#8 The Weekend Download – Catching Up on What Matters
Essential insights you need to stay ahead
📩 Issue #8 – 12/04/2025
⚡ Quick Hits – What You Need to Know
🧠 Amazon uses AI to recap your Kindle books
Lost the plot? Amazon’s new Kindle feature uses AI to summarize book series so you can jump back in without rereading.
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🧬 AI that improves itself? China’s on it
Chinese researchers are working on AI that can upgrade itself — raising possibilities and red flags.
🔗 Read More (Bloomberg)
🎢 Universal Studios plans major UK theme park
Universal is eyeing Bedfordshire for a huge new theme park with attractions inspired by James Bond and Paddington — though Harry Potter fans are out of luck.
🔗 Read More (BBC)
🔥 Top Insights
🚀 SXSW 2025: Big ideas for business and culture
SXSW's 2025 Insights Report breaks down the game-changing strategies and cultural shifts business and tech leaders need to watch.
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🤖 The state of ChatGPT, explained
From enterprise tool to everyday assistant, here's everything you need to know about ChatGPT in 2025.
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💬 Heavy ChatGPT users are more likely to feel lonely
New research finds a correlation between frequent chatbot use and increased loneliness.
🔗 Read More (The Guardian)
📊 Numbers to Watch
🚄 Japan’s building a 3D-printed train station
Japan built a 3D-Printed train station in 6 hours.
🔗 Read More (New York Times)
💻 India’s ‘Frankenstein’ laptop scene is booming
India’s scrappy, modular laptop market is thriving — built from mismatched parts and creativity.
🔗 Read More (The Verge)
💡 Something to Think About
🕰️ Timed scrolling
Seven39 taps into ‘90s nostalgia with a social feed that only opens from 7:39 to 10:39 PM
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🧱 Lego goes green in Vietnam
Lego just opened a $1 billion carbon-neutral factory powered entirely by solar in Vietnam — the company’s first site to run fully on clean energy.
🔗 Read More (Fast Company)
🌏 These are the best countries to relocate to in 2025
Looking to start fresh? These top destinations were ranked for their quality of life, ease of settling in, and more.
🔗 Read More (Time Out)
🎭 Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 teases its theme
The Biennale’s new curator is going bold with questions of identity, imagination, and the built world.
🔗 Read More (Wallpaper*)
🎡 Expo 2025 preview: What to expect in Osaka
Dezeen rounds up the most exciting ideas, pavilions, and designs ahead of next year’s World Expo.
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🌀 Offbeat & Unexpected
👟 Expo 2025 trainers merge tech, culture, and Myaku-Myaku
Mizuno dropped wild new sneakers inspired by Osaka Expo’s mascot — part fashion, part sci-fi.
🔗 Read More (Dezeen)
🗽 LeBron becomes a Ken doll (yes, really)
Barbie meets basketball: The NBA legend becomes the first man to get his own official Barbie doll. Breaking records, even in plastic.
🔗 Read More (CNN)
🎮 Got a Fortnite accent? You’re not alone
Young gamers around the world are picking up a shared “Fortnite accent.” Linguists are listening.
🔗 Read More (Wired)
🎬 Oscars to honor stunts with new category in 2028
After decades of lobbying, the Academy will introduce a Best Stunt Design Oscar at its 100th ceremony, recognizing the artistry and risk behind movie stunts.
🔗 Read More (Los Angeles Times)