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OpenAI developing portable screenless smart speaker as first hardware device

OpenAI developing portable screenless smart speaker as first hardware device

OpenAI is entering the hardware market with a portable AI speaker designed to act as a proactive humanlike companion. The project comes amid a legal battle with Apple.

Tech & Science ·15 Jul 2026, 03:02 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
OpenAI, Meta, SpaceXAI Compete for More Cost-Efficient AI Models

OpenAI, Meta, SpaceXAI Compete for More Cost-Efficient AI Models

Leading AI developers are shifting their focus from raw capabilities to cost efficiency to address the phenomenon of 'tokenmaxxing' in corporate environments.

Business ·13 Jul 2026, 05:01 ·Priya Raman 3 min read
Apple sues OpenAI and former employees over trade secret theft

Apple sues OpenAI and former employees over trade secret theft

Apple has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that OpenAI systematically misappropriated confidential hardware engineering and supplier data through former employees.

Business ·11 Jul 2026, 12:01 ·Priya Raman 3 min read
Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware trade secrets

Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware trade secrets

Apple alleges that OpenAI orchestrated a campaign of intellectual property theft, recruiting hundreds of former staff to fuel its own device development.

Business ·11 Jul 2026, 01:02 ·Priya Raman 3 min read
OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing

OpenAI is retiring its standalone Atlas browser to redistribute its capabilities across a new Chrome extension and the ChatGPT Work desktop app.

Tech & Science ·10 Jul 2026, 20:01 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness

Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness

OpenAI executive Fidji Simo is transitioning to a part-time advisor role following medical leave for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

Business ·10 Jul 2026, 08:02 ·Priya Raman 3 min read
Yubico partners with OpenAI to offer custom security keys for users

Yubico partners with OpenAI to offer custom security keys for users

OpenAI and Yubico have launched a strategic partnership offering custom security key sets to enhance account protection for ChatGPT users.

Tech & Science ·7 Jul 2026, 05:02 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read
OpenAI in early talks to give 5% stake to US government

OpenAI in early talks to give 5% stake to US government

OpenAI is discussing a proposal to give the U.S. government a 5% equity stake, a model inspired by the Alaska Permanent Fund.

Business ·2 Jul 2026, 23:02 ·Priya Raman 3 min read
OpenAI proposes giving US government 5% stake to ease AI tensions

OpenAI proposes giving US government 5% stake to ease AI tensions

CEO Sam Altman has proposed granting the US government a 5% ownership stake in OpenAI as part of a broader conceptual model involving other AI firms.

Business ·2 Jul 2026, 13:00 ·Priya Raman 3 min read
Apple Vision Pro hardware chief Paul Meade joins OpenAI

Apple Vision Pro hardware chief Paul Meade joins OpenAI

Former Apple VP Paul Meade is moving to OpenAI as part of a larger exodus of engineers and executives aimed at launching a new family of AI-powered devices.

Tech & Science ·26 Jun 2026, 22:03 ·Daniel Okafor 3 min read