OpenAI's First Device Isn't a Phone

A Speaker With No Screen at All

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It Can See, Sense, and Even Move

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Legendary Apple Designers Are Behind It

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Designed to Learn Who You Are

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One of Five Devices in the Works

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A Lawsuit Could Delay the Launch

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The AI Hardware Race Just Got Real

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