| With so much doom and gloom in the world, we all need something to look forward to. For me, that's Season 4 of Bridgerton, the first half of which airs on Netflix today. If you aren't caught up, forewarning — there are some minor spoilers ahead. While most viewers will be preoccupied with the fate of the spare brother, Benedict Bridgerton, Mae Abdulbaki is most excited for the budding romance between the widowed matriarch of the household, Lady Violet Bridgerton, and her extremely suave, flirtatious friend Lord Marcus Anderson:  Source: Netflix A sad reality in Hollywood is that producers seldom pay attention to the romantic whims of those above a certain age. And when they do, it's often in passing. If you've seen HBO's The Gilded Age, you might remember how rushed Ada Brook's romantic subplot felt. The self-described "spinster" went from being courted by a reverend to marrying him to mourning his death, all within in a handful of episodes. Bridgerton, though, is testing the status quo with Ruth Gemmell and Daniel Francis, the actors pictured above. "At 58, and after spending two seasons primarily playing a mother and friend, Gemmell, I imagine, may find it refreshing to step into a prominent romantic role in the show," Mae writes. "Having someone like her character find love, lust, and happiness sends a message that women don't have to remain young or mimic youth to be worthy of desire and adoration." Amen to that! Speaking of romance, Dave Lee says Satya Nadella's love affair with AI has hit a rough patch. In late 2022, the Microsoft CEO was at the forefront of the boom when he decided to back Sam Altman's OpenAI. But a lot has changed since then: Microsoft is now entangled with Anthropic and OpenAI is cuddling up with SoftBank, Oracle, Google and Amazon. "All this AI polyamory has put Microsoft's eggs in a few more baskets, but it has also highlighted that Microsoft's early mover advantage has run its course," Dave writes. "The AI sparkle that illuminated a market value that more than doubled has diminished."  Elsewhere in AI woes, Scott Lincicome says Intel is losing precious market share to Advanced Micro Devices after a "stunningly bad strategic decision" to cut production capacity despite surging data center demand. "Confronted with this cold reality, investors fled. Intel's shares plunged 17% Friday and slid an additional 5% Monday," he writes. "Maybe Intel recovers in the months ahead, but the selloff shows how the Trump administration's 'state capitalism' experiment might be fueling significant and growing capital misallocation in the US today." A credit card rate cap will do more harm than good. — Bloomberg editorial board Amazon spent a decade trying — and failing — to master the food biz. — Beth Kowitt Boeing should ignore the siren call of maximizing cash. — Thomas Black India has begun to re-evaluate China's role as an economic partner. — Mihir Sharma Giving plum economic jobs to family is a bad look for Indonesia. — Daniel Moss and Karishma Vaswani Christopher Waller wants to be Fed chair sooooo much. — Jonathan Levin A lasting Gaza peace needs two elections and one prisoner release. — Marc Champion Elon Musk has turned Tesla into a blank-check company. — Liam Denning Someone tried to jailbreak Luigi Mangione. The son of Iran's Supreme Leader built an empire. An AI toy exposed 50,000 chat logs with kids. Lululemon blamed its customers, once again. Being "the fun dad" is a marriage-destroyer. The pumpernickel bagel is disappearing. Jimmy Savile shouldn't be a style icon. Bear poop makes … crappy beer? | 
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