OpenAI and Jony Ive Tap Apple Talent for First AI Hardware Device for 2026 Launch - OpenAI has recruited at least 25 former Apple employees and signed Luxshare to manufacture its first AI hardware device, described as a screenless smart speaker, and widely seen as the debut project of Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s secretive collaboration.

OpenAI and NVIDIA Partner on $100B, 10GW AI Infrastructure Buildout - OpenAI and NVIDIA have signed a landmark deal to deploy 10 gigawatts of GPU systems, with NVIDIA investing up to $100 billion, setting a new benchmark in the global AI infrastructure race.

Amazon Launches Agentic AI for Sellers with Upgraded Seller Assistant - Amazon has unveiled a major update to Seller Assistant, transforming it into an agentic AI-powered partner that can reason, plan, and act on behalf of sellers across the platform.

Google Brings Gemini AI to Google TV and Android TV Devices - Viewers can ask the AI to suggest programs for people with different tastes, summarize what happened in earlier seasons of a show, or identify a movie when only partial details are remembered. Gemini can also provide reviews and ratings to help users decide whether a title is worth watching.





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The trouble with slop - When does AI-generated content become slop? In what some are calling the "Slop-pocalypse," a podcast startup is cranking out 3,000 podcasts a week for less than a dollar each. What should Apple and Spotify do? Read Pete Pachal's take at The Media Copilot: that the real test isn’t about the tech or the cost—it’s whether anyone will actually listen. Subscribe to The Media Copilot to stay informed.

Notion launches agents for data analysis and task automation - Notion announced the launch of its first AI agent which will draw on all of a user’s notion pages and database as context, automatically generating notes and analysis for meetings, competitor evaluation reports, and feedback landing pages.

ChatGPT tricked to swipe sensitive data from Gmail - Security researchers say the vulnerability has been plugged but highlights the risks of outsourcing to AI agents.

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