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TWiT 1092: You Brought a Knife to a Wolf Fight - Apple Accuses OpenAI of Trade Secret Theft

Explore episode Jul 13, 2026

Coming out their own AI hardware device, and OpenAI will not release any device even if it's ready right now under this cloud of scrutiny. So this kicks back their launch date if they even had it ready for enough time for Apple to catch up and maybe beat them to market.

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Hardware Form Factor Wars: What Should OpenAI Build?

TWiT 1092: You Brought a Knife to a Wolf Fight - Apple Accu… · Jul 13, 2026 Technology

Everyone's guessing at the right AI hardware form factor. Patrick argues the phone wins by default. Wesley proposes a USB-C AI dongle that attaches to any device — an idea Leo calls something 'nobody has ever said before.' The real constraint isn't hardware; it's the camera privacy problem that will follow any always-on wearable.