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ChatGPT users can now interact with a handful of third-party apps directly within their conversations, OpenAI has announced. The new Apps SDK allows developers to build tools that blend naturally into chats, and initial partners include Spotify, Canva, Zillow, Expedia, Booking.com, Coursera, and Figma. Users can summon apps by name. For example, you can ask "Spotify, make a playlist for my party this Friday." ChatGPT can also suggest relevant apps automatically. For instance, when discussing home purchases, ChatGPT might surface Zillow to browse listings on an interactive map. The system uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP), which gives ChatGPT access to data sources, tools, and workflows in connected apps. The Apps SDK is now available in preview to developers. OpenAI…

On Thursday, OpenAI urged a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it poached employees from Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI to steal trade secrets, labeling the case part of Musk’s “ongoing harassment” of the company. Blake Brittain for Reuters: ‎ xAI’s lawsuit, filed last week in federal court in San Francisco, alleged that OpenAI engaged in a “deeply troubling pattern” of hiring away former xAI employees to gain access to trade secrets related to its AI chatbot Grok, which it said was more advanced than OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The lawsuit is part of a broader legal battle between Musk and OpenAI, which he co-founded alongside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, amid a high-stakes race in Silicon Valley for talent and to…

Elon Musk Apple’s agreement with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is not exclusive and does not stifle competition, Apple’s lawyers argued on Tuesday, urging a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by xAI, the AI company founded by multibillionaire Elon Musk. xAI is seeking billions in damages, claiming that Apple’s deal with OpenAI unfairly disadvantages the X app and xAI’s Grok app by reducing their prominence in the App Store. Reuters: ‎ Under a deal announced in June 2024, Apple has integrated ChatGPT into its operating system for iPhones, iPads and Macs. Musk owns both X and xAI, which owns the Grok chatbot. Apple and OpenAI have “locked up markets to maintain their monopolies and prevent innovators like X…

According to Bloomberg News‘ Mark Gurman, Apple has created a ChatGPT-like iPhone app, code-named Veritas, to test and refine a major Siri overhaul planned for next year. Intended for internal use, the app allows Apple’s AI team to evaluate new Siri features, such as searching personal data and executing in-app tasks. After several delays, the revamped Siri is set to launch as early as March, and its performance could either drive Apple’s AI resurgence or widen the gap with smartphone competitors. Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News: ‎ The app essentially takes the still-in-progress technology from the new Siri and puts it in a form employees can test out more efficiently. The company also can gather feedback on whether the chatbot…

Jony Ive (left) and Sam Altman OpenAI has partnered with China-based Apple device assembler Luxshare to develop a consumer device, according to The Information, citing sources familiar with the matter. The pocket-sized prototype, still in development, is designed to integrate closely with OpenAI’s AI models, including ChatGPT, and features context-aware capabilities. Artist’s conception of OpenAI GenAI device (image: Ben Geskin via X) Reuters: ‎ Such a gadget could eat into the markets of Apple and other consumer electronics makers by offering an alternative to users for interacting with AI, challenging the dominance of smartphones and traditional hardware. ‎ MacDailyNews Take: Could, but very likely won’t. (See the Humane AI Pin, for example.) OpenAI bought hardware startup io Products, founded by…