#12 The Weekend Download – Catching Up on What Matters
Essential insights you need to stay ahead
📩 Issue #12 – 10/05/2025
⚡ Quick Hits – What You Need to Know
🧬 Bill Gates sets an expiration date
The Gates Foundation will spend all its funds and shut down by 2045, marking a major shift in philanthropic legacy planning.
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🔍 Netflix gets a chatbot
The streamer is rolling out a generative AI search assistant to help you figure out what to watch.
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🔥 Top Insights
💻 Prompt engineering might already be obsolete
As AI models get better at interpreting natural language, the art of writing prompts could be a short-lived skill.
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🧠 AI hallucinations are still a problem
Major players like OpenAI and Google are struggling with chatbot "hallucinations," raising questions about AI’s readiness for prime time.
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📊 Numbers to Watch
📉 Are memes the new market indicators?
Economists are turning to social media—and even TikTok—to interpret signs of recession.
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👵 Lyft is now offering discounted rides for older adults
With “Silver Rides,” the company is targeting a growing and often overlooked market.
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📲 The rise of the digital creator economy
Creative digital work is growing faster than traditional white-collar jobs—suggesting we’re in a new era of self-made careers.
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💡 Something to Think About
🛒 The app that scans your food—and makes brands nervous
Yuka, a food-label scanning app, is disrupting how consumers make grocery choices—and the industry is reacting.
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👩💻 North Korea and AI job fraud
North Korea is reportedly using AI interviews to land remote tech jobs under false identities.
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📝 Why “K” is the most hated text message
Science explains why this one-letter reply triggers so much emotional weight.
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🗣️ What’s behind AI’s obsession with female voices?
A fascinating look at why so many bots sound like women—and what that says about us.
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👯♀️ Teens and the science of joy
What makes teenagers feel happy? The answers are surprisingly analog—and worth stealing for ourselves.
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🌀 Offbeat & Unexpected
🏁 LEGO cars raced an actual F1 track
Ten toy cars took to the Miami Grand Prix circuit in a delightful feat of engineering and fun.
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✝️ The Bible, reimagined for Instagram
A new design project transforms scripture into scrollable, social-native visual storytelling.
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🚑 The Pope’s popemobile is now a mobile clinic
In Gaza, the iconic car is being reimagined to serve children in need.
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🎮 The conclave—but make it a sport
For a brief moment, electing a pope became the most riveting competitive event on Earth.
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⛪ Bryan Johnson’s body-as-religion movement
The longevity entrepreneur’s latest move isn’t just about health—it’s a full-blown spiritual philosophy.
🔗 Read More (MIT Tech Review)