Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 12. Today we are covering:

* WhatsApp backs Apple in its legal row with the UK over user data

* Why OpenAI and Google's surprising new alliance makes a lot of AI sense

* Microsoft Copilot flaw raises urgent questions for any business deploying AI agents

* Meta Hires Top Researchers From Google, Sesame for New AI Lab

* A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers

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