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Tuesday • July 29, 2025
OpenAI Hiring Engineers to Build the ‘World’s Most Innovative Mobile Devices’
The Company’s Hiring Activity Has Spurred Further Speculation About Its Upcoming Hardware Device
OpenAI is currently hiring for multiple positions in the consumer hardware sector, fuelling speculation about what the company might develop for its upcoming device given its collaboration with former Apple design lead Jony Ive.
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Monday • July 28, 2025
Alibaba to launch AI-powered glasses creating a Chinese rival to Meta
The Glasses will be Powered by Alibaba’s Qwen Large Language Model and Its Advanced AI Assistant, Quark
The Hangzhou, headquartered company is one of the leaders in China’s AI space, aggressively launching new models with capabilities that compete with Western counterparts like OpenAI. Many tech companies see wearables, specifically glasses, as the next frontier in computing alongside the smartphone.
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Wednesday • July 16, 2025
Huawei Tops China Smartphone Market for First Time in Years
Huawei Technologies Co. Took the Top Spot in China’s Smartphone Market for the First Time in More than Four Years, a Comeback Fueled by New Designs and Software
Huawei’s recovery follows years of US export restrictions, which spurred the company to develop its own hardware and technologies, including artificial intelligence chips. In 2024, Huawei launched several smartphones powered by domestically designed and manufactured semiconductors, including the world’s first commercially available device with two folds.
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Tuesday • July 8, 2025
Meta Invests $3.5 Billion in World’s Largest Eye-Wear Maker in AI Glasses Push
Meta Platforms Inc. Bought a Minority Stake in EssilorLuxottica SA, Deepening the US Tech Giant’s Commitment to the Smart Glasses Industry
“This represents another step in Meta’s commitment to the smart-glasses category,” Bernstein analysts said in a research note. The two companies have worked together for several years to develop AI-powered smart glasses.
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Friday • June 6, 2025
Apple AI Mobile Referral Traffic Could Shake Google To Its Core
Industry Watchers Are Keeping an Eye on Changes to Apple’s AI Intelligence and Search Products
While mobile accounts for more than half of global web traffic, AI search engines are making the biggest impact on desktops. A reversal of user behavior patterns could change that.
Next week, Apple hosts its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025, which showcases the company’s software. Industry watchers are keeping an eye on changes to its AI Intelligence and search products.
The market implications are vast. For publishers it means that while AI search referrals are growing, mobile — the dominant traffic source — remains untapped.
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Monday • June 2, 2025
Samsung and Perplexity AI in Partnership Talks
The Companies Are in Talks to Include Perplexity’s App and Assistant on New Samsung Devices
The arrangement would see the South Korean company invest in the artificial intelligence firm as it integrates its technology into its hardware, the report said. The companies are in talks to include Perplexity’s app and assistant on new Samsung devices. Samsung would also integrate the startup’s search features into the Samsung web browser.
The firms have also discussed including Perplexity’s technology into Samsung’s Bixby virtual assistant, according to the report.
The tie-up is expected to be announced this year, the report said. Samsung aims to include Perplexity’s service as a default assistant option in its Galaxy S26 phone, which is set to launch in the first half of 2026.
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