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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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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Thu. 05/22 – OpenAI Acquihires Jony Ive!

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