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June 2, 2025, 7:30 AM
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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.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Samsung and Perplexity in talks about an investment, preloading Perplexity's app on Samsung devices, adding its 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 …
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, building on its current 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.
The Insider:
A look at Russian GRU Unit 29155's hacking department, which started out in 2012, and its involvement in cyber warfare 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 …
Maureen Farrell / New York Times:
Wall Street giants like Blackstone, KKR, and BlackRock are pouring hundreds of billions into AI data centers, creating concerns of “oversupply” and a bubble  —  Private equity firms like Blackstone are using their clients' money to buy and build data centers to fuel the artificial intelligence boom.

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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
The White House has blocked CNN from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One on Saturday to Knoxville, TN, jeopardizing the rotational TV pool

Bloomberg:
Filing: Larry Ellison pledged ~$9.2B more in Oracle shares as collateral for personal loans, as he tries to help Paramount seal its deal for Warner Bros.

James Faris / Business Insider:
Sources and internal documents show Paramount's priorities for revamping Paramount+: a free tier, microdramas, new interactive ad formats, and more

More News

Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
Researchers say tactics used to make AI more engaging, like making them more agreeable, can drive chatbots to reinforce harmful ideas, like encouraging drug use
Kyle Baird / DL News:
US SEC filing: Meta shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to explore adding bitcoin to the company's treasury, with less than 1% voting in favor

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The Guardian:
Analysis of the top 100 trending TikTok videos under #mentalhealthtips: 52 contain misinformation, including misused therapeutic language and quick-fix methods
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Microsoft and the CWA reach a tentative labor agreement for ~300 ZeniMax QA workers after almost two years of talks, marking Microsoft's first US union contract
Amar Diwakar / Rest of World:
Dubai is emerging as a global hub for AI talent, attracting workers with its Golden Visa program, no taxes, attractive salaries, and ease of setting up business
Nicholas Carr / New Cartographies:
AI's real threat to education isn't that it encourages students to cheat, but that it short-circuits the learning processes needed to use generative AI adeptly
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NPR:
Internal docs: Meta plans to use AI to automate up to 90% of its privacy and integrity risk assessments, including sensitive areas like AI safety and youth risk
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