LLMs, nationalism & open source
The release of Inkling, an open-source LLM by an American firm, sparked nationalist reactions among American developers who cheered it as the 'smartest American open source LLM,' contrasting with a pe…
Apple Inc. is a technology company that develops Apple Silicon chips (M-series, A-series) optimised for on-device machine learning, and integrates AI into iOS, macOS, and its Apple Intelligence features.
The release of Inkling, an open-source LLM by an American firm, sparked nationalist reactions among American developers who cheered it as the 'smartest American open source LLM,' contrasting with a pe…
Apple sued OpenAI for trade secret theft this week, alleging a six-year Apple employee walked physical prototypes out the door for show-and-tell, encouraged by a 24-year Apple veteran now running Open…
Apple is actively pursuing acquisitions of semiconductor startups to develop its own AI server chips and reduce dependence on Nvidia for high-performance AI workloads, according to a report. The iPhon…
President Donald Trump promoted at least 20 companies on Truth Social after his investment portfolio acquired stakes in them, a CNN investigation found, raising conflict-of-interest concerns. In one i…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported record second-quarter net income of NT$706.6 billion ($22 billion), a 77.4% year-over-year increase, driven by surging AI chip demand. CEO C.…
China's Cyberspace Administration approved Apple Intelligence for on-device generative AI use in the country, clearing the largest regulatory hurdle for Apple's AI suite in its second-biggest market. …
OpenAI on July 15 launched its first branded hardware product, the $230 Codex Micro macro pad, co-built with mechanical keyboard maker Work Louder, designed to give developers a physical command cente…
Hemispheric, a Tel Aviv-based NeuroAI startup co-founded by a Face ID inventor, emerged from stealth with $52M to develop Descartes, a 6-billion-parameter AI model trained on 250,000 hours of brain re…
Apple Intelligence, Apple's generative AI offering, received approval from China's Cyberspace Administration of China for launch in the country, with integrations of Alibaba's Qwen AI model and Baidu'…
TSMC posted a 77.4% year-over-year profit jump to NT$706.6 billion ($22 billion) for Q2 2026, its fifth consecutive record quarter, as AI chip demand surged, but chip stocks showed muted reaction. Rev…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company posted June 2026 revenue of NT$442.68 billion ($14 billion), a 68% year-over-year jump, and first-half revenue of NT$2.4 trillion ($75 billion), up 35.6%, dr…
OpenAI launched its first hardware product, the Codex Micro, a miniature keyboard priced at $230, designed as an AI coding assistant for its Codex tool. The device, developed with Work Louder, feature…
Elon Musk and Sam Altman escalated their public feud last Friday after Musk responded to Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI by calling Altman 'Scam Altman' and questioning his business ethics, while Altma…
OpenAI has responded to Apple's recent AI-related announcements, according to the July 16, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily. The podcast also covers other top tech stories of the day.…
OpenAI launched the Codex Micro, a $230 miniature keyboard designed as an AI coding assistant, amid a lawsuit from Apple accusing OpenAI of stealing hardware trade secrets through former employees. Op…
OpenAI has hired Philip Larson, former managing director of Google Cloud's partner network, to lead its new OpenAI Partner Network (OPN) program. Larson, who joined Google in 2024 and previously worke…
Senior US lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to ban Chinese memory chip suppliers ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC), both on the Pentagon's 126…
PrismML CEO told CNBC that Apple is interested in the startup's technology, coinciding with the release of its Bonsai 27B model designed to run on iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The AI startup's press rele…
OpenAI has responded to Apple's lawsuit accusing it of trade secret theft, marking a significant legal clash between the two tech giants. OpenAI denies any wrongdoing and asserts its commitment to eth…
OpenAI is developing its first hardware device, a screenless smart speaker with a camera and sensors that uses ChatGPT-like conversational AI, according to insiders. The portable device will control s…