Apple slows down, AI speeds up & more (June 2, 2025)

Hey friends,

Hope you got a chance to unwind this weekend because AI sure didn’t. From self-rewriting models to Apple’s snooze on AI announcements, here’s what’s heating up.

Let’s dive in.

🍏 Big Names, Big Moves

⏳ Apple hits snooze on AI

WWDC 2025 is rumored to be light on real AI breakthroughs. Apple may rebrand existing features as “AI-powered” and delay its Siri overhaul, ChatGPT rival, and health-focused Project Mulberry until 2026.

🎵 Music giants flirt with AI licensing

Universal, Sony, and Warner are negotiating with Suno and Udio to settle massive lawsuits and create licensing frameworks. Think Napster 2.0 but this time, the labels want equity.

📈 Anthropic Revenue Triples to $3B

Anthropic’s annualized revenue just surged from $1B to $3B in five months, fueled by enterprise demand for Claude’s AI coding capabilities. The Claude ecosystem is exploding, and this pace rivals even OpenAI’s early growth, signaling strong business adoption beyond experimentation.

🧠 Smarter, Faster, Stranger

📱 Samsung x Perplexity Partnership Incoming

Samsung is close to signing a major deal with Perplexity AI to preload its assistant and search tech on future Galaxy devices. The integration would span Samsung’s browser and possibly even Bixby, with full rollout expected in the Galaxy S26 line in 2026.

🤖 Sakana’s AI rewrites itself

Japan’s Sakana AI has created a self-improving Darwin Gödel Machine. In one test, it boosted its coding score from 20% to 50% just by editing its own code. Yes, it’s literally learning how to improve itself.

🪖 Meta's AI-powered combat gear

Meta and Anduril are building AI-enhanced gear for U.S. soldiers: think helmets and glasses that can spot hidden drones or distant threats with superhuman accuracy.

🛠️ Tools of the Day

• Tyce – Craft docs like deals or contracts with AI
• Zero – Inbox management, fully AI-native
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• Ciro – Build prospect lists fast with research AI
• Pretty Prompt – Turn any sentence into a refined prompt

💡 Prompt of the Day

Prompt:
Act as a lean operations expert. Use the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) framework to help me solve this problem: [Insert problem].
Break it down step-by-step, with tools like 5 Whys and Fishbone Diagrams. Deliver output in 4 clear phases.

⚡ Quick Hits

• ElevenLabs drops Conversational AI 2.0, letting you copy your own voice
• Anthropic open-sources framework to explore AI “thoughts”
• Gemini now turns deep research into interactive infographics
• a16z may invest $300M in Abridge, an AI doctor-notes startup
• OpenAI’s Jules assistant and Gemini Live now free to try
• China’s AI labs rapidly closing the gap with US peers

🧾 TLDR

AI’s not sleeping, even if Apple might be. ElevenLabs redefines voice agents, Sakana builds a model that rewrites itself, and Meta arms soldiers with superhuman sight. Meanwhile, Apple hits pause, music giants negotiate with AI, and EQ tests are now AI-friendly.

Catch you tomorrow,
David