OpenAI would consider purchasing the Chrome browser if Google is forced to sell it as a remedy for anticompetitive search practices, ChatGPT product lead Nick Turley said today.

According to The Information, Turley provided the detail as part of a court hearing that will determine remedies to address Google’s antitrust violations.

The United States Department of Justice wants Google to divest Chrome after the DoJ won an antitrust lawsuit against Google last year. The court decided that Google has an illegal monopoly on search, and the judge overseeing the case is now deciding on the punishment (or remedies) that Google will face as a result.

The DoJ pointed to OpenAI as company that’s growth has been hampered by Google’s hold on search. Last year, OpenAI asked Google for access to search data to bolster SearchGPT, but Google refused.

Along with potentially being forced to sell Chrome, Google could be forced to allow rivals to access its search data. Turley said that access to Google’s real-time data would allow OpenAI to “build a better product faster.”

Google is also likely to be prohibited from entering into search related deals with Apple and other companies. Google has long paid Apple billions of dollars per year to be the default Safari search engine, giving Google a significant advantage in the search market.

The DoJ is also recommending that Google divest Android, but only if the other proposed remedies are not effective at keeping Google from “improperly leveraging” the operating system, or if Google tries to circumvent the other requirements put in place.

During his testimony, Turley also said that OpenAI offered to pay Apple a portion of the revenue generated by the Siri ChatGPT integration, but it is not clear if Apple has accepted payment, and prior reports suggested that it was a deal that does not see Apple paying OpenAI, or OpenAI paying Apple.

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Motorola will launch the Razr 60 series on Thursday (April 24), but there’s always time for one last leak or two. Here are some official renders of the vanilla Motorola Razr 60, courtesy of Evan Blass. Motorola Razr 60 in Pantone Gibraltar Sea We’ve seen this model on TENAA (also the Ultra). Based on that leak, the phone will have a square 3.6” OLED cover display and a 6.9” inner display (despite rumors of a smaller inner panel). Last month, we saw 360° spin views of the Razr 60, which allegedly showed three colorways: Pantone Gibraltar Sea, Pantone Lightest Sky and Spring…

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A little more than half of respondents in a recent survey said they would be willing to pay at least $10 per month for unlimited access to Apple Intelligence.

In an online survey conducted in February and March, investment firm Morgan Stanley asked thousands of consumers in the U.S. to indicate the maximum amount of money per month that they would be willing to spend for unlimited access to Apple Intelligence. Approximately 1,400 of the 3,300 respondents were current iPhone owners, including 450 owners of iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 models that are compatible with Apple Intelligence.

The breakdown was as follows:

• $15 or more per month: 22%
• $10 to $14.99 per month: 30%
• $5 to $9.99 per month: 17%
• Less than $5 per month: 11%
• Not willing to pay: 14%
• Don’t know/too early to tell: 6%

Morgan Stanley analysts shared the survey results today in an Apple-focused equity research note, obtained by MacRumors. It said the survey’s total sample represents the general population in the U.S. in terms of age, gender, and region.

The rollout of Apple Intelligence features has not gone smoothly so far. Apple was hit with class action lawsuits in the U.S. and Canada over its delayed personalized Siri features, and the company recently complied with the National Advertising Division’s recommendation to remove “available now” wording from the Apple Intelligence web page. Apple also had to disable notification summaries for news apps after some of the summaries generated false information, and it has yet to re-enable the feature.

Even with Apple Intelligence getting off to a rocky start, this survey suggests that many customers would still be willing to pay for access to the features. However, it is unclear if Apple will ever charge for any of the features.

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A little more than half of respondents in a recent survey said they would be willing to pay at least $10 per month for unlimited access to Apple Intelligence.

In an online survey conducted in February and March, investment firm Morgan Stanley asked thousands of consumers in the U.S. to indicate the maximum amount of money per month that they would be willing to spend for unlimited access to Apple Intelligence. Approximately 1,400 of the 3,300 respondents were current iPhone owners, including 450 owners of iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 models that are compatible with Apple Intelligence.

The breakdown was as follows:

• $15 or more per month: 22%
• $10 to $14.99 per month: 30%
• $5 to $9.99 per month: 17%
• Less than $5 per month: 11%
• Not willing to pay: 14%
• Don’t know/too early to tell: 6%

Morgan Stanley analysts shared the survey results today in an Apple-focused equity research note, obtained by MacRumors.

The rollout of Apple Intelligence features has not gone smoothly so far. Apple was hit with class action lawsuits in the U.S. and Canada over its delayed personalized Siri features, and the company recently complied with the National Advertising Division’s recommendation to remove “available now” wording from the Apple Intelligence web page. Apple also had to disable notification summaries for news apps after some of the summaries generated false information, and it has yet to re-enable the feature.

Even with Apple Intelligence getting off to a rocky start, this survey suggests that many customers would still be willing to pay for access to the features. However, it is unclear if Apple will ever charge for any of the features.

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Following the introduction of the iPhone 16e in February, along with new iPads and Macs in March, what will Apple’s next product announcement be? Based on rumors, a second-generation AirTag item tracker is potentially next up.

Last year, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reported that a new AirTag would be released around the middle of 2025. More recently, a leaker known as Kosutami claimed that Apple plans to release a new AirTag in May or June this year. Both of those timeframes suggest that the next AirTag is up to a month or two away from launching.

Three upgrades have been rumored for the AirTag 2 so far:

• A second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, for up to 3× longer range compared to the current AirTag. The chip debuted in the iPhone 15 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2. On the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 models, there is a Precision Finding for People feature that can help you to find your friends in crowded places, and it offers a range of up to 200 feet (approximately 60 meters).
• A more tamper-proof speaker, as a safety measure to reduce stalking.
• Improved integration with the Apple Vision Pro.

No major design changes are expected.

The original AirTag was announced during an Apple Event in April 2021. In the U.S., an individual AirTag costs $29, and a set of four costs $99.

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The Pixel a is often the most popular member of a lineup and for good reason. A phone with just enough flagship features for a midrange price – what’s not to like. The latest unit, the Pixel 9a, is stick close to the rest of the Pixel 9 series, while compared to its predecessor it has a new design, the Tensor G4 SoC, and a new, bigger battery. Let’s unbox it! The Pixel 9a ships in an environmentally-conscious box with a SIM eject tool and a USB-C cable. The phone supports a 23W charger, though Google currently doesn’t offer such a charger (we only have a 45W at our local store, and…

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New Siri lead Mike Rockwell is overhauling the ‌Siri‌ management team in order to step up development on Apple Intelligence features, reports Bloomberg. He is demoting or replacing the managers who previously worked on ‌Siri‌ after the ‌Apple Intelligence‌ features demonstrated at WWDC 2024 failed to launch as expected.

Rockwell, who worked on the Vision Pro software, took over the Siri team in March, with former ‌Siri‌ chief John Giannandrea being reassigned to artificial intelligence research. Rockwell is replacing ‌Siri‌ managers with members of the Vision Pro software group, while also restructuring ‌Siri‌ teams that handle speech, understanding, performance, and user experience.

Longtime Vision Pro engineering lead Ranjit Desai will oversee ‌Siri‌ engineering, including the platform and systems groups. Vision Pro senior director Olivier Gutknecht will lead the team that designs the ‌Siri‌ user experience, and Vision Pro engineering director Nate Begeman and Core OS senior director Tom Duffy will work on ‌Siri‌’s underlying architecture.

Employees were told that the management overhaul would help Apple reach its ‌Siri‌ development goals, as the additions to the team are considered some of Apple’s top software engineering talent, according to Bloomberg.

Rockwell is still overseeing the development of visionOS while he works on ‌Siri‌, while the Vision Pro hardware team continues to report to John Ternus. Teams that were led by the executives moving to the ‌Siri‌ team will be overseen by Geoff Stahl, who has worked for Rockwell for years.

Under Rockwell’s lead, Apple is rearchitecting ‌Siri‌ to use an LLM-based system that will streamline the personal assistant’s underlying technology and outward-facing capabilities. To ensure that ‌Siri‌’s planned functionality for integrating more extensively with apps is ready to go on time, Apple plans to work with third-party app developers.

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Des lignes futuristes faites pour avaler l’air et éliminer la traînée, une grosse vitesse de pointe et une motorisation hybride rechargeable pour la supercar Temerario de Lamborghini. Ce serait presque vertueux sans un V8.

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