AirPods Max 2 Finally Get Custom EQ in iOS 27 Beta

AirPods Max 2 Finally Get Custom EQ in iOS 27 Beta

Apple has a playbook for innovation that often involves letting a feature mature elsewhere before adopting it, gift-wrapped, as a profound breakthrough. Widgets appeared on the iPhone long after becoming an Android signature, presented not as a catch-up but as a thoughtful redesign. A calculator app on the iPad took nearly 15 years to become…

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Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?

Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?

Apple recently filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the AI company of a pattern of misconduct aimed at getting current and former Apple employees to share confidential information. (In response, OpenAI said it is “not aware of any evidence that this complaint has merit.”) On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten…

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How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans

How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans

Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching all the way up to OpenAI’s chief hardware officer and claims more than 400 former Apple employees now work at the company. OpenAI’s response so far has been carefully hedged, and the timing couldn’t be worse with the company reportedly eyeing an IPO…

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OpenAI pushes back on Apple trade secret lawsuit

OpenAI pushes back on Apple trade secret lawsuit

OpenAI pushed back Tuesday against allegations made by Apple in a trade secret lawsuit, suggesting the complaint lacks merit. “While we take these allegations seriously, we’re not aware of any evidence that this complaint has merit,” OpenAI said in a statement, first shared by Bloomberg reporter Ed Ludlow on X. “We believe in fair competition…

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