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Interbrand's 2025 Best Global Brands ranking keeps Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Samsung at the top. Nvidia saw record growth of 116%, while Instagram, YouTube, Uber, and Netflix also climbed. Newcomers include Uniqlo, Booking.com, Shopify, and BlackRock. Tesla dropped sharply, Ferrari grew, and Gucci fell as Hermés and Chanel held steady. Brands to watch include Burberry, Canon, KFC, PlayStation, WhatsApp, Zoom, and Starbucks.
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Two neuroscientists filed the second lawsuit in just over a month against Apple, claiming the company trained its Apple Intelligence models using pirated book collections, including their copyrighted works. The lawsuit alleges Apple used Books3, a shadow library containing over 190,000 pirated books, to train its OpenELM model—the same dataset involved in other AI copyright cases. Apple joins Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic in facing legal action over AI training practices, while tech companies typically defend their use of copyrighted material under the fair use doctrine.
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Burnout in the creative industry has shifted from exhaustion to a loss of curiosity and purpose, driven by systemic pressures, unrealistic expectations, and AI-fueled pace. Once seen as a personal weakness, it's now recognized as a structural issue. Leaders are urged to promote balance and sustainable workloads, while many creatives combat burnout by setting boundaries, diversifying work, and protecting curiosity as their key creative asset.
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