Safety Theater, Muzzled Sweeney, and Apple Goes Budget

In today's episode: Leaked Friday memo: Dario Amodei called OpenAI's DOD deal “safety theater” and said DOD dislikes Anthropic in part for not giving Trump “dictator-style praise” Sources: Dario Amodei has been holding talks with the DOD's Emil Michael in a bid to iron out a contract governing the Pentagon's access to Anthropic's models Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere Google's Epic settlement term sheet prohibits Tim Sweeney from criticizing Google's app policies until at least September 2032 and mandates he praise them Apple unveils the $599+ MacBook Neo, with a 13-inch Liquid Retina display, an A18 Pro chip, side-firing speakers, a 1080p webcam, two USB-C ports, and Touch ID A Europol-coordinated law enforcement operation disrupts Tycoon2FA, a phishing-as-a-service platform linked to tens of millions of phishing messages each month