OpenAI board shakeup: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny
Benj Edwards / OpenAI / Microsoft Microsoft has withdrawn from its non-voting observer role on OpenAI’s board, while Apple has
October 4, 2026
Benj Edwards / OpenAI / Microsoft Microsoft has withdrawn from its non-voting observer role on OpenAI’s board, while Apple has
Enlarge / A screenshot of tvOS 17. Recent betas have included evidence that Apple is working on a touchscreen-enabled version
Enlarge / Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney. It’s been a whirlwind journey of stops and starts, but AppleInsider
Enlarge / Apple’s Vision Pro scored 0 points in US PIRG’s self-repairability analysis. Kyle Orland In December, New York became
Enlarge / A Vision Pro on display at an Apple Store in Tokyo. Apple Apple’s Vision Pro headset went on
Enlarge / Apple has a lot to say about the third-party battery market in “Longevity, by Design,” specifically about how
Enlarge / Don’t get your hopes up—this iOS version of Doom was ported from open source code, not run via
Enlarge / The app lets you invoke ChatGPT from anywhere in the system with a keyboard shortcut, Spotlight-style. Samuel Axon
Enlarge / The 2024 iPad Pro. Samuel Axon Apple has added the ability to format external drives in iOS 18
Enlarge / Features like Image Playground won’t arrive in Europe at the same time as other regions. Apple Three major
Enlarge / A Mac virtual monitor in visionOS 2. Samuel Axon CUPERTINO, Calif.—Apple kicked off the keynote for its annual
Apple The biggest feature in iOS 18, the one that affects the most people, was a single item in a
Aurich Lawson As the Intel Mac era has wound down over the last couple of years, we’ve been painstakingly tracking
Apple has abruptly discontinued its “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) service, Apple Pay Later, which turned Apple into a money
Samuel Axon A report by tech news site The Information suggests that Apple is shifting its augmented reality priorities. The
Enlarge / Apple bragged about the thinness of the M4 iPad Pro; it’s apparently a template for the company’s designs
Enlarge / Using macOS S15 Sequoia to stream an iPhone’s screen to a Mac while the iPhone stays locked. Apple
The Calculator app is finally coming to iPad. Samuel Axon You’ll be able to write out expressions with the Apple
Enlarge / The classic Mac OS wallpaper in macOS 15 Sequoia mimics the monochrome user interfaces used in System 1
Apple has spent years “intentionally, knowingly, and deliberately paying women less than men for substantially similar work,” a proposed class
OpenAI / Apple / Benj Edwards On Monday, Apple announced it would be integrating OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI assistant into upcoming
Enlarge / Apple Senior VP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi announces “Private Cloud Compute” at WWDC 2024. Apple With most
Enlarge / He isn’t using an iPhone, but some people talk to Siri like this. On Monday, Apple premiered “Apple
Enlarge / Macs running a preview build of macOS 15 Sequoia. Apple We’ve written before about Apple’s handy virtualization framework
Elon Musk is so opposed to Apple’s plan to integrate OpenAI’s ChatGPT with device operating systems that he’s seemingly spreading
While Musk has spent much of today loudly criticizing the Apple/OpenAI deal, he also sought to drop his lawsuit against
Apple On Monday, Apple debuted “Apple Intelligence,” a new suite of free AI-powered features for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS
Apple Apple’s new iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 updates are mostly good news for users of older Apple devices—with the
Apple Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off on Monday, and per usual, the company is expected to detail most of
Apple Apple has taken a rare step and publicly committed to a software support timeline for one of its products,
Enlarge / The logo for WWDC24. Apple Apple’s annual developer conference, WWDC, kicks off in Cupertino, California, next week. As
Enlarge / Panty liners, hygienic tampons, and sanitary pads. People in the US are starting their menstrual cycles earlier and
Enlarge / OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Apple and OpenAI have successfully made a deal to include OpenAI’s generative AI technology
Enlarge / iPadOS 17.5.1 ready to install on an iPad Pro. Samuel Axon On May 20, Apple released iOS 17.5.1
iFixit’s M4 iPad Pro teardown. Right on schedule for past releases, iFixit has done a teardown of Apple’s new, redesigned
Enlarge / iPadOS 17.5.1 ready to install on an iPad Pro. Samuel Axon Apple has released its first bug fix
Enlarge / The RetroArch app installed in tvOS. Andrew Cunningham Apple’s initial pitch for the tvOS and the Apple TV
The new 13-inch iPad Air with the Apple M2 processor inside. Andrew Cunningham In portrait mode. The 13-inch model is
A study analyzing Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX suggests that return to office (RTO) mandates can lead to a higher rate
Enlarge / The 2024, M4-equipped 13-inch iPad Pro. Samuel Axon The new iPad Pro is a technical marvel, with one
Apple Apple has released the latest updates for virtually all of its actively supported devices today. Most include a couple
Enlarge / M2-based iPad Airs come out next week. Apple Apple today announced the first 13-inch iPad Air. The company
Enlarge / One of many human-created objects destroyed in Apple’s “Crush!” ad for the iPad Pro. Apple Earlier this week,
Enlarge / A screenshot of the Apple iPad ad. Apple via YouTube An advert by Apple for its new iPad
Enlarge / Many different Apple stickers from many different products and eras. Andrew Cunningham As a noted sticker enthusiast, I’m
Apple Apple’s newest iPad Pro puts an M4 chip inside a thinner frame and is available in new 11-inch and
Enlarge / The new M4 iPad Pro. Apple When Apple announced the Apple M4 chip during its iPad Pro event
Apple is lowering the price of its 10th-generation iPad from $399 to $349, the company announced at its Let Loose
Enlarge / Apple’s latest iPad Air, now in two sizes. The Magic Keyboard accessory is the same one that you
charter a yacht in Balearics The best yacht charters offer a personalized experience that creates memories in some of the
Enlarge / The promotional image for Apple’s May 7 event. Apple On May 7, Apple will host a product announcement
Enlarge / John Schmidtlein, partner at Williams & Connolly LLP and lead litigator for Alphabet Inc.’s Google, arrives to federal
Enlarge / The Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. Apple’s earnings report for the second quarter of the company’s 2024
Apple If you’ve ever sent an iPhone in for repair, you might be familiar with the dance Apple asks you
Enlarge / Part of the cover illustration from “The Applesoft Tutorial” BASIC manual that shipped with the Apple II computer
Enlarge / Assassin’s Creed Mirage returned to the earlier games’ focus on stealth assassinations in a historical urban environment. Ubisoft
Andrew Cunningham Starting in March with the release of iOS 17.4, iPhones in the European Union have been subject to
Getty Images In the world of AI, what might be called “small language models” have been growing in popularity recently
Apple Apple is going to announce some new things on Tuesday, May 7, at 10 am Eastern, according to an
Apple/Andrew Cunningham Last year, Apple introduced the ability to set multiple timers at once in the Clock app on its
Enlarge / Don’t expect to see this on the iOS App Store any time soon. Last week’s release of the
Enlarge / The M2 Pro Mac mini. Andrew Cunningham Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman thinks that Apple’s M4 chips for Macs are
Enlarge / Here it is: two virtual Mac displays in Vision Pro. Samuel Axon Apple’s Vision Pro headset holds the
Enlarge / That is in no way what the Z button looks like or where it goes… Apple’s decision earlier
On Wednesday, Colorado expanded the scope of its privacy law initially designed to protect biometric data like fingerprints or face
Getty Images Apple has always had a strong preference that only its own parts be used in repairs, but only
Monaco Rent a Boat Monaco rent a boat is one of the most glamorous ways to explore the beauty of
Smaller web browsers are gaining traction in the European Union after the Digital Markets Act (DMA) started requiring designated gatekeepers
Enlarge / Beeper’s new apps are now available, without waitlist, across nearly all mobile and desktop platforms. Beeper, the multinetwork
Jony Ive, the former Apple designer. Former Apple design lead Jony Ive and current OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are seeking
Enlarge / The TSMC facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The US Department of Commerce has proposed another round of CHIPS Act
Enlarge / The classic Sega Genesis game Sonic the Hedgehog running on an iPhone—in this case, as a standalone app.
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart’s interview with FTC Chair Lina Khan. The conversation about Apple begins around 16:30 in
Enlarge / The M2 iPad Pro. The updated version will come with refined designs and new accessories. Apple If you’ve
All the available Immersive Video launch content fit on a small strip in the TV app. Samuel Axon Initial videos
Aurich Lawson Your keyboard is the thread that connects you to your computer. The way a keyboard feels—from the sensations
Enlarge / Oregon’s repair bill prohibits companies from implementing software locks that prohibit aftermarket or used parts from being installed
Enlarge / They look like normal notifications, but opening an iPhone with one or more of these stacked up, you
Enlarge / The logo for WWDC24. Apple Apple has announced dates for this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). WWDC24 will
Enlarge / EU Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton talks to media about non-compliance investigations against Google, Apple, and Meta
Aurich Lawson | Apple A newly discovered vulnerability baked into Apple’s M-series of chips allows attackers to extract secret keys
Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook leaving the US Capitol building on Thursday, September 14, 2023, in Washington, DC. Getty
Kevin Noki Have you ever worked on a hobby project where modifying and compiling the source code for a Linux-based
Benj Edwards On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Apple is in talks to license Google’s Gemini model to power AI features
A couple of weeks ago, Apple released macOS Sonoma 14.4 with the usual list of bug fixes, security patches, and
Enlarge / The M1 MacBook Air returns as a Walmart budget laptop. Walmart Apple no longer sells the M1 MacBook
Enlarge / Apple AirPods on display at the company’s Fifth Avenue store in New York in Feb. 2024. Bing Guan/Bloomberg
Enlarge / Apple’s $329 9th-gen iPad is over 2 years old and the last model to use Lightning or the
Enlarge / The 13- and 15-inch M3 MacBook Air. Andrew Cunningham When Apple upgraded its Macs with the M2 chip,
Enlarge / Domestically made smartphones were much in evidence at the National People’s Congress in Beijing Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images Apple
Enlarge / Apple’s M3 MacBook Airs put a new chip in 2022’s design. Andrew Cunningham Right off the bat, the
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of Epic Games celebrating their impending return to iOS in Europe. Epic Games Epic vs. Apple/Google
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of Apple attempting to dodge the concerns of EU regulators. Epic Games European Union regulators are
Enlarge / A blurry, ghostly Persona in visionOS 1.0. They should at least look less bad in visionOS 1.1. Samuel
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images For months, some of the biggest tech companies have been wrapped up in discussions with
Enlarge / A Fortnite loading screen displayed on an iPhone in 2018, when Apple and Epic weren’t at each other’s
Linux reached 4.03 percent of global market share in February, according to data from research firm Statcounter. That takes Linux
Enlarge / Apple is refreshing the MacBook Air with M3 chips but leaving everything else about the 2022 redesign intact.
The European Commission (EC) has sided with Spotify, fining Apple nearly $2 billion for abusive App Store restrictions on developers
A close-up look at the Vision Pro from the front. Samuel Axon There are two displays inside the Vision Pro,
Enlarge / EU legislation has pushed a number of changes previously thought unthinkable in Apple products, including USB-C ports in
Enlarge / A cover image for Neuromancer included in Apple’s press release. Apple It’s been a long time coming: A
Enlarge / Apple’s global headquarters in Cupertino, California. After 10 years of development, multiple changes in direction and leadership, and
After failing for almost a decade to convince Apple to ditch Google and set Bing as Safari’s default search engine,
Enlarge / The Vision Pro has two micro-OLED displays. Apple Research firm Omdia has published the first publicly available educated
Apple Apple is coming under fire from rivals Meta and Microsoft who say its plans to open up its mobile
What are the typical load-bearing capacities of cable railing hardware? Cable railing hardware has emerged as a popular choice for
A close-up look at the Vision Pro from the front. Samuel Axon The Apple Vision Pro with AirPods Pro, Magic
Getty Images Apple’s iMessage service is not a “gatekeeper” prone to unfair business practices and will thus not be required
While the world awaits closing arguments later this year in the US government’s antitrust case over Google’s search dominance, a
Samuel Axon Apple is purportedly working on a foldable iPhone internally, according to “a person with direct knowledge of the
Enlarge / These mounted displays near the entrance let visitors touch, but not use, a Vision Pro. Kyle Orland For
The Apple Vision Pro with AirPods Pro, Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, and an Xbox Series X|S controller. Samuel Axon You
Getty Images As Apple has stepped up its promotion of its App Store as a safer and more trustworthy source
The new iCloud for Windows app, which does a surprisingly good job of looking like a native Windows 11 app.
Enlarge / A stack of broken Chromebook laptops at Cell Mechanic Inc. electronics repair shop in Westbury, New York, U.S.,
The recent launch of the Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality headset has inspired a number of social media stunts, including a
Enlarge / The 13-inch MacBook Pro from 2012. Sometimes, it’s worth taking a moment to note the end of an
Apple is “deeply concerned” that proposed changes to a United Kingdom law could give the UK government unprecedented power to
Enlarge / The iPhone 15 lineup. To comply with European Union regulations, Apple has introduced sweeping changes that make iOS
Benj Edwards / Jonathan Zufi / Apple Forty years ago today, Apple released the first Macintosh. Since that fateful day
FT montage/AFP/Getty Images Apple is quietly increasing its capabilities in artificial intelligence, making a series of acquisitions, staff hires, and
Enlarge / Apple’s Vision Pro headset. Samuel Axon Apple’s Vision Pro went up for preorder this morning at 8 am
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Ultra 2. Apple Starting today, if you buy an Apple Watch Series 9 or Watch
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of iOS developers after today’s Supreme Court ruling, surveying a new landscape of payment options and
Getty Images | NurPhoto A chapter in the ongoing Epic v. Apple court case closed yesterday when the US Supreme
Enlarge / Apple Vision Pro. Apple After years of delays, preorders for the Apple Vision Pro are just a few
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 9. Apple Apple has developed a backup plan for if the Apple Watch Series
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Chinese authorities recently said they’re using an advanced encryption attack to de-anonymize users of AirDrop
Enlarge / The Dual Loop Band as seen on a model head. Apple Apple’s highly anticipated mixed-reality Vision Pro headset
Enlarge / The iPhone that fell from Alaska Airlines flight 1282, discovered by Seanathan Bates under a bush on the
Enlarge / Let’s see, you landed on my “Google Ads” space, and with three houses… that will be $1,400. Ron
Lawmakers apparently balked after learning that Apple canceled the critically acclaimed weekly streaming talk show, The Problem with Jon Stewart,
The latest advertiser fallout on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, could end up costing Elon Musk’s company much
Researchers on Wednesday presented intriguing new findings surrounding an attack that over four years backdoored dozens if not thousands of
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 9 released in September 2023. Apple Just before Christmas, Apple pulled two of its
Apple Apple has repeatedly trumpeted the success of its financial services, a product lineup that now encompasses the Apple Card
Enlarge / The active cooling chips are labeled and located in the upper-left corner near a custom heatsink in the
Enlarge / Apple wants to build more of its A- and M-series chips in the United States. Apple Late last
Researchers in Google’s Threat Analysis Group have been as busy as ever with discoveries that have led to the disclosure
Enlarge / A Pixel 3, messaging a savvy iPhone owner, one with the kinds of concerns Beeper hopes to resolve
Enlarge / The iPhone 15 is manufactured both in China and India. Apple Apple wants batteries for its latest generation
You’ll never uncover The Next Great Thing if you don’t deviate from the norm. When looking back at 2023’s laptops,
Enlarge / The iPhone 15 Pro. Apple Apple’s latest research about running large language models on smartphones offers the clearest
Governments have been secretly tracking the app activity of an unknown number of people using Apple and Google smartphones, US
The trailer for Resident Evil 4 on iOS Apple’s AAA gaming ambitions for the iPhone 15 Pro saw both a
Enlarge / The iPhone 15 Pro. Samuel Axon According to a report in Bloomberg, Tang Tan, vice president of Product
Enlarge / The iPhone 15 Pro Max. Samuel Axon Today, Apple pushed out the public releases of iOS 17.2, iPadOS
Enlarge / The Apple Watch Series 9 released in September 2023. Apple Apple will pause sales of the Apple Watch
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney jumping for joy at news of the verdict. Epic Games
Enlarge / The iPhone 15 is part of Apple’s self-repair program now. Samuel Axon Apple today expanded the Self Service