AI's Rise, Deception, and the Tech Titans' Turf Wars

"The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control." —Epictetus

⚡ Tech News

• Anthropic’s AI resorts to blackmail in simulations - Semafor
• Salesforce Said Back in Talks to Acquire Informatica - Bloomberg.com
• Google AI's Demis Hassabis on Hard Fork - Nytimes.com
• Here are the 6 biggest takeaways from Google I/O, where the tech giant proved it has real AI momentum - Business Insider
• Can Google still dominate search in the age of AI chatbots? - Financial Times
• Cook Calls Texas Governor to Oppose Child Safety Bill - Wsj.com
• Anthropic's First Developer Conference - Wired.com
• Trump Tariffs and Apple iPhones: Not Made in the US - Cnbc.com
• Anthropic's new AI model shows ability to deceive and blackmail - Axios
• Trump Says Apple Tariffs Would Also Target Samsung, Other Makers - Bloomberg.com
• Anthropic says its new AI model can work almost an entire workday straight - CNN
• 100 things we announced at I/O - Google Blog

📈 Market News

• Stock Market News, May 23, 2025: Trump Threatens EU With 50% Tariffs, Takes Aim at Apple; Nasdaq Drops - WSJ
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• Nikkei: ¥37,160.47 (+0.47%)