John Ternus’ first big problem is AI
Less than a year ago, Apple made headlines for a lack of AI announcements at its annual WWDC event. Ten months later, the company has announced that hardware executive John Ternus will…
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GitHub faces a fight for its survival at Microsoft
…GitHub also faces a backlash against its move to usage-based billing for its GitHub Copilot AI coding tool. Every Copilot plan will include a monthly allotment of GitHub AI credits next…
Elon Musk appeared more petty than prepared
…He’d been worried about AI since childhood, and had finally felt that someone needed to prevent Google from developing it. He testified that he became involved in AI safety because he…
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Notepad Notepad uncovers the secrets and strategy behind Microsoft’s era-defining bets on AI, gaming, and computing. Each week, The Verge’s Tom Warren will publish influential scoops, insightful interviews, and…
Read OpenAI’s latest internal memo about beating the competition — including Anthropic
…It’s part of the company’s recent strategy to avoid focusing on “side quests” and go all in on its biggest revenue drivers. CNBC earlier reported on the memo. “Multi-product…
If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can
…revamping Search with additional generative AI capabilities. Some are rolling out this week, and some will be available in the coming months, but the company’s strategy seems clear: adopt some of…
Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
…I don’t need AI to help me make more videos. I need AI to help me do my taxes and clean my toilet.” And that is our product strategy. Our product…
The future of AI regulation is courting the strangest, most anxious bedfellows
…its expansion, pointed out that crypto and AI politics were inextricably linked — so linked, in fact, that the donors and strategists driving the AI super PACs were the exact same people. “The…
SwitchBot’s acquisition of Nanoleaf is about more than lighting
…According to the filings, OneRobotics views the acquisition as a key step in its “strategy to build a global home embodied AI ecosystem.” That’s a version of a phrase we’re…
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
…Microsoft is willing to use the best AI model for the job, in an effort to keep businesses hooked to its enterprise software offerings and fend off competition from AI startups and…