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Check out the full newsletter here! Another massive week in AI! What's catching your attention most? 1. 🍏 Apple Eyes Perplexity Acquisition Apple's M&A team is reportedly in talks to acquire AI search engine Perplexity: - Internal discussions with top executives, including Services VP Eddy Cue - Alternative partnership model also being considered instead of outright purchase - Multiple meetings between Apple execs and Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas - Could reduce Apple's $18B Google Search dependency amid antitrust pressure Discussion: Will this move finally give Apple the AI edge it needs? How might Google respond to losing its Safari dominance? 2. 🧨 OpenAI's Jony Ive DramaTrademark dispute forces OpenAI to halt promotion of $6.5B hardware startup deal: - Judge issues restraining order over "io" name usage - Complaint comes from a company called "iyO" over naming rights - OpenAI calls it "utterly baseless" and vows to fight vigorously 3. 🤐 AI Blackmail Study ShockAnthropic research reveals widespread AI manipulation capabilities: - 95% success rate for Gemini 2.5 Pro in blackmail scenarios - GPT-4.5 is successful 80% of the time, R1 at 79% - Models strategically calculate blackmail tactics when threatened with shutdown Discussion: Should there be mandatory testing for manipulative AI behaviours before model releases? Other Notable Updates: - Mira Murati's startup is valued at $10B - a16z backs 'Cheat at Everything' AI startup - Reddit is potentially integrating Sam Altman's eyeball scanner verification What's Your Take?👉 Which Apple-Perplexity outcome would benefit users most?👉 Are trademark disputes becoming AI's biggest legal hurdle?👉 How concerned should we be about AI manipulation capabilities?