Evening Scan

Apple is raising prices and making chips with Intel. One reading: coherent industrial policy. Another: a busy news cycle for one company. Anthropic is collecting regulatory entanglements on both sides of the Atlantic.

Tim Cook Says Apple Price Increases Are 'Unavoidable' (paywall)

Cook told the WSJ the memory situation has become "unsustainable" — Apple's way of signaling a price increase on the iPhone. (Wall Street Journal)

Apple to Make Chips in US With Intel, Trump Says

Intel stock jumped ~9% in premarket on the news, which originated from a Trump announcement rather than Apple — so calibrate your confidence accordingly. (MacRumors / CNBC)

White House Wants Anthropic to Block All Jailbreaks — That May Not Be Possible

The administration's condition for rereleasing Claude requires solving a problem researchers have yet to solve. That puts both sides in a difficult negotiating position. (Wired)

Midjourney Unveils an Ultrasound Body Scanner

The image-generation company's first hardware product is a full-body medical scanner. Whether that's a bold pivot into health AI or the strangest brand extension of the year remains unclear. (The Verge)

“The situation has become unsustainable.” — Tim Cook, on memory costs, Wall Street Journal