Sunday, May 31, 2026

Experts say ChatGPT, Gemini, and other Western AI models are turbocharging Iran's cyber operations, helping it develop malware and launch phishing attacks (Jacob Judah/Financial Times)

Jacob Judah / Financial Times:
Experts say ChatGPT, Gemini, and other Western AI models are turbocharging Iran's cyber operations, helping it develop malware and launch phishing attacks  —  Western AI models are turbocharging Tehran's cyber operations, helping it develop malware and launch attacks



AI adoption follows the J-curve path of general-purpose tech, like early US factory electrification, requiring years of investment before noticeable ROI gains (Exponential View)

Exponential View:
AI adoption follows the J-curve path of general-purpose tech, like early US factory electrification, requiring years of investment before noticeable ROI gains  —  A framework to understand your firm's AI transformation  —  I had tea with a senior exec at a well-known public tech company last month.



Sources: Apple delays iPhone-connected smart glasses to late 2027, aiming to disrupt the mid-tier $200-$500 eyewear market the way it disrupted the watch market (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple delays iPhone-connected smart glasses to late 2027, aiming to disrupt the mid-tier $200-$500 eyewear market the way it disrupted the watch market  —  Also: The latest on iOS 27, iOS 28, new Apple TV and HomePod mini.  —  Apple isn't just going after Meta with its upcoming iPhone-connected smart glasses.



A look at AMD CEO Lisa Su's and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's contrasting China playbooks, with Su keeping a lower profile; China accounts for ~20% of AMD's revenue (Reuters)

Reuters:
A look at AMD CEO Lisa Su's and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's contrasting China playbooks, with Su keeping a lower profile; China accounts for ~20% of AMD's revenue  —  When AMD CEO Lisa Su arrived in China last week just days after Nvidia's CEO left, she kept a much lower profile than Jensen Huang …



Saturday, May 30, 2026

Anthropic cuts its list of unauthorized secondary market sellers from eight to four after the initial notice caused panic and pushback from investors (Yazhou Sun/Bloomberg)

Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg:
Anthropic cuts its list of unauthorized secondary market sellers from eight to four after the initial notice caused panic and pushback from investors  —  Anthropic PBC updated its warning about secondary markets for its shares, cutting the number of unauthorized platforms by half …



How Schneider Electric is using AI in call centers and manufacturing to complement employees' work and boost productivity, rather than to replace them (Patricia Cohen/New York Times)

Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
How Schneider Electric is using AI in call centers and manufacturing to complement employees' work and boost productivity, rather than to replace them  —  For many chief executives, success in adopting artificial intelligence is measured by the number of jobs they can eliminate.



Sources detail AI companies' engagement with US FERC as the energy regulator readies a June proposal to speed up data center connections to regional power grids (Politico)

Politico:
Sources detail AI companies' engagement with US FERC as the energy regulator readies a June proposal to speed up data center connections to regional power grids  —  “The hyperscalers, when they do come speak to us, they don't speak FERC,” Swett said.  “Their complaints about the utilities …



Meituan reports Q1 revenue up 5.6% YoY to ~$13.5B, above ~$13.4B est., and a ~$1B net loss, its third straight quarter of losses amid a food delivery price war (Tracy Qu/Wall Street Journal)

Tracy Qu / Wall Street Journal : Meituan reports Q1 revenue up 5.6% YoY to ~$13.5B, above ~$13.4B est., and a ~$1B net loss, its third st...