OpenAI, in a statement to Bloomberg this week: “While we take these allegations seriously, we’re not … OpenAI Takes a Second Crack at a Response to Apple’s Trade Secret Theft LawsuitRead more
Games
OpenAI Releases Codex Micro, a Stupid $230 Hardware Keypad
Remember back in March when then-co-CEO Fidji Simo announced to the company that “We cannot miss … OpenAI Releases Codex Micro, a Stupid $230 Hardware KeypadRead more
Louie Mantia: ‘The Shape of Apps’
Louie Mantia, with a thoughtful essay on app icon design and the squircle-jail controversy on the … Louie Mantia: ‘The Shape of Apps’Read more
Effective Immediately, Every God-Fearing Soldier Will Be Jacked to the Gills with Testosterone
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday a new mandatory screening program to test all service … Effective Immediately, Every God-Fearing Soldier Will Be Jacked to the Gills with TestosteroneRead more
Disgruntled Performance
Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: June 2026: Atrocities 1014-1112
Early in President Trump’s first term, McSweeney’s editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds … Lest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: June 2026: Atrocities 1014-1112Read more
Apple Intelligence OK’d to Launch in China, Using AI Models from Baidu and Alibaba
Ben Jiang, reporting from Beijing for the South China Morning Post: Chinese regulators have granted Apple … Apple Intelligence OK’d to Launch in China, Using AI Models from Baidu and AlibabaRead more
Apple Updates Advertising Services Policy With New Rules for Ads in Maps
Sarah Perez, TechCrunch: In a newly published Apple Advertising Services policy, effective as of July 14, … Apple Updates Advertising Services Policy With New Rules for Ads in MapsRead more
Eric Seufert: ‘Did Apple Just Signal a Third-Party Expansion of Apple Ads?’
Eric Seufert, Mobile Dev Memo: The new language could simply accommodate the availability of Apple-owned services … Eric Seufert: ‘Did Apple Just Signal a Third-Party Expansion of Apple Ads?’Read more
Gurman on OpenAI’s Upcoming Hardware Product: ‘Movable, Screenless Speaker Built as AI Companion’
Mark Gurman, reporting for Bloomberg: OpenAI believes the product’s defining feature will be its personality and … Gurman on OpenAI’s Upcoming Hardware Product: ‘Movable, Screenless Speaker Built as AI Companion’Read more
