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June 2, 2025, 11:45 AM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Samsung is nearing a deal to invest in Perplexity, preload Perplexity's app on Samsung devices, add Perplexity search to Samsung's browser, and more  —  The two companies are in talks to preload Perplexity's app and assistant on upcoming Samsung devices and integrate …
Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
An interview with Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs on tech's next chapter, meeting in 1997, Steve Jobs, Apple, Powell Jobs backing LoveFrom in 2019, and more  —  After Apple, the Silicon Valley visionaries are looking to artificial intelligence to shape the future again
Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal:
Apple appeals the EU's iOS interoperability order under the DMA, saying the requirements create “a process that is unreasonable, costly, and stifles innovation”  —  Companies face fines of up to 10% their worldwide annual turnover if the EU decides they are flouting its Digital Markets Act
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at Apple's AI plans for WWDC; sources say it is testing its 3B, 7B, 33B, and 150B models via an internal Playground tool, and will name macOS 26 as Tahoe  —  Apple, a year after debuting its AI platform, will do little at WWDC to show it's catching up to leaders like OpenAI and Google.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta aims to help brands fully create and target ads using AI by the end of 2026, including images and budgetary goals, expanding its current AI tools  —  AI-powered advertising is part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's vision for the company's future  —  Meta Platforms is betting that automation is the future of ads.
Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
The EU Commission fines European takeaway groups Delivery Hero and Glovo €329M for taking part in an “online food delivery cartel”, ending its July 2024 probe  —  European Commission says European food delivery groups shared trade secrets  —  Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT …
Maureen Farrell / New York Times:
US asset management firms like Blackstone, KKR, and BlackRock are pouring hundreds of billions into AI data centers, creating “oversupply” and bubble concerns  —  Private equity firms like Blackstone are using their clients' money to buy and build data centers to fuel the artificial intelligence boom.
The Insider:
A look at Russian GRU Unit 29155's hacking department, which started as a lone operator in 2012, and its involvement in cyberattack and disinformation campaigns  —  Russian GRU Unit 29155 is best known for its long list of murder and sabotage ops, which include the Salisbury poisonings in England …

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