Mark Gurman
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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.
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NEW: Apple gears up for in-person iPhone event in the first half of September, asking retail employees to apply for a lottery to work the event
They’re taking this whole continuity message really seriously
BREAKING: Apple will launch Apple Upgrade next week, an iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch leasing/subscription program. It’s partnering with Klarna to launch in the U.S. at online and retail stores.
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NEW: Apple readies an end-to-end iPad overhaul, including a revamped iPad mini with OLED by October; a new entry level iPad early next year, a new iPad Air line in the spring alongside new iPad Pros and Apple Pencils.
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NEW: OpenAI’s first product is a mobile, screen-free home smart speaker that a user can build a connection with like an AI companion. Amid Apple’s trade secret lawsuit, the iPhone maker has nothing like it on the market.
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NEW: Apple’s lawsuit threatens to upend OpenAI’s ability to build an iPhone rival — well before the companies even go to court. An in-depth look at the immediate impact on the AI company and the stakes for Apple.
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The M7 Ultra is designed to support as much as 1.5 terabytes of memory — double the capacity planned for the M5 Ultra — though whether Apple ultimately offers that configuration will depend on the state of the industry.
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Notably, Tan and incoming Apple CEO John Ternus have had a rocky relationship for years. The vast majority of the 400 people poached by OpenAI came from Ternus’s division, while Tan wanted the head of hardware engineering role over him five years ago.
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At the heart of Apple’s suit against OpenAI is former iPhone chief Tang Tan, who was famous for “flying very close to the sun,” according to a person who worked with him. “Tang is well known for moving fast, playing fast and loose and breaking things.”
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Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft in Blockbuster Case
Apple says OpenAI has so far hired 400 people from the iPhone maker, a gigantic number of people. It says its lawsuit is unrelated to the company’s partnership around ChatGPT inside of Siri, which OpenAI has considered suing Apple over.
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BREAKING: Apple is suing OpenAI, accusing it and its hardware chief of a coordinating trade secret theft campaign to help build its upcoming suite of AI devices.
Over a week ago, Apple stores received guidance for new in-store sessions around Mac and Productivity beginning Monday, June 29 “to align with” a Back to School offer. Still nothing, strange.
Power On: Apple’s sweeping price increases bring home the costs of the AI era for many people for the first time.
BREAKING: Apple’s Vision Pro and Smart Glasses chief is leaving for OpenAI’s hardware division, the latest blow to Apple’s efforts in the space.
NEW: Apple has shaken up its Mac chip strategy. It plans to launch a base M6 chip and then jump ahead to the M7, M7 Pro, M7 Max and M7 Ultra, skipping higher-end M6 processors.
Price Increases: MacBook Neo to $699 from $599; MacBook Air to $1,299 from $1,099; MacBook Pro to $1,999 from $1,699; iPad Pro to $1,199 from $999; iPad Air to $749 from $599.
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