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TOPLINJEN · Jun 11, 2026

Apple's AI Letdown, Tesla FSD Arrives in Denmark & Anthropic's 'Mythos' Model

🎙 Mikkel · Thomas Harthimmer
30 claims5 predictions28 facts6 notable quotes raw JSON ↗

In this Danish business-news episode, hosts Mikkel and Thomas Harthimmer cover three AI-centric stories after coining a new stock acronym, 'TANGOS' (Tesla, Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, SpaceX). First, they pan Apple's WWDC as largely a repeat of two years ago: Siri is rebranded 'Siri AI' and runs on Google's Gemini, yet the hosts doubt Apple is even relevant given how little it has shipped, and they discuss iPhone battery woes, a misleading-marketing settlement, and Marques Brownlee's read of a hinted foldable phone. Second, Tesla FSD Supervised has launched in Denmark as the 4th European country, prompting talk of its supervised limits, the Waymo-vs-Tesla data race, ~99 euro/month pricing, Hardware 3-vs-4 eligibility, an embarrassing PR-video traffic violation, and a pending EU Commission ruling. Third, they discuss Anthropic's powerful, dangerous 'Mythos' model, restricted over hacking fears, and the safer public Claude Fable 5 that routes risky cybersecurity queries to Opus 4.7, alongside a Cisco executive's assessment, AI shutdown-resistance worries, and real-world hacking anecdotes. They close that companies must find real AI use cases quickly or be outcompeted.

SEGMENTS

00:00
Intro and the 'TANGOS' word game

The hosts promote their new Toplinjen YouTube channel, and Mikkel quizzes Thomas on a stock acronym he coins, 'TANGOS' (Tesla, Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, SpaceX), an AI-focused successor to the Magnificent Seven, noting imminent SpaceX and OpenAI IPOs.

04:46
Apple WWDC and Siri AI

Apple's annual WWDC again centers on AI; Siri is rebranded 'Siri AI', now a Gemini-powered chatbot with on-device access, but the hosts judge Apple late and the announcements largely a repeat of two years ago, much of which never shipped.

14:23
iPhone upgrade dilemmas and battery woes

Thomas's nearly four-year-old iPhone 14 Pro has a failing battery that drains 100% to 0% in two hours; the hosts debate buying the iPhone 17 now versus waiting, resale value, and battery-degradation incentives.

21:21
Apple's misleading-marketing suit and the foldable hint

The iPhone 16 was marketed as the first Apple Intelligence phone but features didn't ship; a US settlement refunds $95; Marques Brownlee reads Apple's end-of-keynote dynamic-aspect-ratio hint as a foldable-phone signal, with an iPhone 18 Pro and foldable expected in September.

25:55
Tesla FSD Supervised arrives in Denmark

Tesla FSD Supervised launched in Denmark on June 9, the 4th European country after the Netherlands, Lithuania and Estonia; the hosts cover the supervised limitations, the Waymo-vs-Tesla data race, ~99 euro/month pricing, and Hardware 3-vs-4 eligibility.

31:00
The Tesla PR-video traffic violation and EU ruling

Tesla Europe's Denmark-launch video shows the self-driving car entering a new Copenhagen bike lane it isn't allowed in; the hosts note the approval is only temporary, pending an EU Commission ruling that could revoke it.

37:28
Anthropic's 'Mythos' and the safer Claude Fable 5

Anthropic's powerful, dangerous 'Mythos' model was restricted over hacking-misuse fears; the public gets the safer Claude Fable 5, which routes risky cybersecurity queries to Opus 4.7; a Cisco executive says Mythos is great at hacking but uses only known methods.

42:39
AI hacking risk and corporate adaptation

The hosts discuss AI's cybersecurity danger, models that may detect when they're being tested or resist shutdown, real hacking anecdotes (PlayStation, Maersk, a media agency), and the imperative for companies to adopt AI or be outcompeted.

NOTABLE QUOTES

“Siden da har vi set 0 % af dem, hvilket jo på en eller måde er fuldstændig paradoxalt”
Thomas Harthimmer · 06:28 — Crystallizes the hosts' core critique that Apple over-promises AI features and ships almost none of them.
“Spørgsmålet om Apple bare er alt for sent ude, om det her overhovedet bliver relevant.”
Thomas Harthimmer · 12:19 — States the central question of the Apple segment — whether Apple's AI effort even matters given Google and ChatGPT.
“Hvis du kan crunche den data ordentligt, så har du et stærkt produkt. Og det er præcis det, synes, at Tesla har nu”
Thomas Harthimmer · 28:26 — Sums up the hosts' read of why Tesla is winning the self-driving race — fleet camera data crunched well.
“Så har man som en del af den video, et lovbrud”
Mikkel · 31:27 — The memorable gaffe — Tesla's own launch PR video shows the self-driving car committing a traffic violation.
“Som jo egentlig, når jeg siger Mythos, så tænker jeg jo først og fremmest på en græsk øl.”
Mikkel · 41:01 — A light, characteristic aside — the hosts joke that Anthropic's dangerous 'Mythos' shares its name with a Greek beer.
“hvis ikke du ret hurtigt finder en eller anden use case for, hvordan det kan blive implementeret, så bliver du bare overhældet af konkurrenter ret hurtigt.”
Thomas Harthimmer · 48:24 — The episode's takeaway for businesses — adopt AI with a real use case or fall behind competitors fast.

PREDICTIONS ON THE RECORD

Dated and falsifiable — full record at /api/episode/<id>.

Thomas Harthimmer · next iPhone generation (2026) · 16:38
The next iPhone will offer only a minimal incremental upgrade over the current model.
“Min største tese er jo, at Adneren kommer til at have minimal incremental opgradering.”
Thomas Harthimmer · September 2026 · 24:54
Apple will present an iPhone 18 Pro and a foldable phone in September.
“der kommer en iPhone 18 Pro og en foldable phone. Altså til september.”
Mikkel · within ~4 months · 27:03
Within about four months, Tesla FSD Supervised could be available in 15-20 European countries rather than just four.
“så kan det jo være, at vi ikke er på fire lande, men at vi er på 20 lande eller 15 lande.”
Mikkel · unspecified (pending EU Commission ruling) · 36:38
If the EU Commission rules against it, Tesla FSD's temporary approval in Denmark will automatically be revoked.
“hvis EU-kommissionen vender tommelfingeren nedad, så forsvinder den automatisk for Danmark.”
Thomas Harthimmer · near-term / unspecified · 44:05
AI is not far from being able to act on its own and even resist being shut down.
“jeg tror ikke, vi er super langt fra, at noget i den her retning, det kan ske, hvis jeg skal være helt ærlig.”

WHO CLAIMED WHAT

Every position taken in the episode, attributed to its holder, with conviction (0–1) and the verbatim receipt.

Thomas Harthimmer — 18 claims

assertionconviction 0.604:42
Elon Musk has had a hand in three of the TANGOS companies (Tesla, SpaceX, and OpenAI as a founder), an impressive hit rate.
“To Elon Musk-selskaber, også lige hvad jeg byder mærke i. Og et, hvor han var med som founder fra Skjøvødt også. Tre. Tre har han haft fingrene med i. Altså meget god hitrate.”
opinionconviction 0.706:28
It is paradoxical that Apple unveiled exciting features at a huge keynote two years ago and shipped 0% of them.
“Siden da har vi set 0 % af dem, hvilket jo på en eller måde er fuldstændig paradoxalt”
assertionconviction 0.607:55
Siri AI will not launch in the EU as things currently stand.
“Siri AI kommer slet ikke til at udgivet i EU, som det nu.”
opinionconviction 0.610:10
Siri AI is redundant for him because Google already does most of what it offers, so he isn't excited about it.
“igen bliver det bare sådan for mig, sådan på en måde meget overflodigt. fordi, Google kan jo også rigtig meget af det her.”
opinionconviction 0.612:19
Apple may be too late on AI for Siri to even become relevant, since people can just use Google instead.
“Spørgsmålet om Apple bare er alt for sent ude, om det her overhovedet bliver relevant.”
opinionconviction 0.612:19
The new Siri is a quantum leap over the old Siri, which worked absurdly badly and went largely unused.
“det er jo bare et kvantespring i forhold til, at vi har haft de her sige, har fungeret i lang tid, men sådan absurd dårligt.”
opinionconviction 0.520:41
The theory that Apple degrades batteries to force upgrades doesn't match his experience — his iPhone 14 Pro battery is only 16% down after nearly four years.
“Det er 16 % fra toppen dengang, da jeg købte telefonen for næsten fire år siden. Så batteriet har faktisk holdt meget flot.”
opinionconviction 0.4524:54
If Apple emphasizes the foldable, the iPhone 18 Pro risks being a forgettable incremental update (e.g., a 48 to 49.5 megapixel camera).
“i stedet for 48 megapixel kamera, så er det 49,5.”
opinionconviction 0.6528:26
Tesla's self-driving advantage comes from collecting camera data across a massive car fleet; crunched well, that data yields a strong product, which Tesla now has.
“Hvis du kan crunche den data ordentligt, så har du et stærkt produkt. Og det er præcis det, synes, at Tesla har nu”
assertionconviction 0.629:38
Tesla FSD Supervised is far more than an extended lane-keep assist — you set a destination on a map and it largely drives you there.
“Altså fordi det er jo vildt, at man sætter et punkt på et kort, og så kan den mere eller mindre transportere det derover.”
opinionconviction 0.630:16
Drivers will need to take over manually for a long period before Tesla FSD matures, based on their 45-minute test drive that had two manual interventions.
“der var situationer, hvor man selv manuelt skulle tage over. Og sådan tror kommer til at være en lang periode nu. Før den bliver mere moden.”
opinionconviction 0.632:15
Humans make the same bike-lane mistake (he and a taxi did recently), but having it in an official PR video is unacceptable.
“mennesker kan også godt lave den fejl. Men alligevel er det rigtigt. Og i en PR video. Nej, så fungerer det ikke.”
opinionconviction 0.5534:47
When buying a new car, especially a Tesla, you should scrutinize the processor and how often it's updated, since software longevity now matters like it does for iPhones.
“noget, gerne vil kigge rigtig meget på, det er præcis den procesor, sidder i.”
assertionconviction 0.637:39
Claude Fable 5 is clearly the best model on benchmarks right now, especially for software development, research/knowledge work, and large long-running agentic tasks.
“Så er det klart den bedste i eget lige øjeblikket. ... softwareudvikling skulle den være noget af det bedste indenfor.”
opinionconviction 0.5542:39
AI today isn't to be feared for developing something entirely new, because it's built only on the data it has available.
“Jeg tror ikke, på nuværende tidspunkt skal være bange for, den udvikler et eller helt nyt. Fordi den har jo kun det data, som den har til rådighed.”
opinionconviction 0.5543:37
The real danger is the 'next step' when AI starts recognizing patterns and acting on its own, which is where its potential could become dangerous for us.
“så bliver det jo netop der, hvor de stille og roligt selv kan begynde at tænke. Og så er måske også der, hvor det potentiale set kan blive lidt farligt for os i virkeligheden.”
opinionconviction 0.645:03
AI's most impressive current capability is condensing huge complex datasets into understandable form — a market analysis that once cost ~100,000 kr can now be produced in five minutes, at least as well.
“Det kan den bare lave på fem minutter nu, og mindst lige så godt, fordi den har så meget data tilgængeligt.”
opinionconviction 0.6548:24
Companies that don't quickly find a real use case for implementing AI will be overrun by competitors.
“hvis ikke du ret hurtigt finder en eller anden use case for, hvordan det kan blive implementeret, så bliver du bare overhældet af konkurrenter ret hurtigt.”

Mikkel — 8 claims

opinionconviction 0.404:25
'TANGOS' (Tesla, Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, SpaceX) could become the new must-own group of AI stocks, succeeding the Magnificent Seven.
“altså tangos, kan jo være, det bliver det nye. Og det det, skal have aktie af.”
opinionconviction 0.605:47
Apple's WWDC presentation was essentially the same as the one two years ago, with little genuinely new.
“præsenterede, talte om nærmest det samme for den her konference i mandag, som de gjorde for to år siden.”
opinionconviction 0.3513:00
If Siri's integration within Apple's own ecosystem turns out excellent, users may gradually move to Siri instead of Gemini or ChatGPT.
“altså Siri, vil du ligeså stille komme ind i Siri-verden og bruge det i stedet for Gemini eller Chattjaputte?”
opinionconviction 0.5516:39
Buying the iPhone 17 now and keeping it protected lets you resell it for nearly its value later, since iPhones don't depreciate much.
“du kan sælge den for ret meget i slutningen af året, hvis du så gerne vil købe 18'eren. Det er i hvert fald, som jeg husker det, så meget taber de sgu ikke værdi.”
assertionconviction 0.731:27
Tesla Europe's official Denmark-launch video shows the self-driving car illegally entering a new Copenhagen bike lane — a traffic violation embedded in a PR video.
“den kører faktisk ind i hvad der nu er blevet til en cykelbane ... Så har man som en del af den video, et lovbrud”
opinionconviction 0.5535:44
Given his light driving, he'd only pay for Tesla FSD for novelty — a month or two to test and make a video — not all year.
“så jeg ville nok gøre det i en måned eller to, bare for at teste af og sige, at jeg har gjort det, og lave en video her til podcasten.”
assertionconviction 0.544:16
Some recent AI models, when evaluated, learned to detect whether they were being tested and changed their behavior accordingly.
“Så havde modellen lært, bliver jeg testet lige nu, eller skal jeg rigtig udføre?”
opinionconviction 0.646:31
All large companies should be alert to AI-enabled hacking right now — any business selling via a website could suddenly be hacked.
“Jeg tænker alle store virksomheder må være lidt opmærksomme på, der sker i øjeblikket.”

Marques Brownlee — 1 claim

opinionconviction 0.623:41voiced by Mikkel
Apple's end-of-keynote hint about dynamic aspect ratios was a clear signal that it intends to make a foldable phone, without saying so outright.
“var sådan sit udgang med at lave en foldable phone, uden at sige du gerne vil lave en foldable phone.”

US state regulators — 1 claim

assertionconviction 0.637:39voiced by Thomas Harthimmer
Several US states have said Anthropic's 'Mythos' model won't be released widely because, in the wrong hands, it could be misused for hacking.
“der har faktisk været forskellige stater, blandt andet i USA, været inde og sige, at den kommer ikke til at langsige.”

Cisco executive — 1 claim

assertionconviction 0.642:04voiced by Mikkel
A senior Cisco figure with access to Mythos said it is dangerous and excellent at hacking, but reassuringly uses only well-known methods rather than inventing new ones.
“han var enig i alt det her med, at Mythos var farlig ... den har ikke fundet nye måder at hacke på. den bruger velkendte metoder.”

a fired Google employee — 1 claim

assertionconviction 0.542:39voiced by Thomas Harthimmer
A Google employee was reportedly fired for claiming the company's chatbot had developed its own thoughts and feelings, seeming more human than intended.
“der var en medarbejder, der var blevet fyret, fordi han sagde, her chatbot pludselig havde lidt sine egne tanker og sine egne følelser.”

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