carbone event.

The dress had a high neckline and hit Ivanka mid-thigh, and it was made of strands of gold fabric that curved around her body. Gold shoes completed the daring outfit.

The red set Ivanka wore to a flag-raising at the White House in June 2025 wasn’t her best look.

Although she found a sweet spot in her personal style, Ivanka’s political style was hit or miss in 2025.

For instance, she attended a flag-raising ceremony at the White House in June in a red skirt suit. The jacket had a high neckline, a peplum waistline, and short sleeves that puffed out over her shoulders.

The bulky structure made the suit look ill-fitting, and Ivanka almost looked lost in the fabric.

Ivanka wore one of her most stunning looks to date at a pre-wedding party for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos in Venice in June 2025.

Ivanka and Kushner were among the famous guests at the multi-day Bezos wedding in Venice, rubbing elbows with celebrities like Kim Kardashian and billionaires, including Bill Gates.

Ivanka wore a parade of stylish outfits for the affair, but her best look of the weekend was an Oscar de la Renta minidress. The pink-and-white ombré dress sparkled and was embroidered with three-dimensional cherry blossoms on the skirt, bodice, and halter neckline.

The dress retails for $9,990 online.

Ivanka wore a button-down dress at the Sun Valley conference in July.

Powerhouses in the tech and media industries flocked to Idaho for the annual Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference, and Ivanka was among the attendees.

On July 10, 2025, Ivanka was photographed grabbing coffee with Wendy Murdoch in a white dress. The dress had a collar neckline, long sleeves, and buttons down the center, and it cinched at the waist with a bow.

She paired polka dot ballet flats with the dress for a look that felt both casual and professional.

She wore a sparkly dress to a gala in September 2025, which was perfect for the occasion.

The nonprofit Reform Alliance hosted its annual casino night and gala in September 2025, raising funds for prison reform.

A slew of celebrities were on the guest list for the Atlantic City event, from cochair Jay-Z to performer The Weeknd.

Ivanka dressed to impress in a Georges Hobeika Couture gown that was covered in silver sequins atop semi-sheer fabric. The dress had an off-the-shoulder neckline with a swath of fabric covering the bodice, while the skirt hugged her figure before flowing out into a train.

Ivanka played up the shimmering fabric with silver heels and jewelry.

A different dress could have improved the all-denim look Ivanka wore to an MLS playoff game in November 2025.

Ivanka attended an MLS Cup Playoff game between Inter Miami CF and Nashville SC in Florida in November 2025.

She wore all-denim to the event, pairing a Reformation dress with a Levi’s trucker jacket. She accessorized with black sunglasses, a Bottega Veneta bag, and Adidas sneakers.

The outfit had a lot of potential, but the dark wash of her dress didn’t work with the black sneakers. A black dress would have been a better choice than the dark navy, both because it would match the shoes and make her jacket pop.

Her suit for the State of the Union in February 2026 could have been better with one swap.

Ivanka sat with her siblings at the February 2026 State of the Union in an ombré Oscar de la Renta ensemble.

Her blazer, which was dark gray at the top and faded into silver, had a high, scooped neckline and was cinched at her waist. The pencil skirt, which continued the silver color, had a straight silhouette.

The suit was pretty, but it had a more mature look than other outfits Ivanka had favored in recent months. It may have felt more youthful for the first daughter to pair the jacket with trousers rather than wear the full suit.

• Edinburgh is a great place to stay in Scotland, but there’s more to the country than its capital.
• I’ve lived in the area my whole life, and I love taking affordable day trips to other places.
• Cities like Stirling, Dundee, and Glasgow are easy to get to from Edinburgh.

As someone who’s lived in central Scotland all her life, I’ve noticed that tourists often base themselves in Edinburgh — for good reason.

The capital city offers a brilliant slice of Scotland, with plenty of historic sites, interesting museums, and scenic vistas.

No country is just its capital, though, and there’s plenty to explore beyond Edinburgh itself. I’ve taken full advantage of the country’s well-connected train system by going on countless last-minute day trips to historic hubs and quaint towns.

Stirling, Glasgow, Dundee, and St Andrews are my four favorite places to visit from the Scottish capital, and they’re all easily accessible by bus and train.

Stirling is home to many historic highlights

Stirling is about an hour’s train ride from Edinburgh, with a round-trip ticket costing £12. Although it’s less of a tourist hot spot, I actually think it has a better castle.

Both fortresses are scenically perched on a hill, but Stirling Castle is less crowded and includes a guided tour in the ticket price. I also find the interior much more interesting.

Another historic site worth exploring in Stirling is the Old Town Jail, which is about a 10-minute walk from the castle. The “performance tours,” featuring actors dressed in period-appropriate outfits, really bring the darkly fascinating history of the Victorian jail to life.

Also within walking distance of Stirling Castle is the Settle Inn, Stirling’s oldest alehouse. Dating back to the 1730s, it’s the perfect place to experience Scottish pub culture, offering a friendly and cozy atmosphere in which to enjoy a whisky.

I also love visiting The Wallace Monument, which is a short bus ride from Stirling’s center. The towering Gothic monument is full of history about William Wallace — Scotland’s freedom-fighting hero.

There’s a 246-step climb up a spiral staircase to reach the top, but the panoramic view is worth the effort.

Glasgow has the coolest art scene

Glasgow is Edinburgh’s friendly rival, and although they’re only an hour apart by train, they feel completely different. Edinburgh is traditional and tartan-trimmed, whereas Glasgow is contemporary and quirky. A round-trip ticket from Edinburgh costs £16.80.

I recommend walking the mural trail, which is a route highlighting Glasgow’s street art. The pieces are wonderfully eclectic, and even if you don’t do the full trail, you’ll likely pass a few while wandering the city.

Glasgow also has many museums, including Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and the Tenement House, which is a time capsule of an early 20th-century Glaswegian home.

For a more unusual option, head to the Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, which is an art museum full of mechanical figures that perform kinetic shows a few times throughout the day.

And look out for the Duke of Wellington statue outside the Gallery of Modern Art. In comedic Scottish fashion, locals often accessorize the Duke by placing orange traffic cones on his head.

Dundee is a hidden cultural gem

Dundee is less than an hour and a half away from Edinburgh by train.

Although it didn’t always have much to offer tourists in the way of museums and attractions, that’s changed over the past decade.

Just minutes from the train station is the V&A Museum, which opened in 2018. The striking building holds a permanent Scottish design gallery, alongside ever-changing exhibitions — I once visited a fascinating one on the history of tartan.

My favorite Dundee attraction is the RRS Discovery, the ship that first took Robert Falcon Scott to Antarctica in 1901. The Discovery was built in Dundee and is now docked right next to the V&A. There’s an interesting exhibition center, but the best part is setting foot on the ship itself.

To learn more about Dundee’s history, head to The McManus art gallery and museum, and for a more in-depth look at the city’s once-thriving jute industry, visit Verdant Works Museum.

St Andrews is a charming seaside town

St Andrews doesn’t have a train station, so you either need to take a direct bus from Edinburgh for about £10, or a £10 train to nearby Leuchars and then a short bus ride from there. Either way, the journey shouldn’t take longer than two hours.

St Andrews is right on the sea, and West Sands beach makes for a lovely walk, even in the winter months. Visitors can also explore St Andrews Castle and St Andrews Cathedral; both buildings are now ruins, but what remains is fascinating and picturesque.

The town is also famous for golf, with the Old Course — which is regularly used for the Open — being the world’s oldest golf course.

I’m not a golf lover, but I still think the course, which features a medieval-era bridge, makes a nice walk … particularly with a Fisher & Donaldson fudge doughnut in hand.

• OpenAI raised $110 billion, with Amazon and Nvidia joining as major investors.
• OpenAI’s biggest corporate backers are all intense rivals of Google.
• Elon Musk’s original reason for funding OpenAI is even more true now.

When Elon Musk committed big money to start OpenAI in late 2015, he wanted to create another AI company to stop Google from dominating this important field.

While a lot has changed since then, the reason OpenAI exists still holds: Google has been working toward this AI moment for over 25 years, and it’s the beast to beat.

Take a look at the companies backing OpenAI, which raised a record $110 billion on Friday.

OpenAI’s largest corporate investors are fierce Google rivals that will benefit greatly if OpenAI manages to seriously challenge Google in the battle for AI supremacy and control over how digital information flows in this new era.

It’s become “everyone else against Google,” in my view. Here’s the breakdown:

Amazon is Google’s biggest cloud rival

The new big kahuna. Amazon is investing $50 billion in OpenAI.

Amazon competes with Google in cloud computing. AI workloads have become the big new growth engine for this sector, and Google has been growing quickly.

Amazon also rivals Google in product search, one of the most valuable parts of the online search business. Google has woven AI throughout its search offering, and Amazon is behind in this area.

Google has been designing AI chips called TPUs (Tensor Processing Units) for about a decade. Amazon has a similar offering called Trainium—another huge area of competition.

Amazon’s $50 billion investment in OpenAI gets it several goodies that can help it fight Google.

Amazon Web Services will serve as the exclusive third-party cloud distributor for OpenAI’s Frontier business product, while jointly developing custom AI models for Amazon’s applications.

OpenAI will also use significant Trainium compute capacity to support advanced AI workloads and expand business access to its models via AWS’s cloud infrastructure.

Nvidia competes with Google’s AI chips

Nvidia agreed to invest $30 billion in OpenAI in this latest round.

Nvidia is the clear leader in AI chips, with its GPUs. However, Google TPUs have gained ground recently, with many of Nvidia’s biggest customers also agreeing to either rent or buy TPUs. This could eat into Nvidia’s market share and might slow its growth, if TPUs really catch on.

For its new investment, Nvidia also gets new goodies to help it fend off the Google threat.

OpenAI is deepening its partnership with Nvidia by using massive new computing capacity to better train and run its most advanced AI models.

The new deal specifically centers on Nvidia’s upcoming Vera Rubin systems and significantly increases the computing power available to run OpenAI models after they are trained. This is known as inference, and it’s becoming the most important part of the AI chip wars.

Microsoft still owns a big chunk of OpenAI

Although Microsoft didn’t invest in the latest round, it has been OpenAI’s biggest investor for years. Even after skipping this round, Microsoft likely owns more than 20% of OpenAI already and has a massive cloud-computing deal with the startup.

Microsoft is Google’s original arch-enemy. Microsoft dominated the tech world before Google rose up in the early 2000s and took the web by storm.

These days, Microsoft competes with Google in almost everything it does, including cloud computing, business software, and search. (Bing lags far behind Google in search market share, though it still makes good money for Microsoft.)

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is still trying to make Google dance, and OpenAI is key to this.

With Friday’s new OpenAI funding round, Microsoft’s existing deal with OpenAI won’t change, including how they share revenue, handle intellectual property, define advanced AI, and Microsoft’s exclusive rights to provide certain services.

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• Walmart is set to pay $16 million to Spark drivers to settle claims it misled them about pay and tips.
• The driver payouts are part of a broader settlement with the FTC.
• Walmart said it has already begun paying the affected gig workers.

Walmart is set to pay about $16 million to Spark drivers as part of a larger settlement over claims that it misled workers about pay and tips.

The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday that Walmart agreed to a $100 million settlement over claims that the big-box retailer told Spark drivers they would earn more in base pay than they actually did. The FTC also said Walmart misled drivers “by falsely claiming that 100% of customer tips would actually go to drivers.”

Part of the proposed settlement includes a “driver fund” that would distribute $16.2 million to Spark drivers whose actual pay was lower than what Walmart promised through the delivery app, according to court documents. The payouts apply to offers Walmart made to drivers as far back as January 1, 2021.

“In many instances, Walmart either failed to notify drivers at all about the change in base pay and tips or only notified them of the change in their earnings after they completed the delivery,” the FTC said in its announcement.

A Walmart spokesperson said that the retailer values “the hard work and dedication of the drivers who deliver great service and products to our customers.”

“We have issued payments to impacted drivers and continue to make additional payments as appropriate,” the spokesperson said. “We are continuously improving procedures to ensure fairness and transparency for drivers.”

Last year, Walmart sent some Spark drivers surprise tip payments, some worth hundreds of dollars each. The company said it had identified some workers who had not received full tip payments in the past and had sent the payments, including interest.

Walmart “failed to notify drivers that, unlike the payment for the goods being delivered, the payment for the advertised tip amount had not been preauthorized, and therefore drivers would not receive that amount if the customer was unable to cover the cost of the tip or if the charge otherwise failed,” the FTC said.

Walmart also sometimes split a customer’s tip across multiple drivers when filling an order that required multiple deliveries — a practice it also failed to tell drivers about, the FTC’s complaint said.

Other companies that rely on gig workers for deliveries have also faced charges that they failed to pay out tips.

Last year, for example, DoorDash agreed to pay $16.75 million to 60,000 of its delivery workers in New York state to settle claims that the service used tips to offset workers’ base pay.

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• Tampa International Airport said on X that it wants to ban pajamas in a Thursday social media post.
• The tongue-in-cheek post follows the airport’s 10-year “ban” on Crocs last year.
• The Transportation Department is trying to make travel a “Golden Age,” including spiffier clothes.

The war on cozy airport outfits has a new target: pajamas.

In a tongue-in-cheek social media post on Thursday, the Tampa International Airport declared it was time to “ban pajamas.”

“It’s time to take on a larger crisis,” the airport posted on its X account. “Pajamas. At. The. Airport. In the middle of the day.”

This isn’t the first time the airport has waded into the air-travel comfort wars.

Last September, TPA jokingly announced it was renewing a ban on Crocs — the lightweight, clog-style shoes that have long divided the internet — for 10 years.

When an X-user asked what would happen if they were caught wearing Crocs in the security line, the airport responded, “You don’t wanna know.”

The pajama post comes amid Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s push for travelers to step up their travel attire.

In November, the Transportation Department launched a campaign titled The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You, encouraging passengers to be more mindful about their behavior — and their wardrobes.

“Bringing civility back, I think, enhances the travel experience for everybody,” Mr. Duffy said during a November spot on Fox Business. “Let’s maybe go back to an era where we didn’t wear our pajamas to the airport.”

Tampa International Airport, however, made clear in a statement that its latest fashion decree against pajamas is not an actual dress code.

“Tampa International Airport regularly shares lighthearted, satirical social media content as part of our ongoing effort to engage with our followers,” the airport told Business Insider. “Today’s post about ‘banning’ pajamas was another playful nod to day-of-travel fashion debates.

“We encourage our passengers to travel comfortably and appreciate our loyal followers who enjoy the online humor.”

• A spoof ad imagining Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Jeff Bezos running a gym to power AI in 2036 went viral.
• The video comes from AiCandy, a Belgian video generation startup.
• Founders Hans Buyse and Jan De Loore told Business Insider that their inbox is now filled with requests and a job offer.

In 10 years, there might not be many jobs, but there sure will be a lot of spin bikes. (At least, if you believe this ad.)

The Belgian AI startup AiCandy released a new advertisement for their company, mocking AI’s skyrocketing demand for energy. It imagines a 2036 in which humans now power AI through group workouts — and features AI-aged versions of Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos.

The video is a spoof ad for a company called “Energym,” which uses human cycling and rowing classes to generate the energy needed for AI.

By 2030, 80% of humans had lost their jobs, AI Elon Musk says. Those humans have no money or purpose, AI Jeff Bezos adds, but they do have “a lot of time on their hands.”

“What if we could use the energy of humans to power the machines that took away their jobs,” AI Musk said.

It’s a doomsday scenario, of course. (It’s not clear that any AI job apocalypse is coming soon.) But it’s one that resonated: The Instagram Reel has over 4 million views, while accounts continue to repost it on X, including one with nearly 2 million views.

“Doesn’t feel like a parody of anything really,” Sen. Chris Murphy wrote.

AiCandy’s Hans Buyse isn’t such a fan of those reposts: “They’re making profit off of it,” he said.

Buyse and his cofounder, Jan De Loore, told Business Insider that they were thrilled with the reach of their videos. They expected some virality, but not the millions of views it would bring to their account.

The duo founded their AI video company in 2025. Buyse spent two decades working in commercials. De Loore is a motion designer and paints on the side. He has started using AI to model his paintings.

Initially, clients gave them lots of pushback. Their feedback was mainly that “it’s polluting, it’s consuming so much energy,” De Loore said. Buyse then came up with the idea of making a video to showcase clean, human-made energy.

The idea was back-burnered until a couple of weeks ago, when De Loore thought to bring it back and frame it around aged US tech moguls.

“It’s a combination also with the fitness hype, and young men that don’t know what to do anymore with their lives,” Buyse said. “It’s all coming together in one 40-second video.”

The founders said they now have an inbox filled with collaboration requests. The Dor Brothers, a popular AI video production company, offered them a job, Buyse said.

Still, they’re holding out for one email in particular.

“We’re just awaiting Elon,” De Loore said.