Apple’s Rough Year Gets Worse & AI Learns to Blackmail?

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🗓️ 27 May 2025

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Episode 591: Neal and Toby chat about Trump delaying the 50% EU tariffs to secure a trade deal, causing markets to whiplash. Then it’s a recap of Apple’s rough year amid the trade war. Also, Anthropic’s new Claude AI model has picked up a cute new skill: to lie and blackmail in order to save itself. Great! Plus, OnlyFans’ owner is seeking to sell the site for a whopping $8B valuation. Meanwhile, US Steel, ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’ are the long weekend’s winners. Finally, what you need to know in the upcoming short week. Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. LinkedIn will even give you a $100 credit on your next campaign so you can try it yourself. Go to LinkedIn.com/MBD Terms and conditions apply. Only on LinkedIn Ads. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow 00:00 - Swim Around Martha’s Vineyard 03:40 - EU Tariffs 07:00 - Apple Struggles 08:10 - Blackmailing AI 12:20 - OnlyFans for Sale? 17:00 - Winners of the Weekend 22:20 - Week Ahead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.4	Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, only fans is for sale, but does anyone want to buy it?
0:38.9	Then Anthropics Claude is doing some really freaky stuff, like blackmailing researchers.
0:44.0	They try to shut it down.
0:45.8	It's Tuesday, May 27th.
0:47.8	Let's ride.
0:52.9	Good morning.
0:53.9	Welcome back to the week. It's great to be with you. Let's start today's show in
0:58.1	Martha's Vineyard, or actually the frigid waters around the New England Island. Yesterday, British
1:03.9	South African endurance athlete named Lewis Pugh became the first person to swim completely
1:09.3	around Martha's Vineyard, traversing 62 miles
1:12.6	over 12 days in a stunt ahead of the 50th anniversary of Jaws later this summer. He's trying to
1:18.8	raise awareness for protecting sharks, which got a pretty bad rap from the movie, which was shot
1:24.3	on location on Martha's Vineyard. Toby, you think he had the Jaws music in his head while swimming around?
1:30.3	He definitely did because, frankly, this swim sounded awful.
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