2026-08-07
NEW: OpenAI's device - a human-like smart speaker - will look like a doughnut and be the size of a hockey puck. It meant to be held. It has a camera, speakers, microphones, lights and, most notably, moving parts to show interactivity. It'll be $300-400. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Sources: OpenAI's new device, slated for 2027, is a hockey puck-sized smart speaker with moving parts that help give it personality and will likely cost $300+
A highly anticipated new device from OpenAI will have a unique look, complete with moving parts that help give it personality …
The big takeaway here is that it looks, feels and acts nothing like an Apple product or anything the company is currently planning. OpenAI hasn't found any evidence they're violating trade secrets with this device, I'm told.
Bloomberg
Sources: OpenAI's new device, slated for 2027, is a hockey puck-sized smart speaker with moving parts that help give it personality and will likely cost $300+
A highly anticipated new device from OpenAI will have a unique look, complete with moving parts that help give it personality …
2026-08-06
This is why OpenAI's lawyers get $1000 an hour: “Apple tries to spin Mr. Tan's possession of the offboarding document as evidence of an attempt to evade confidentiality obligations. The opposite is true, and at least equally plausible: Mr. Tan retained this information to help
Bloomberg
Sources: OpenAI's new device, slated for 2027, is a hockey puck-sized smart speaker with moving parts that help give it personality, likely costing $300+
A highly anticipated new device from OpenAI will have a unique look, complete with moving parts that help give it personality …
NEW: OpenAI's device - a human-like smart speaker - will look like a doughnut and be the size of a hockey puck. It meant to be held. It has a camera, speakers, microphones, lights and, most notably, moving parts to show interactivity. It'll be $300-400. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Sources: OpenAI's new device, slated for 2027, is a hockey puck-sized smart speaker with moving parts that help give it personality, likely costing $300+
A highly anticipated new device from OpenAI will have a unique look, complete with moving parts that help give it personality …
OpenAI is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple accusing the artificial intelligence company of stealing trade secrets, saying that the iPhone maker's allegations are meritless. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
OpenAI files a motion to dismiss Apple's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets, saying Apple's allegations are meritless and workers acted lawfully
OpenAI is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple Inc. accusing the artificial intelligence company of stealing trade secrets …
This is why OpenAI's lawyers get $1000 an hour: “Apple tries to spin Mr. Tan's possession of the offboarding document as evidence of an attempt to evade confidentiality obligations. The opposite is true, and at least equally plausible: Mr. Tan retained this information to help
Bloomberg
OpenAI files a motion to dismiss Apple's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets, saying Apple's allegations are meritless and workers acted lawfully
OpenAI is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple Inc. accusing the artificial intelligence company of stealing trade secrets …
OpenAI: “Plainly filed without adequate investigation and built on selectively excerpted communications and ordinary conduct stripped of context, Apple's complaint is — to borrow its own phrase — ‘rotten to its core.’”
Bloomberg
Sources: OpenAI's new device, slated for 2027, is a hockey puck-sized smart speaker with moving parts that help give it personality, likely costing $300+
A highly anticipated new device from OpenAI will have a unique look, complete with moving parts that help give it personality …
OpenAI is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple accusing the artificial intelligence company of stealing trade secrets, saying that the iPhone maker's allegations are meritless. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Sources: OpenAI's new device, slated for 2027, is a hockey puck-sized smart speaker with moving parts that help give it personality, likely costing $300+
A highly anticipated new device from OpenAI will have a unique look, complete with moving parts that help give it personality …
OpenAI: “Plainly filed without adequate investigation and built on selectively excerpted communications and ordinary conduct stripped of context, Apple's complaint is — to borrow its own phrase — ‘rotten to its core.’”
Bloomberg
OpenAI files a motion to dismiss Apple's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets, saying Apple's allegations are meritless and workers acted lawfully
OpenAI is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple Inc. accusing the artificial intelligence company of stealing trade secrets …
The big takeaway here is that it looks, feels and acts nothing like an Apple product or anything the company is currently planning. OpenAI hasn't found any evidence they're violating trade secrets with this device, I'm told.
Bloomberg
Sources: OpenAI's new device, slated for 2027, is a hockey puck-sized smart speaker with moving parts that help give it personality, likely costing $300+
A highly anticipated new device from OpenAI will have a unique look, complete with moving parts that help give it personality …
2026-08-05
This is a bombshell story and extremely sad situation. Brilliant reporting and a must read about the pitfalls of some social media and its impact on teenagers.
Bloomberg
An internal TikTok doc shows it withheld a safeguarded algorithm from 10% of US users, including a 16-year-old who was fed self-harm content and died by suicide
A confidential document says an algorithm adjustment was kept from many users “by design,” as part of an experiment to measure engagement.
2026-08-04
Apple: We briefly removed Telegram from the App Store after our review found content that violates our strict guidelines prohibiting child sexual abuse material. The app was subsequently restored after the developer promptly removed the content and banned the user who posted it.
The Verge
Pavel Durov says an extortionist planted “illegal porn in a public chat” to get the app pulled from the App Store and manipulated Apple into “overreacting”
to warn other app developers and help protect online communities from similar attacks.@dhh:“Apple removed Telegram from the App Store because a user managed to evade the automated ...
Apple: We briefly removed Telegram from the App Store after our review found content that violates our strict guidelines prohibiting child sexual abuse material. The app was subsequently restored after the developer promptly removed the content and banned the user who posted it.
9to5Mac
Apple says it “briefly removed Telegram from the App Store” over CSAM on Monday, restoring it after Telegram “promptly removed the content and banned the user”
Update: 11:00 p.m. ET: In a statement to 9to5Mac, Apple said: … Apple's statement came about 20 minutes after access to the app was restored.
2026-08-03
In September, Apple is poised to debut its first foldable iPhone, a device that's expected to cost $2,000-plus. A monthly price of somewhere between $60 and $70 for that phone will seem a lot more palatable.
Bloomberg
Thoughts on Apple Upgrade; sources: MacBook Air is now facing shortages too; Apple wants to turn its future glasses and headsets into health and fitness devices
Apple is prominently steering customers toward the base MacBook Pro instead of the Air — something it has rarely, if ever, done. In some marketing materials, it even includes a warning: “MacBook Air subject to availability.”
Bloomberg
Thoughts on Apple Upgrade; sources: MacBook Air is now facing shortages too; Apple wants to turn its future glasses and headsets into health and fitness devices
Power On: Apple is reinventing itself as the world's biggest subscription, with Apple Upgrade being its path to its next trillion dollars of growth. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Thoughts on Apple Upgrade; sources: MacBook Air is now facing shortages too; Apple wants to turn its future glasses and headsets into health and fitness devices
Also in Power On: Apple is working on turning its upcoming smart glasses and headsets into health devices. Apple is looking for a team leader to “define the future of health, well-being and fitness experiences across vision products.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Thoughts on Apple Upgrade; sources: MacBook Air is now facing shortages too; Apple wants to turn its future glasses and headsets into health and fitness devices
Also in Power On: Major shortages hit the MacBook Air amid the memory and silicon crunch, with many new orders now not arriving until September. Apple appears to be prioritizing sales now of the entry level MacBook Pro. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Thoughts on Apple Upgrade; sources: MacBook Air is now facing shortages too; Apple wants to turn its future glasses and headsets into health and fitness devices
Given the resale value of iPhones, buying a device outright — or financing it with installments — and then selling it to Apple or a third party may cost less over time. But arriving at that conclusion requires shoppers to run the numbers and almost nobody is going to do that.
Bloomberg
Thoughts on Apple Upgrade; sources: MacBook Air is now facing shortages too; Apple wants to turn its future glasses and headsets into health and fitness devices
2026-08-02
Apple is prominently steering customers toward the base MacBook Pro instead of the Air — something it has rarely, if ever, done. In some marketing materials, it even includes a warning: “MacBook Air subject to availability.”
Bloomberg
Thoughts on Apple Upgrade; sources: MacBook Air is now facing shortages too; Apple wants to turn its future glasses and headsets into health and fitness devices
Also: MacBook Air runs into major shortages. — Apple has finally delivered a hardware subscription program …