Evening Scan

Apple made it official-ish: the foldable is called iPhone Duo, it starts around $2,000, and it won't ship until at least October. Elsewhere, oil crossed a psychological line and Anthropic's AI-safety anxiety spilled into a very public resignation.

Foldable iPhone Duo Will Start at $2,000, Won't Launch Until at Least October

Apple's first fold arrives with a first-gen price tag and a first-gen wait. (MacRumors)

Oil Hits $100 a Barrel as Turmoil Intensifies in Middle East (paywall)

Crude's up 40% since the Iran war started. Your gas station receipt is now a geopolitics briefing. (NYT)

Anthropic researcher quits over out-of-control AI fears (paywall)

Jacob Coxon is walking away from the industry entirely — he's leaving the company whose own safety lead just said the quiet part out loud. (WSJ)

Google plans to invest €13B+ in Finland over two years, its biggest investment in Europe to date (paywall)

Google announced three new data centers, one nuclear life-extension deal. Its European AI buildout continues to accelerate. (Bloomberg)

“There is more than a 10 percent chance AI could kill all humans within the next decade.” — Evan Hubinger, Anthropic Alignment Science lead