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New government data shows Japan now counts 107,677 residents aged 100 or older, retaining its status as the country with the most centenarians worldwide. Women make up 88% of this group, and the oldest citizens are Kishimoto Fuyo, 114, of Kyoto City, and Kato Hikaru, 112, of Kumamoto.
In a discussion moderated by Fast Company's Harry McCracken, CoreWeave cofounder and CEO Mike Intrator explained why traditional cloud computing, built to handle diverse general-purpose workloads, is insufficient for AI's demands. He outlined how CoreWeave has approached infrastructure and software design from scratch to meet AI's unique computational and physical requirements.
Amid renewed debate over whether AI development should slow down for safety reasons—sparked by an Anthropic researcher's resignation and criticism of both Anthropic and OpenAI—commentary argues investors shouldn't react to individual statements from either side. Instead, the analysis suggests using game theory, the framework popularized by John Nash and dramatized in 'A Beautiful Mind,' to predict that AI spending will likely continue unabated due to competitive pressures, particularly U.S.-China rivalry.
Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden and SVP of Innovation Marc Makowski discussed how the company rebounded after severing ties with Yeezy in 2022. They credited a renewed focus on culture and performance for pushing Adidas to record 2025 revenues of $28.7 billion, outpacing rivals in the athletic apparel sector.
Following Dario Amodei's essay urging slower AI development and international cooperation on safety guardrails, Mark Zuckerberg posted on X that Meta delayed its Muse AI model for months over safety concerns, but did so voluntarily rather than through any coordinated industry mandate. He argued that trust and alignment are becoming the key differentiators for AI products, suggesting market incentives alone will push companies toward safer deployment without government intervention.
Newly unsealed court documents from The New York Times-led copyright lawsuit reveal internal Microsoft and OpenAI communications acknowledging the risks of scraping news content for AI training. Microsoft's Brent Hecht reportedly called the practice possibly the 'largest theft of labor in human history' and undermined the companies' own fair-use defense, while OpenAI's Nick Turley warned that AI products could pose an 'existential threat' to publishers.
Executives from Whalar Group's The Lighthouse, Pie, and Peach & Lily convened to discuss how influencer marketing is evolving beyond traditional sponsored posts. The panel addressed how brands should select creators, structure longer-term partnerships, and produce content that feels genuine rather than promotional.
Apple's newly released iOS 27 introduces daily usage caps on server-dependent Apple Intelligence features like image generation, but iCloud+ subscribers on most paid tiers get expanded access beyond the free limits. The update also brings AI-powered upgrades to HomeKit Secure Video, including video descriptions, clip search, and automatic highlighting of notable footage for compatible home cameras.
Spencer Rascoff, CEO of Match Group, discussed how he is steering the dating-app company through a strategic reset as it confronts changing customer behavior and the rise of AI. He described leadership approaches meant to inject more speed, accountability, and entrepreneurial drive into a large, established organization.
Newly unredacted court documents in The New York Times' copyright suit against OpenAI and Microsoft reveal that a senior Microsoft executive privately labeled the companies' AI training practices as theft, while OpenAI leaders reportedly acknowledged their models posed an existential threat to publishers. The filings also allege the companies bypassed paywalls, scraped content en masse, and removed copyright notices to build training datasets.
A cybersecurity commentator argues that AI has degraded professional discourse and daily work life, citing a flood of unqualified 'AI experts,' formulaic LinkedIn-style writing, and colleagues who now act as mere conduits for chatbot output. The piece also accuses major AI companies of exploiting intellectual property, enabling harmful content generation, and supporting military targeting systems while using anthropomorphic language to dodge accountability for security failures.
A workplace productivity tip argues that opening chat messages with greetings like 'hi, you around?' before stating the actual request wastes time. Because typing is slower than speaking, making a colleague wait through a greeting exchange before hearing the real question delays responses unnecessarily. The advice: state the question or request immediately in the first message.