#24 The Weekend Download – Catching Up on What Matters
Essential insights you need to stay ahead
📩 Issue #24 – 02/08/2025
⚡ Quick Hits – What You Need to Know
🧠 Meta’s $72B AI bet
Meta plans to spend up to $72B this year on AI infrastructure, escalating the compute arms race.
Read More (TechCrunch)
🤖 Zuck’s superintelligence ambitions
Mark Zuckerberg revealed Meta’s plans for superintelligent AI, but don't expect it all to be open-sourced.
Read more (The Guardian)
💰 Amazon to pay NYT $20M/year for AI training data
Big media meets big tech in this high-stakes AI licensing deal.
Read more (WSJ)
📱 Opal: Google’s coding app with vibes
Google is experimenting with a “vibe”-based coding tool that feels more like a creative playground
Read more (TechCrunch)
🔥 Top Insights
💼 AI is killing the hustle culture
A new wave of thinkers is rejecting grind culture — AI isn’t just automating work, it's reshaping ambition.
Read more (GQ)
🧠 Teens turn to ChatGPT for everything
Researchers analyzed thousands of student prompts — big and small — and found they relied on AI for school, therapy, and dating advice.
Read more (The Guardian)
🧒 What kids are really doing online
Morning Consult surveys parents on how Gen Alpha is spending time — and money — on the internet.
Read more (Morning Consult)
📊 Numbers to Watch
🏠 The rise of homeschooling
More families are choosing to homeschool in 2025, here’s why.
Read more (NYT)
📈 AI-powered pricing is here
From plane tickets to coffee shops, AI is setting prices in real time.
Read more (Fast Company)
🏙️ San Francisco’s AI boom: jobs up, housing pain persists
AI is revitalizing SF’s tech scene, but also deepening inequality.
Read more (Washington Post)
💡 Something to Think About
📸 The end of the “status post”
Travel flexing is out. This summer, it’s all about lo-fi, anti-brag social posts.
Read more (Town & Country)
🕵️♀️ TikTok’s detective subculture
Online sleuths are now outing cheaters and shady daters with millions of views and real-world consequences.
Read more (Wired)
🔥 Heat-proof stadiums are the new normal
As climate extremes worsen, sports venues are being redesigned for resilience.
Read more (Fast Company)
🎞️ Yelp’s new AI-generated video reviews
Say goodbye to text ratings — Yelp wants your feedback in stitched videos.
Read more (The Verge)
🌀 Offbeat & Unexpected
🐶 Deliveroo now delivers… for your dog
Matching meals and toys for you and your pet? Yes, really.
Read more (Trendwatching)
🎨 Memes as the new comics
A compelling case for memes as a legitimate narrative art form.
Read more (Ars Technica)
🛍️ AI that shops by your imagination
Daydream lets you describe a fantasy item and then finds something that fits.
Read more (CNN)