Gregg Thurman on Jony Ive's AI project draws a lawsuit from Apple - '” Sam Altman, with every test, has been failing my sense of integrity and trustworthiness” OpenAI’s BoD fired Altman for undisclosed conduct. Altman fought back (and won) then fired the Directors that acted against him. I never understood what that was all about. Since then I have grown wary of Altman, but could never pinpoint the reason. I now know why.'
on Apple dodged chip tariffs by doing a deal with Intel - 'How things change. The conservative position used to be a favorite saying of Maine’s junior senator, Angus King: “Government should not be in the business of picking the winners.” Fast forward 13 years since he became Senator: China is ascendant in no small part because of its industrial planning, and the conservative position today is to go beyond picking winners by also pressuring their customers to support them. With so many American workers cheering on “made in America”, even Trump’s detractors are forced to admit it’s good politics. For those who want to see Trump and Vance out, the question becomes in part, how do we do a better job than Trump has done of creating more manufacturing jobs? There’s tons of justified criticism of Trump, but the question remains: what’s the better plan that many Trump voters will buy? Oddly, with Trump’s chaos, the bar for answering that question is pretty low–so what is it?'
on Jony Ive's AI project draws a lawsuit from Apple - 'My hypothesis: Apple’s purpose is not an eventual payout years from now. OpenAI has been considering an IPO, seeing how successful the SpaceXAI one went. It would be the big payout they have all been hoping for. That hope may be gone. This type of lawsuit, from such a large corporation, with connections to virtually every company OpenAI would want to work with (including the financial ones who would be responsible for the IPO) , could have a huge impact on the valuation of the IPO. It makes OpenAI a bit more toxic to work with. And who would want to piss off Apple by working with OpenAI? One part of this that is telling about culture – Apple claims that OpenAI lied to one of Apple’s suppliers, telling them Apple had given permission to reveal trade secrets when it had not. In an industry where trust remains a big part of the interactions, this could well poison OpenAI’s relationship with every supplier.'
on Jony Ive's AI project draws a lawsuit from Apple - 'I see Mark Gurman is now claiming previous beef… Apparently Tan was miffed when he was passed over for John Ternus as hardware chief of engineering at Apple a few years ago… So it might not be personal with the Jony dynamic, although that has to be part of it – it definitely appears personal with Tan. As an interesting note remember Steve’s widow Laurene and a number of Apple icons were invested in IO as well… doing quite well when Sam bought them out. They might be finding out that backing Jony is now caught up in backing Sam, something many of them must be squirming about. I recently discovered Steve’s discomfort with the military and intelligence communities and their interest in Next, (connected through Ross Perot). I can only imagine what is going on in AI land with the kind of applications it empowers.'
on Jony Ive's AI project draws a lawsuit from Apple - 'Is there a reason Apple picked now to go public with the claim and file the suit? In other words, it appears there been a lot of investigative work performed by Apple to back up the case. The cause of the claim didn’t create itself last week or last month.'
on Apple dodged chip tariffs by doing a deal with Intel - 'If the Trump Admin. is successful in forcing the diversifying of semiconductor supply chains for Apple and other US tech companies towards US suppliers while simultaneously boosting US chip companies, then something good will have come out of all of this.'
on Apple dodged chip tariffs by doing a deal with Intel - 'Corrupt because his family probably insider traded on the situation. Anyone look into Intel purchases by them before the announcements were made and the info confidential?'
on Jony Ive's AI project draws a lawsuit from Apple - 'Jony Ive has a legacy defining choice to make. What he does in the next 3-6 months could define him far more than anything he did at Apple. An eventual ugly and immoral loss, be it legally or simply in the court of public opinion, would be what most remember. Today’s generation were barely alive when he was doing great things at Apple. THIS is what they’ll remember.'
on Jony Ive's AI project draws a lawsuit from Apple - 'Howard Lindzon on StockTwits: lolol.. $AAPL suing open ai and Its no small thing time for sam altman to go If they have a shot at saving anything'
on Jony Ive's AI project draws a lawsuit from Apple - 'Unfortunately, we know the pattern from here. Lots of pre-trial motions. Lots of challenges. Lots of delays. Then if we’re lucky, a trial sometime before I die. Then lots and lots of appeals. The US justice system has a tremendous problem with rich litigants/defendants (of all political persuasions) who use the system to delay and frankly pervert the course of justice. But hopefully E. Jean Carroll gets her money from one of her lawsuits before she dies.'
on Jony Ive's AI project draws a lawsuit from Apple - 'I think that it is more than apparent that Sam Altman is an untrustworthy, lying, manipulating little man. And Jony Ive is a lesser person in my eyes for having got into bed with him. Here is all the evidence we need.'
on Premarket: Apple is red - 'Did the mini spike at about 3;40pm coincide with news of the open ai suit?'
on Jony Ive's AI project draws a lawsuit from Apple - 'I had to check on that term: A motion for preservation (or motion to preserve evidence) is a formal request asking a judge to order someone to save important information. You use it when you fear the other side might delete, throw away, or hide items or data needed for a fair trial. It works like asking a judge to put a “do not touch” sticker on a box of items. Here is how it works: Why it matters: In a lawsuit, evidence (proof) is key. If key facts disappear, you might lose your case. What it protects: It can save physical items (like a broken car part) or digital data (like text messages, emails, or security camera video). What happens next: If the judge approves the motion, the other side must save the items. If they break the rules and destroy the proof, the judge can punish them.'
on Jony Ive's AI project draws a lawsuit from Apple - '“We have no interest in other companies’ trade secrets.” Said no one ever!'
