(CORRECT) OpenAI’s Hardware Plans Worry Apple

Apple refreshed the Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra and gave the Mac mini M6 silicon, at higher prices. OpenAI's Jalapeño chip beat Nvidia on efficiency, Perplexity went fully local, WhatsApp toughened logins, and Uber livestreamed teen rides. Links Apple updates the Mac Stud ...  Show more

Hugging Face explored a sale at $13B+, keeping the AI M&A wave rolling. Trump scolded towns that reject data centers while Abbott said the industry dug its own grave, Fable 5 spending plateaued, and Apple cut 200+ jobs. Links Sources: Hugging Face is exploring a sale that could v ...  Show more

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss Apple's Vision Pro team reportedly refocusing on a cheaper headset, Meta launching a new "Wearables" organization, a new AI company startup from former OpenAI chief scientist, and a whole lot more tech news. Further read ...  Show more

Is Google building AI chatbots based on celebrities and influencers?, Apple facing a mammoth fine in the EU, and Uber is locking New York drivers out of its apps. It's Tuesday, June 25th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi ...  Show more

We apologize for talking about the iPhone 16e this week, but is Apple trying to pass off a $600 device as "affordable?" Google would like a word.