🔮 Pessimism; the AI reshuffle; synthesis setback; Microsoft eats Apple, Tolkien ++ #456

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Hi, I’m Azeem Azhar. I advise governments, some of the world’s largest firms, and investors on how to make sense of our exponential future. Every Sunday, I share my view on developments that I think you should know about in this newsletter.