The MacBook Neo

Apple unveils its Chromebook sort of competitor, the MacBook Neo. Anthropic might be the fastest growing startup in history. Polymarket will no longer let you bet on thermonuclear war. Sony will no longer plans to release its big single-player PlayStation 5 games on PC.

• Apple announces $599 MacBook Neo running A18 Pro chip — budget laptop features 16-hour battery and comes in fun colors (Tom's Hardware)
• MacBook Neo hands-on: Apple's $599 laptop feels shockingly great (Engadget)
• Anthropic’s Claude hits No. 1 on Apple’s top free apps list after Pentagon rejection (CNBC)
• Exclusive: Anthropic investors push to de-escalate Pentagon clash over AI safeguards, sources say (Reuters)
• Polymarket shelves nuclear detonation markets after outcry (CoinDesk)
• Sony Pulls Back From PlayStation Games on PC (Bloomberg)
• A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals (Wired)

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