This week, between the president’s negotiations in China and a potential executive order, we discuss why the Trump administration seems to be changing its tune on A.I. safety. Then, Nikesh Arora, chief executive of Palo Alto Networks, the largest cybersecurity company in the world, gives us a firsthand account of where we stand in the race to secure the internet. And finally, we run through some of the wildest headlines of the week in a round of Hot Mess Express.
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 <li><a href="https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/about-us/management" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nikesh Arora</a>, chief executive and chairman of Palo Alto Networks.</li>
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 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/trump-china-musk-cook.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Chief Executives to Accompany Trump to China</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/technology/anthropic-claude-mythos.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Is Anthropic’s New A.I. Really That Scary? It Depends Whom You Ask.</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/927503/venmo-app-redesign-privacy-posts" rel="noopener noreferrer">Venmo Finally Takes Privacy Seriously</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8ee0d3ef-9548-422d-8ff1-ebd48ad4b2ca?syn-25a6b1a6=1&" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amazon Staff Use A.I. Tool for Unnecessary Tasks to Inflate Usage Scores</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/style/ucf-commencement-ai-booed-gloria-caulfield.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">Graduates Boo Commencement Speech About A.I.</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://variety.com/2026/music/news/dua-lipa-sues-samsung-sell-tvs-1236742471/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dua Lipa Files $15 Million Suit Against Samsung for Using Her Face to Sell TVs</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/ebay-gamestop-takeover.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">EBay Rejects GameStop’s $55 Billion Takeover Bid</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-11/shein-temu-trade-blows-as-uk-trial-spotlights-supply-chains" rel="noopener noreferrer">Shein, Temu Trade Blows as UK Trial Spotlights Supply Chains</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.queerty.com/people-are-seriously-pissed-that-grindr-outed-them-with-its-latest-madonna-advert-20260511/" rel="noopener noreferrer">People Are Seriously Pissed That Grindr Outed Them With Its Latest Madonna Advert</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/12/technology/openai-trial-sam-altman-elon-musk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam Altman Testifies That Elon Musk Wanted Control of OpenAI</a></li>
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