#15 The Weekend Download – Catching Up on What Matters
Essential insights you need to stay ahead
📩 Issue #15 – 31/05/2025
⚡ Quick Hits – What You Need to Know
🤖 Hugging Face Unveils Humanoid Robots
The open-source AI leader is stepping into the physical world.
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📰 New York Times Signs AI Deal with Amazon
The publisher will license its content to help train generative AI models.
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🍏 Apple Adds “Nutrition Labels” to Apps
Features like VoiceOver and text size are now highlighted to support inclusive app choices
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🔥 Top Insights
🧠 A Simple Glossary of AI Terms
LLM? Hallucination? This plain-English guide clears up the jargon.
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📉 Wild Predictions from Anthropic’s CEO
Anthropic predicts AI will seriously disrupt office jobs.
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🌐 Sundar Pichai on the Future of Search
The Google CEO explains how AI is reshaping the internet.
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🌀 How We’ll Feel in 2027
WGSN’s forecast explores the four dominant emotions shaping future consumers.
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📊 Numbers to Watch
📈 Nvidia Delivers Another Record Quarter
The AI giant continues to soar, even with headwinds from China.
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🤯 Meta AI Hits 1 Billion Users
Meta’s virtual assistant is now baked into WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger.
🔗 Read More (Engadget)
💸 Crypto Crime Just Got Real
Fraud is moving offline – and getting violent.
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🌱 Gen Z Is Struggling to Flourish
New global research shows young adults today report lower well-being than ever
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💡 Something to Think About
🚀 30 Startups to Watch at VivaTech 2025
The finalists for Innovation of the Year are out—see who made the cut.
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🙏 The New Pope Has Thoughts on AI
Leo XIV says the Church must speak up as AI reshapes society.
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📱 Gen Z Isn’t Falling for It
Skepticism is the new normal – a defense against expectations.
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🧔♂️ “Good Night, Bro”
This TikTok trend reveals much deeper emotional needs among men.
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🌀 Offbeat & Unexpected
🌊 Teens Are Redefining the Hamptons
A group of 15-year-olds is behind Ditch Weekly, offering a new angle
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💡 Electronic Tattoos Are Now a Thing
Skin-worn sensors could change how we monitor health.
🔗 Read More (IEEE Spectrum)
✈️ The Travel Terms of Summer 2025
From “Noctourism” to “townsizing”—here’s how we travel now.
🔗 Read More (NYT)