#17 The Weekend Download – Catching Up on What Matters
Essential insights you need to stay ahead
📩 Issue #17 – 14/06/2025
⚡ Quick Hits – What You Need to Know
📱 Apple Goes All-In on AI
Apple unveiled its AI strategy at WWDC, introducing private, on-device intelligence and a smarter Siri.
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🎬 Disney & Universal vs. Midjourney
Major studios are clashing with the AI platform over unauthorized use of their IP.
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🌍 Big Brands Drop Climate Pledges
Coca-Cola, BP, and HSBC quietly back away from their sustainability commitments.
🔗 Read More (Bloomberg)
🔥 Top Insights
🧠 Altman Predicts AI Will Generate Real Insights
OpenAI’s CEO says AI will start producing original thought by next year.
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🎨 Can AI Develop Good Taste?
As AI takes over creative tasks, our definition of taste is evolving.
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🎟️ What SXSW London Taught Us
From longevity to leadership, here’s what the festival said about the future.
🔗 Read More (Maria Clara Lima)
📊 Numbers to Watch
💘 AI Dating Surges 300%
Singles are using AI to optimize bios, flirt, and even get dating advice.
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💦 ChatGPT's Water & Energy Costs Revealed
Sam Altman opens up about the environmental toll of AI infrastructure.
🔗 Read More (The Verge)
📚 Amazon Cuts Its Books Business
Amazon is laying off staff and restructuring the books division, hinting at shifting priorities.
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💡 Something to Think About
🚀 Gen Z Techies Skip College
Young founders are launching companies straight out of high school.
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🏙️ Toyota’s Smart City Comes to Life
Woven City is now operational – a futuristic testbed for robotics, AI, and clean energy.
🔗 Read More (Fast Company)
🛒 Gen Z Rethinks Online Search
Younger shoppers are using Amazon more than Google for product discovery.
🔗 Read More (Business Insider)
🧑💼 Layoffs as Personal Branding Opportunities
Support groups for laid-off workers are becoming profitable influencer hubs.
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🌀 Offbeat & Unexpected
🧸 Mattel Launches AI Toys
The toy company is teaming up with OpenAI to build interactive play experiences.
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🌡️ Climate in a Bottle
Nvidia’s digital Earth model shows our possible futures, and the consequences.
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🌐 Browser History as a Dating Profile
A new site matches people based on their internet habits.
🔗 Read More (Wired)