Thu. 05/22 – OpenAI Acquihires Jony Ive!

Is this is biggest acquihire of all time? Jony Ive is joining OpenAI to the tune of $6.5 billion dollars. And what is he going to do there? Create hardware devices that Sam Altman expects to ship 100 million of. Why Google has a unique advantage in the AI race. Why Signal is blocking Recall. And why is weather forecasting AI’s next big trick?

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Links:

• Former Apple Design Guru Jony Ive to Take Expansive Role at OpenAI(WSJ)
• What Sam Altman Told OpenAI About the Secret Device He’s Making With Jony Ive(WSJ)
• Google has a big AI advantage: it already knows everything about you(The Verge)
• “Microsoft has simply given us no other option,” Signal says as it blocks Windows Recall(Ars Technica)
• A.I. Is Poised to Revolutionize Weather Forecasting. A New Tool Shows Promise.(NYTimes)

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