Sept. 19, 2025
(CORRECT) OpenAI’s Hardware Plans Worry Apple
(Sorry about the editing error earlier)
Nvidia is investing in self-driving AI tech. Google has given up the ghost and is making Chrome a full AI tool. Would you tolerate advertisements on the screen of your smart refrigerator? And why Apple executives are growing worried about OpenAI’s hardware plans.
- Nvidia in talks for $500mn investment in UK self-driving start-up Wayve (FT)
- Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream (Wired)
- Software update shoves ads onto Samsung’s pricey fridges (ArsTechnica)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- Since Leaving Washington, Elon Musk Has Been All In on His A.I. Company (NYTimes)
- OpenAI Raids Apple for Hardware Talent, Manufacturing Partners (The Information)
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