This chapter explores Apple's AI strategy with Apple Intelligence, private equity acquisitions of US accounting firms, and French President Macron's party defeat in European elections.
Apple on Monday said it has partnered with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into its devices, and private equity groups are snapping up US accounting firms. Plus, President Emmanuel Macron stunned France on Sunday when he called snap parliamentary elections. The FT’s Leila Abboud unpacks what happens next for the country.
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