Jun '25 (edited) • 📰 Daily Newsletter
🍏 Apple's Perplexity Play - June 23rd News Discussion
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?
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