The Sony World Photography Awards is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

To mark the occasion, more than 277,000 photographs have been submitted from 183 countries around the world.

Suffice to say, those that have made Sony's coveted shortlist are breathtaking and thought-provoking.

Overall winners will be revealed April 20 whereafter they will be exhibited with shortlisted and commended entries at Somerset House in London.

The following shortlisted entries are taken from the Professional and Open competitions — both of which entail 10 categories. 

'Silent Kingdom' — Christian Vizl (Mexico), Professional, Natural World

'Moody' — Ann Ric (Malaysia), Open, Nature

'Urban Symmetry' — Zsolt Hlinka (Hungary), Professional, Architecture

As much as advertising can be a creative pursuit, it's a relationship business too.

And advertising bosses aren't just required to keep their clients sweet — just like any CEO, they should also maintain a happy staff too.

We asked Glassdoor, the careers site where employees can leave anonymous reviews about their employers, to see who the most popular CEOs are in the advertising business. The top 10 — which consists of leaders from all areas of the advertising industry — is ranking by the CEOs' Glassdoor approval rating.

Methodology: Glassdoor's ranking was based on reviews published between 1/29/15 and 2/28/17 (so the approval ratings here may be different from those you see on the Glassdoor website, which aggregates every single CEO rating through history).

Glassdoor tracked all sorts of advertising businesses including traditional agencies, performance marketing companies, and ad tech vendors. The ranking only looked at companies that have 30 or more employee reviews globally.

As always with anonymous platforms, we can't ascertain the veracity of the reviews, but on aggregate, they still give a good indication as to where employees are happiest.

10. Grey Group CEO Jim Heekin

Approval rating: 89%

They said:

Pros —"Great people and plenty of room to make your voice heard."

"Fairly low-stress work environment."

Cons —"A sweat shop – cannot believe some of the other comments posted here about work/life balance."

"Long hours including weekends whenever they need you."

9. Videology CEO Scott Ferber

Approval rating: 90%

They said:

Pros— "They strike a great work-life balance."

"Fast-paced work environment; great company growth and success; lots of responsibility; room to grow; effort is rewarded; passionate execs."

Cons— "Very fast-paced with little direction from senior management."

"There are about 10x as many butts in seats as there are really smart people."

Tied in 6th place. R/GA CEO Bob Greenberg

Approval rating: 91%

They said:

Pros —"Super smart people challenging conventions."

"Some talented people across the network."

Cons —"Work-life balance could be better."

"Be prepared for hard work and long hours."

While you may assume her Royal Majesty the Queen enjoys fine dining every day, this isn't always the case.

According to The Telegraph, twice a week the head chef to the royal household, Mark Flanagan, provides the Queen with menu suggestion which she can approve by ticking off or crossing out. 

However, Darren McGrady, a former chef in the royal kitchens, said that the Queen is "not a foodie. She eats to live, unlike Prince Philip who loves to eat and would stand and talk food all day."

“When she dines on her own,” he added, “she’s very disciplined. No starch is the rule."

We took a look at the Queen's typical day of eating and drinking, from the tea she drinks and biscuits she eats when she wakes up to her low-carb lunches, her nightly glass of Champagne, and penchant for chocolate.

Scroll down to see what Her Royal Majesty the Queen has for every meal — and in between.

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We took a look at what Her Royal Majesty the Queen likes to eat and drink for every meal — and in between.

Deciding what to eat must be tough when you're a royal. Luckily, her Royal Majesty the Queen has a team on hand to help her pick her menu — even when she's shopping at Waitrose.

The Queen starts her day with tea and biscuits.

She has a freshly brewed pot of Earl Grey tea (no milk or sugar) in bone china cup, with a few biscuits, according to BT.

She then moves on to breakfast, which normally involves cereal and fruit.

She's partial to Special K, according to The Telegraph. Kellogg's, Quaker Oats, and Weetabix all hold royal warrants.

However, she likes her cereal to be served from Tupperware, which she believes keeps it fresh.

While the rest of Hollywood is sparking and squashing Twitter beefs,  a small band of celebrities want no part of the social-media circus.

Some want nothing to do with technology at all.

Christopher Walken, for instance, told Newsweek last year that he's never had the temptation to do the "masochistic things" enabled by the computer, such as Googling himself.

Here's a group of Luddite celebs who are perfectly happy living in a simpler time.

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Louis C.K.

In a 2016 "Tonight Show" interview, Louis C.K. told Jimmy Fallon that he had sworn off the internet for a month and had no plans of stopping.

The comedian has previously voiced opposition to constant cellphone use, arguing in one 2013 interview on "Conan" that it erodes people's ability to empathize and feel sad.

Christopher Walken

In an interview with Newsweek about his movie, "The Family Fang," the actor said that it's "peaceful" not to use a computer.

"My wife always says to me, because she has a computer — apparently, you can look yourself up," he said. "You can do all sorts of masochistic things. I never have that temptation."

Whenever Walken shoots a movie, the producers reportedly give him a phone just for the shoot. Once filming ends, he gives it back.

Winona Ryder

In a 2010 interview, Ryder said that she never uses the internet. In a separate interview that year, she said that she almost never uses a computer.

"I have my email on my BlackBerry, and that's about it. I've never read a blog, ever," said the actress, who stars in "Stranger Things."

Now that BlackBerry is all but dead, we wonder how she's communicating with people. Christmas lights, maybe?

BARCELONA, Spain — Mobile World Congress is the giant technology event that takes place in Barcelona every year. It used to be a relatively small event for telecoms companies, but it's grown to become a massive showcase for the entire tech industry.

This year was no different. Google has a large outdoor area with a soft drinks bar where you paid with a high five. And tech companies showed off some truly strange products.

Take a look inside Mobile World Congress 2017:

Things got off to a dramatic start on Sunday when Greenpeace protestors scaled the outside of the Samsung press conference.

Nokia held a party on Sunday night after it announced the relaunch of the 3310. The artwork for the party featured retro Nokia phones.

But it was inside the main event where the really weird stuff was situated. IBM fed its Watson AI lots of information about Gaudi's works, and it came up with this futuristic piece of art.

US homebuyers are most concerned about rising interest rates, but they still plan to go ahead with their initial buying plans, according to survey results released by Zillow Group Mortgages.

"Most people (83 percent) planning to buy within the next three years will continue with their homebuying plans even if rates increase their monthly mortgage payment by $100," Zillow said in a press release.

Higher rates would, however, limit buyer choices. According to Zillow, "a quarter of home shoppers claim they would reconsider the type of home they are searching for, such as looking for a smaller home or less expensive community, should their monthly payment increase by up to $100 (25%)."

When it comes to the impact of a rate hike on monthly mortgage payments, "for the typical homebuyer shopping for the median US home, valued at $195,300," the company estimated, "an increase in mortgage rates from 4% to 4.25% would increase their monthly mortgage payment by approximately $23."

Among the states, California is likely to be most affected if the series of rate hikes predicted for 2017 do indeed occur, as the state is home to cities with the greatest rise in monthly mortgage payments (San Jose, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego).

Here are the 13 US cities that, according to Zillow, would see the highest increase in monthly mortgage payments if mortgage rates were to rise to 5% from 4%.

13. Austin, Texas

Zillow Home Value Index: $263,400

Monthly mortgage payment at 4%: $1,006

Monthly mortgage payment at 5%: $1,131

Difference in monthly mortgage payment: $125

Source: Zillow

12. Riverside, California

Zillow Home Value Index: $321,200

Monthly mortgage payment at 4%: $1,227

Monthly mortgage payment at 5%: $1,380

Difference in monthly mortgage payment: $153

Source: Zillow

11. Sacramento, California

Zillow Home Value Index: $355,000

Monthly mortgage payment at 4%: $1,356

Monthly mortgage payment at 5%: $1,525

Difference in monthly mortgage payment: $169

Source: Zillow

It's a big moment for Nintendo.

On Friday, March 3, the Japanese video game giant is launching its new game console: the Nintendo Switch. It's the company's first new console since 2012's Wii U — a console most well-known for being Nintendo's worst-selling of all time. 

It's not quite a make-or-break moment for Nintendo, but it's not far off. The company could sure use a hit.

With the Switch, Nintendo has the foundations of a great game console.

Across the past week, I've spent dozens of hours with the console — at home on my TV, and out in the world as a portable system. I can happily report that, in my experience, it's a speedy, modern piece of hardware that's well-worth its $300 price tag. In the same breath, a warning: the Nintendo Switch is woefully underserved by software.

This is the duality of the Switch in March 2017, at launch. It's a console worth owning, but you should probably wait a few months to buy one.

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A quick overview: The Nintendo Switch is a $300 video game console that launches on March 3.

The console is a hybrid home console/portable console. The games you play at home are the same when you take them on the go — that's the whole sell point of the console: "Play games everywhere." 

In this sense, the "console" is just a tablet that can be docked or taken on-the-go.

This is the Nintendo Switch — the 6.2-inch tablet in the middle. The controllers on either side are modular; they can be slid onto the tablet, thus turning it into a handheld game system.

The Switch seamlessly moves between home console and portable console. You simply slide the tablet into the Switch Dock and it's on your TV.

Switching between TV mode and handheld mode works exactly as advertised — it's simple, intuitive, and brilliant. Being able to pause a game on my TV, snag the Switch out of the Dock, and keep playing is a convenience I didn't think I needed. Turns out it's a tremendously nice bonus. I've been playing "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" on my morning commute, picking up where I left off on my TV the night before, and it's a real delight. 

Also, if we're being honest, being able to bring the Switch to the bathroom is something that millions of people are going to embrace. Kinda gross? Maybe. Logical? Certainly. 

Nintendo's first brand-new console in five years, the Switch, is launching on Friday, March 3. That's this week! 

The Switch is a hybrid home console and portable console in one. As such, you might expect it to cost a lot of money — quite the contrary, it costs just $299.

At least that's what the console costs, but if you want to have a great experience with the Switch, you're going to need more — much more. That $300 price for the Nintendo Switch doesn't include the cost of games, storage, screen protectors, extra controllers, and carrying cases. Indeed, there are a ton of hidden costs disguised behind the consumer-friendly $299 price point. 

Here are the many hidden costs of the Nintendo Switch.

REVIEW: Nintendo's new game console is a fast, competent piece of hardware without enough software

First up: Games!

The Nintendo Switch doesn't come with any games. 

There's no equivalent of "Wii Sports" (a pack-in with the Wii) or "NintendoLand" (a pack-in with the Wii U) on the Switch. You buy the console and you have the console, sans games. 

The "good" news is that there aren't many games worth buying at the launch of the Switch. The one game everyone will be talking about, "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild," is a true delight. It's also $60. 

The same price applies to games like "Skylanders Imaginators," though there are a small handful of lower-priced games ("Snipperclips" is $19.99, for instance). But let's be honest: You're going to want "Zelda."

Total cost for one game: $60

Storage: You're going to need at least one microSD card.

The Nintendo Switch comes with a measly 32GB of internal storage, but that's barely enough for a few games. 

Thankfully, the Switch has a microSD card reader built-in, and you can use microSD cards to store your games (and game saves). You can even play games right off the microSD cards! 

It's a nice bonus, no doubt, but it's unfortunate that you more or less have to buy a microSD card if you're looking at downloading anything more than a few small games. The good news is that microSD cards are relatively inexpensive, even for large ones. You could get by with something in the range of 64GB, though we'd suggest at least 128GB to start.

Total cost for one microSD card: $20 - $100 (or higher, depending)

You're going to want a way to charge the Nintendo Switch's primary controller:

The Nintendo Switch comes with a device called the "Joy-Con Grip," which turns the two handheld Joy-Con controllers into a sort of gamepad. Unfortunately, the Grip cannot charge the Joy-Con.

Out of the box, you can charge the two Joy-Con by sliding them on to the Switch tablet and then sliding the tablet into the Dock. It's a fine solution if you're putting away the console for the night, but it's a pretty terrible solution if you're in the middle of "Breath of the Wild" and your gamepad starts running out of juice.

What if you want to keep playing? The sad news is, out of the box, there's no way to play the Switch on your TV while simultaneously charging the Joy-Con. You could slide the Joy-Con onto the Switch tablet and play the console as a handheld, which will charge the controllers, but what if you want to play it on the TV? 

In that case, you have one option: buy something. Nintendo's selling a $30 piece of plastic that enables you to slot in your Joy-Con controllers and charge them while you're playing games on the TV. Keep in mind this isn't a second gamepad, but simply a means of charging the one you already own. Ugh indeed.

Total cost for one Joy-Con charging Grip: $30

The INSIDER Summary:

• Weight-based discrimination is still a problem, but a number of fat positive activists are fighting to change people's attitudes.
• Activists like Leah Vernon, Ashleigh Shackleford, and Caleb Luna are helping to challenge stereotypes by speaking out on topics such like fat fashion and beauty, dating, and Black Lives Matter. 

In times of distress or uncertainty, I regularly find myself turning to fat positive activists for inspiration. Since November 8, 2016, this has been truer than ever. Never in my life has a new presidency resulted in such global protestation: Such fear, grief, anger, and widespread willingness to fight. While it can quickly start to feel like we should be pouring every inch of our energy into combatting the apparent surge in racist, xenophobic, sexist, homophobic, and Islamophobic BS permeating so many people's words and actions as of late, I also believe it important to dedicate some time to circles of activism that might not feel as immediately related to the current cultural climate, but that can fill you with the strength and courage you might need to make it through all the rest.

Fat positivity and size acceptance — movements rooted in the deconstruction of sizeism and the humanization and equality of visibly fat people — undoubtedly intersect with issues of feminism, race, and class.

Within their umbrellas exist so many humans schooling the masses on the myriad ways our identities shape the way we experience the world. They help people conceptualize just how much one's fatness can affect one's health care or earning potential or likeliness to be harassed or accessibility to fashion. And they help make it clear that weight-based discrimination is still very real, something that isn't being addressed nearly as much as it should be.

The below fat positive activists are also a reminder that fighting for progressive change is arguably more vital now than ever. Even though their identities as fats, as queers, and/or as POC are constantly challenged, they are not backing down. And they might just encourage you to feel like you can make it through all this, too.

1. Your Fat Friend

Found on Medium, Upworthy, and Everyday Feminism, Your Fat Friend is an anonymous fat, queer writer who's arguably responsible for some of the most poignant articles on fat acceptance to come out of 2016. From "What It's Like To Be That Fat Person Sitting Next To You On The Plane" to "What I Need When We Talk About Bodies," her stories challenge thin folks to analyze the ways their fat antagonism can destroy people's lives while simultaneously challenging fellow fats to fight for the right to an existence that needn't be justified. She can also be found on Twitter, regularly crafting hard-hitting threads that are just as radical as her long-form prose.

2. Bad Fat Broads

The "Bad Fat Broads" podcast — hosted by radical voices in intersectional feminism and size acceptance Ariel Woodson and KC Slack— is a safe haven. Whether they're dissecting their qualms with minimal diversity framed as revolutionary representation in a magazine or via a brand, or discussing precisely why now is not the time to give up on combatting fat shaming, the duo never shies away from all things uncomfortable and real. In fact, the more uncomfortable a subject might be for a listener, the more outspoken and inspiring these two seem to get.

3. Caleb Luna

"Fat, brown, queer" writer Caleb Luna isn't afraid to tell you why your fat stigma is racist or why it's time for small fats to make more room for larger ones in the size acceptance movement. When they're not killing in on Everyday Feminism, Luna is maintaining a Facebook page that is definitely worth a follow. Sharing their articles alongside commentary that discusses everything from the intersection of gender identity and fatness to navigating trauma and relationships, Luna is just the kind of unapologetic voice we need more of right now.

The long-awaited reboot of the original "Planet Earth" has finally arrived: BBC America's "Planet Earth II" just premiered in the US. 

The massive production crew traveled to 40 countries for 117 shoots, utilizing new technology like drones and low-light 4K cameras to capture animal behaviors.

But nature is unpredictable — and in the quest for up-close, immersive footage, those crews had to endure some hair-raising encounters with animals and weather. INSIDER spoke with the some of the show's producers to learn more about what happened behind the scenes. 

Here's a look at each producer's most harrowing experiences in the wild. 

The crew camped out in penguin poop.

The series kicks off with the "Islands" episode, produced by Dr. Elizabeth White. White and her crew traveled to the remote Zavodovski Island to film the world's largest penguin colony. 

"Many remote island animals are quite naive," White told INSIDER. "They have not evolved in close contact with humans and are often unafraid of them."

That was quite true of the penguins, who frequently waddled over to inspect the crew's campsite and relieve themselves all over the tents and camera gear. 

Penguin poop wasn't the only obstacle the crew faced — here's the terrifying journey they endured just to reach the island in the first place. 

A Komodo dragon hid inside a bathroom.

Komodo dragons grow as long as ten feet — and they're known to attack humans. Luckily, the "Islands" crew only had one close encounter with the giant reptiles.  

"One night [the crew] came back to the rangers station, where they were storing some gear, and found a dragon in the bathroom!" White said. "The team had to tempt it out of the bathroom using a bit of old meat but the dragon left a 'calling card' (a huge dragon dropping) in the middle of the floor!"

"Blood sucker" bugs dropped out of the trees and snuck into the crew's clothes during production of the "Mountains" episode.

"There was this horrible bug called a chupasangra, or 'blood sucker,'" producer Justin Anderson told INSIDER. "They would drop out of the trees onto the floor and sneak into our clothing to hide out until we were asleep. We tried to keep a look out for them but I woke up one day to find one in my tent and when I squashed it, it was full of blood. I'm not squeamish around any animals but these characters were pretty squirm-inducing to be around."

Cars have come a long way in the past 30 years. When I first started driving, you didn't get much more than an AM/FM radio and maybe tape deck. Airbags hadn't yet become common. Self-driving was called cruise control. Anything that drove "sporty" cam from Europe.

Now safety is extensive, infotainment and navigation are copious, autonomous features are becoming more common and self-driving could soon be a reality, and many vehicles, from 2-doors to pickups, can handle like sports cars.

The antidote to all this progress is the Jeep Wrangler. Jeep has been building this thing since the mid-1980s, and before that, the DNA of this pure offroader ranges all the way back the original Willys military vehicle of World War II. Prior the the Wrangler, Jeep sold the no-nonsense CJ. 

Over the years, the Wrangler has collected a few more creature comforts, but this is still just about the most rudimentary vehicle you can currently buy, purpose-built to leave the pavement and head for the hills, the rocks, the rivers. 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Jeep's parent, recently let us borrow a 2017 Sahara Wrangler, with a base price of about $30,000, but for our tester, optioned up to almost $38,000.

The idea was that we might get to tackle some gnarly East Coast winter snow. The bad weather, sadly, never arrived. But we did our best to put the Wrangler through its paces, anyway:

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The Wrangler is unmistakably a Jeep, from the stout tires and wheels to the boxy body panels and blocky shape, the flat windshield and hood latches, the aggressive bumpers and un-integrated fenders to ...

... that signature, slotted Jeep grille and the round headlamps. Note the tow hooks on the front bumper. What we have here is the automobile in basic, near-tactical form: body-on-frame design, a pair of solid axles, and a genuine four-wheel-drive system that's prepared to take on the backwoods.

The consumer version of this famous ride has been in more-or-less continuous production since 1944. 

The allure is obvious. Unlike more versatile SUVs and crossover that claim to have offroad credibility, the Jeep Wrangler makes offroad credibility its defining characteristic. Essentially, you have a relatively powerful and torque-y motor (but not one that that's too large or too powerful) yokes to a 4WD setup that, when applied through four beefy tires, should be able to conquer terrain that would cripple other machines.

How much legit offroading do Wranglers get into? More than you might think (a shielding gas tank comes standard, after all). But there's a contingent of owners who buy the vehicle because it exudes outdoorsiness. What it can do is more important that what it typically does do. 

Our tester came with a "Silver Metallic" paint job, a basic-black interior, two doors, an nearly inaccessible back seat, and a $2,000-extra hardtop that can be disassembled. The doors can also be removed, by the way.

Somewhat hilariously, my first grader kept getting stuck with his backpack trying to squeeze in the back seat. It would have been easier if the weather had been warmer and I'd figured out how to remove to top and the doors.

Snap's hotly anticipated IPO is going to make a lot of money for its founders, investors, and early employees.

The company just priced its IPO at $17 a share, awarding the company a $24 billion valuation.

According to its S-1 filings, Snap's cofounders, Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy, own the most shares.

Venture shareholder Benchmark will also see some healthy returns, with its early investment a few years ago now worth a whopping $2.24 billion.

Here's a list of Snap's major shareholders at its IPO, and what the value of their stake would be at $17 a share.

Note that this list doesn't include shares that haven't vested by the time it goes public (including a $145 million stock bonus for Imran Khan), but does include Spiegel's bonus that he'll receive immediately upon IPO.

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Evan Spiegel, Snap cofounder and CEO: $4.49 billion

Projected value at $17 a share: $4.49 billion (which includes the extra 3% of stock he'll get when it goes public).

Class A shares: 113,164,485
Class B shares: 5,862,410
Class C shares: 107,943,924 + 37,232,102 granted as a bonus for going public

Spiegel launched Snapchat with Bobby Murphy in September 2011. Described as a product visionary to rival Steve Jobs, Spiegel holds the title of CEO at the company and has set up its share structure so that he and Murphy will retain control in the future.

Bobby Murphy, Snap cofounder and CTO

Projected value at $17 a share: $3.86 billion

Class A shares: 113,164,485
Class B shares: 5,862,410
Class C shares: 107,943,924

Murphy and Spiegel were frat brothers at Stanford when they cofounded the app and have grown it to a company much larger than just disappearing messages. While Spiegel is described as a product genius, it is Murphy who is leading a lot of Snap's cutting-edge work in its Snap Labs division.

Benchmark

Projected value at $17 a share: $2.24 billion

Class A shares: 65,799,720
Class B shares: 65,799,720

Benchmark is the largest venture shareholder in Snapchat, thanks to the round it led in 2013. "We believe that Snapchat can become one of the most important mobile companies in the world," Benchmark's Mitch Lasky wrote in a blog post at the time of the deal.

"Dancing with the Stars" is celebrating its 24th season (and 400th episode) by introducing one of its most interesting casts yet. They've gathered gold medal-winning athletes, legendary actors, and infamous reality TV stars to go head-to-head for the title. This fall's crew will also include some pop singers, a "Saturday Night Live" alum, a bull rider-turned-model, and the show's first ever baseball player.

This whirlwind class of dancers were announced Wednesday, but they have already put in a few blood, sweat, and tears for their big premiere. The show returns to ABC Monday, March 20th.

Check out which stars made this spring's season below.

Bonner Bolton will be dancing with Sharna Burgess.

Bolton made international fame when he went from being a leader in the bull riding community to famous fashion model after a terrible accident that left him paralyzed. The IMG model can usually be spotted in ads around the globe, but for the time being he's trading in his model poses for jazz hands. 

He recently talked all about his cowboy style with Daily Mail and his hopes for the outfits on the show. 

"I'm always trying new stuff, but I know what I like, and I like to connect it with my culture," he said. "My costumes on DWTS will definitely reflect who I am as much as possible."

Charo will dance with with Keo Motsepe.

Charo has made waves throughout her life as an all-in-one act. She sings, plays the guitar, acts, and does comedy. She's one of the most recognizable faces in the industry and her catchphrase "cuchi-cuchi" is all but trademarked. 

The 65 year old hasn't given any clues about what fans can expect from her dancing but her partner is thrilled to have her. 

"Let's cucho-cuchi to the dance floor, Charo,"Motsepe tweeted with the hashtag "super excited." Motsepe says they're also taking applications for a team name. 

Chris Kattan will be Witney Carson's partner.

Kattan brought "Saturday Night Live" to life with his many characters over the years. Outside of the show, he had roles in movies and TV shows, including ABC's own "The Middle." His comedy acts have made him a favorite in the industry but he hasn't done much dancing outside of the head-bobbing he perfected in "Night at the Roxbury."

He hasn't mentioned whether or not that move (or a certain Mango character you may remember) will be making an appearance, but he did tweet out the big news. 

"Meet my new dancing partner!" The actor tagged Carson in the post and shared a picture of the duo with his fans. 

Luxury estate agent Knight Frank and Wealth-X, the research firm that concentrates on high net worth individuals, just released their comprehensive annual report on where they are buying property and how much it costs them.

Looking at the world's super-rich elites, the report examined the cities globally that, right now, are attracting the most new millionaires to live. The popularity of a city is calculated on the net number of high net worth individuals (HNWIs)— those with $30 million (£24.2 million) or more in net assets — moving into major cities across the world.

As the report notes: "The latest data on HNWI migration confirms the strong and growing attraction of Australia, the US and Canada as destinations for the footloose wealthy."

"Cities such as Sydney and Melbourne top the list of growth markets," it continues.

On the flipside, it is Europe that is seeing an exodus of HNWIs "with Paris and Rome seeing outflows of 7,000 and 5,000 HNWIs respectively in a year. London remains an outlier in Europe, maintaining an annual net inflow of 500 HNWIs." 

Check out the cities attracting the most high net worth individuals below:

T=7. Perth, Australia; 1,000 HNWIs — The southwest city of Perth is not as famous as other Aussie cities like Melbourne and Sydney, but has a population of 2.4 million.

T=7. Seattle, USA: 1,000 HNWIs — On the Pacific northwest coast, Seattle is home to two of the USA's most recognisable brands, Microsoft and Starbucks. That, along with its relative proximity to the Far East, attracted a net inflow of 1,000 HNWIs in 2016, according to Knight Frank.

T=3. Vancouver, Canada: 2,000 HNWIs — Just a few hours drive up the coast from Seattle, Vancouver holds much of the same appeal to HNWIs, particularly those from China and Japan.

LONDON — The Royal Mail has released its annual ranking of the most desirable to live and work in England.

Many of those areas that make the top of the list aren't where you might expect — with London postcodes notably absent, and the list instead filled with quiet suburban areas dotted around the country.

The ranking of desirable areas was created by the consultancy firm Centre for Economics and Business Research. It used government data based on a range of factors, including good schools, access to green spaces, good employment prospects, working hours, affordable housing and average commuting times.

Take a look at the nine best places to live and work in England.

9. Dronfield, North East Derbyshire — The North Midlands town is located close to the city of Sheffield, and is only miles away from the picturesque Peak District National Park.

8. Horsforth, Leeds — Located five miles north-west of Leeds city town centre, the quaint Yorkshire town has good employment prospects and affords residents a high quality of life.

7. Ipswich, Suffolk — the town, located in the south-east of England, is one of the oldest in the UK. In recent years it has undergone extensive redevelopment, with its famous industrial dock area turning into an affluent residential and commercial hub.

Airport transfer website Hoppa recently released its annual report ranking the price of a holiday in 84 destinations around the world, revealing the most expensive spots in Europe for a vacation.

Hoppa analysed the average cost of a one night stay per person to produce the ranking. The total per person includes the price of a hotel room, a meal for two with a shared bottle of wine, a shared 3-kilometre taxi journey, as well as a coffee, a cocktail, and a beer each.

Hoppa's report also looked at other features like the cost of a sightseeing bus and key attractions, although they are not included in this ranking.

From buzzing Dublin to Venetian canals, here are the 12 most expensive holiday destinations in Europe in 2017. They are ranked by the average all-in price per person per night, alongside a breakdown of how you'll spend your money in each place.

12. Edinburgh, Scotland — £108.39 ($135.16) per night

Hotel for two: £112.26 ($139.47)

Meal for two: £50 ($62.12)

Bottle of wine: £8 ($9.94)

Taxi: £9 ($11.18)

Cup of coffee: £2.71 ($3.37)

Cocktail:£8 ($9.94)

Pint of beer: £3.55 ($4.41)

11. Helsinki, Finland — £114.89 ($143.27) per night

Hotel for two: £103.37 ($128.43)

Meal for two: £59.67 ($74.13)

Bottle of wine: £11 ($13.67)

Taxi: £10.80 ($13.42)

Cup of coffee: £3.29 ($4.09)

Cocktail:£9 ($11.18)

Pint of beer: £4.78 ($5.94)

10. Paris, France — £116.99 ($145.89) per night

Hotel for two: £128.96 ($160.08)

Meal for two: £42.62 ($52.90)

Bottle of wine:£7 ($8.69)

Taxi:£7.80 ($9.68)

Cup of coffee:£4.05 ($5.03)

Cocktail:£10 ($12.41)

Pint of beer:£5.85 ($7.26)

LONDON — The iconic Denham Film Studios has been turned into a series of luxury movie-inspired properties.

The £120 million ($147 million) development, located in Buckinghamshire, south-east England, consists of 154 apartments and 70 townhouses.

The studios and laboratory operated between 1936 and 2014 and formed a seminal part of Britain's film history, but fell out of favour as studios moved towards digital film-making and demand fell for Denham's traditional film-making methods.

Now, the site has a new lease of life, and its film-making heritage will be apparent. As well as movie-themed communal spaces, the local council has given permission for the buildings and streets within the development to be named after the movies, directors, and actors most closely-associated with the studios.

Take a look at the new properties.

Denham Film Studios was opened in 1936 and became known as "Britain's Hollywood." Films produced and edited at the studios include Treasure Island, The Great Escape, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, ET, and many in the James Bond franchise.

In its 1950s heyday it was the largest and most advanced film laboratory outside of Hollywood, producing over 500 million feet of film every year, with completed films distributed to cinemas around the world. During the 1930s over 1,200 people were employed at Denham.

The Grade II-listed former studio and laboratory building is now known as Korda House, after Alexander Korda, the founder of the Denham Film Studios. There will also be apartments in a new-build development called Saltzman House.

Snapchat has transformed itself from a sexting app founded by Stanford frat bros to a camera company on the verge of a $24 billion initial public offering.

Its Wall Street debut on Thursday is already being hotly anticipated as the tech IPO of the year. Here's what you need to know about the IPO as the company, now known as Snap Inc., starts trading:

SEE ALSO: Snapchat's earliest employees: Where are they now?

The basics: Snap Inc. is scheduled to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday under the ticker SNAP after pricing its IPO at $17 a share. That gives it a $24 billion valuation.

Snap sold 200 million shares at $17 apiece, valuing the company at $23.8 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. The majority of the allocation went to mutual funds that are likely to hold the shares for the long term, the person said.

Some of Snap's new investors won't be able to sell the stock for a year.

As many as a quarter of new shares sold in Snap's IPO could go to long-term investors who will be required to hold the stock for a year, the company said in a regulatory filing. In exchange for a guaranteed block, the big investors may agree not to dump the stock — though Snap's filing says it may waive the lockup requirement.

It's also selling only nonvoting shares because its CEO Evan Spiegel and cofounder Bobby Murphy want to retain control.

This is a rare move for a company, and a Securities and Exchange Commission committee is already looking into what it means for investor transparency. 

A report in The New York Times said the founders tightened their grip on the company over a dispute with its first investor.

Jack Ma made headlines recently after visiting President Trump and announcing that he would help create a million jobs in the US.

But the Chinese billionaire has not held back voicing scepticism of Trump's protectionist policies, warning "if trade stops, war starts."

When it comes to trade, Ma knows what he's talking about. According to Forbes, he's worth an estimated $29 billion, which includes his 7.8% stake in Alibaba — China's answer to Amazon — and a nearly 50% stake in payment-processing service Alipay.

Ma is a true rags-to-riches story. He grew up poor in communist China, failed his university-entrance exam twice, and was rejected from dozens of jobs, including one at KFC, before finding success with his third internet company, Alibaba.

Jillian D'onfro contributed to an earlier version of this post.

SEE ALSO: How self-made billionaire Jack Ma used charisma and masterful speaking skills to build the Alibaba empire

Jack Ma — born Ma Yun — was born on October 15, 1964, in Hangzhou, located in the southeastern part of China. He has an older brother and a younger sister. He and his siblings grew up at a time when communist China was increasingly isolated from the West, and his family didn't have much money when they were young.

 Source: 60 Minutes, USA Today

Ma was scrawny and often got into fights with classmates. "I was never afraid of opponents who were bigger than I," he recalls in "Alibaba," a book by Liu Shiying and Martha Avery. Still, Ma had hobbies just like any other kid. He liked collecting crickets and making them fight, and was able to distinguish the size and type of cricket just by the sound it made.

Source: USA Today, Business Insider

After President Nixon visited Hangzhou in 1972, Ma's hometown became a tourist mecca. As a teenager, Ma started waking up early to visit the city's main hotel, offering visitors tours of the city in exchange for English lessons. The nickname "Jack" was given to him by a tourist he befriended.

Source: 60 Minutes

LONDON — Hot app-only startup bank Monzo is telling investors it wants to reach one billion customers worldwide, touting future expansion to Europe, the US, and Asia.

Monzo is currently running a crowdfunding campaign to raise £2.5 million, alongside £19.5 million raised from institutional investors. The company, which currently offers a pre-paid card linked to an app, is valued at £65 million in the round.

The two-year-old startup has put out an investment deck as part of the campaign, which gives some interesting insight into the company's future plans.

Monzo currently only operates in the UK, but the second to last slide on the investment deck is headed: "Additional capital will allow us to expand into Europe, the US and Asia." It continues: "By 2017, our UK banking authorisation should allow us to operate across Europe under our own licence, generating revenue from personal lending."

Monzo touts the potential to access 500 million consumers once it enters Europe. Expansion to both the US and Singapore, the likely Asian hub, is also on the cards. Both would come through partnerships with a local sponsor bank, Monzo says.

Does this mean the total £22 million Monzo is raising will take it overseas? Not quite. CTO Jonas Huckestein told BI over email: "Whilst international expansion is core to our long-term strategy, our short-term focus is on launching the world's best current account in the UK and that is what this capital will be used for."

Monzo is simply advertising what its long-term strategy will be and will likely have to raise additional funds at some point in the future to fund overseas expansion.

But new markets aren't a distant prospect either. When BI asked Huckestein about how Brexit would affect European expansion plans, he said: "In the unlikely event that Brexit occurs before we can passport our licence to other countries, we would have to get a licence from scratch in those countries. This would be annoying but not the end of the world."

Theresa May is set to trigger Article 50 within weeks, officially beginning the two-year negotiating period to agree Britain's exit from the EU. That means Brexit should happen in 2019 and Huckestein's comment suggests Monzo is planning to be in Europe by then already. He wouldn't comment any more specifically on expansion plans when we put this to him.

Either way, Monzo may well have to apply for a local licence once Brexit occurs. Theresa May has signalled she wants Britain to leave the European Single Market, meaning banks' right to passport local licences across the bloc would be lost.

Other interesting tidbits gleaned from Monzo's investment deck include:

• 120,000 people have a funded account and most growth has come from social media or word-of-mouth;
• Over £100 million has been spent on its pre-paid cards;
• 60% of cards are being used at least once a month;
• Customers spend an average of £370 per month and make 324 card transactions a year;
• Card fraud peaked at £40,000 a week but is down by 95%, implying a max of £2,000 lost to fraud per week;
• 99% of customer service is dealt with by in-app chat systems and an early AI system being trialled can currently identify 80% of questions asked correctly;

However, one thing notably absent from the investment deck is any concrete financial information. The startup is essentially pre-revenue but no figures are given for burn rate, balance sheet, or any other insight. Accounts filed in November show Monzo lost £1.4 million in the 13 months to February 2016 and had £567,714 in net assets, including £320,498 of cash in the bank.

Regardless of a lack of financial info, the investment deck is obviously having the desired effect with investors. Monzo is running a pre-registration system for its crowdfunding campaign after it crashed Crowdcube's platform last year (it went on to raise £1 million in just 96 seconds). The campaign was already almost three times oversubscribed within 24 hours of opening pre-registration and, as of 11.30 a.m. GMT (6.30 a.m. ET) on Thursday, pledges have hit £8.7 million.

Here's Monzo's full investment deck if you want to take a look (with thanks to the company for letting us reproduce it here):