#2 The Weekend Download – Catching Up on What Matters

Essential insights you need to stay ahead

📩 Issue #2 – 01/03/2025

⚡ Quick Hits – What You Need to Know

📌 Jeff Bezos’ Rocket & Celeb Crew – Katy Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez are heading to space. 
🔗  Read more (NBC)

📌  Skype is Shutting Down – Microsoft announced that Skype will officially be retired in May 2025. 
🔗 Read more (The Verge)

📌 Amazon’s Quantum Computing Leap – Amazon is making significant strides in quantum computing, unveiling new advancements that could revolutionise cloud computing and encryption.  
🔗 Read more (BBC)

📌  Alexa’s Next Big Leap – Amazon is upgrading Alexa with advanced AI capabilities, making it more conversational and intuitive than ever. This move signals Amazon’s commitment to competing in the AI assistant space.
🔗 Read more (BBC)

📌 Biggest Data Breaches of 2025 (So Far) – A roundup of the largest cybersecurity breaches this year.
🔗  Read more (TechCrunch)

🔥 Top Insights

🧠 AI Reasoning Models – Could OpenAI and DeepSeek’s new models push AI toward more human-like logical thinking?
🔗  Read more (Vox)

🛑 Shopping Addiction & ‘No Buy’ 2025 – More people are committing to “No Buy” challenges to curb shopping addiction.
🔗  Read more (NYT)

🌍 CFOs & Climate Action – How geopolitical uncertainty is shaping CFOs' sustainability strategies. 
🔗   Read more (Forbes)

📊 Numbers to Watch

💑 Mass Blind Dates in Seoul – 27 couples emerged from a government-led matchmaking event. 
🔗  Read more (Korea Daily)

🖥️ OpenAI CEO: ‘We’re Out of GPUs’ – Sam Altman confirms OpenAI is struggling with GPU shortages. 
🔗  Read more (Tech Crunch)

🏢 Data Centers’ Energy Surge – Global data center power consumption is projected to increase six-fold in the next decade, driven by AI and cloud expansion.
🔗   Read more (BBC)

💡 Something to Think About

🚀 Google’s Career Dreamer – Google is using AI to help people explore new career possibilities based on their skills and interests.
🔗   Read more (Tech Crunch)

🌳 Costa Rica’s Forest Conservation Sounds – Scientists are using AI to track biodiversity through sound recordings. 
🔗  Read more (Wired)

📜 Vatican Releases AI Ethics Document – The Vatican addresses AI’s ethical implications. 
🔗  Read more (Vatican)

📱 Tapestry, Reeder, and Surf – New timeline apps aim to revolutionise how we consume digital content. 
🔗   Read more (The Verge)

🎲 How AI Improves Board Games – AI is being used to enhance traditional board game strategies. 
🔗  Read more (Economist)

🌀 Offbeat & Unexpected

🎮 Anthropic’s AI Plays Pokémon – Claude AI is attempting to play Pokémon on Twitch, showcasing AI’s growing potential (and limitations). Read more materials.
🔗  Read more (Tech Crunch)

🏭 Lego’s Sustainable Tires – Lego introduces tires made from 30% recycled materials.
🔗 Read more (ESG News)

🌕 First Cellular Network on the Moon – Nokia is deploying a network to support upcoming lunar missions. 
🔗 Read more (MIT)

🏡 Adopt a New Family on Facebook? – A new trend sees lonely individuals finding surrogate families online. 
🔗 Read more (Wired)

☀️ Touch Grass App – A new app reminds users to take breaks from screens and go outside. 
🔗 Read more (Fast Company)