Apple is suing OpenAI over IP theft and trade secrets and its lawsuit revolves mostly around former employee Tang Tan, who worked on the iPhone. This case is going to be covered extensively and Sam Altman and Elon Musk are exchanging jabs. The big takeaway is that OpenAI's hardware ambitions can be delayed no matter how the case turns out. Discovery should be interesting. Keep in mind that this court battle will take time to play out. Settlement? Unlikely. Will this be entertaining? Definitely. We'll see how this plays out, but for now it's just a lot of noise.

Pangram posted data on how much AI is being used on social media. Chances are that any long-form post on LinkedIn had at least some AI help.

This quote gave me a chuckle (emphasis mine).

"LinkedIn also encourages AI use on its platform in several ways, including a built-in "Write with AI" button (now rebranded "Enhance post," but still offering AI writing assistance). People are noticing LinkedIn's growing reputation for slop – perhaps to combat it, an executive at LinkedIn recently announced that the platform would be detecting and downranking AI-generated posts using an in-house algorithm; ironically, the announcement was itself AI-generated. Whether or not the company is attempting to modulate AI in their feed, our users are still seeing a lot of AI writing on LinkedIn."

SK hynix, a memory giant, listed its American Depository Receipts on the Nasdaq and raised $26.5 billion. In a statement, SK Hynix said:

"With this listing, SK hynix plans to broaden its global investor base in the U.S. capital markets and further solidify its position as a "Core AI Partner.""

SK hynix ADRs were priced at $149 each and closed at $168.57.

Fidji Simo, OpenAI's application chief, said in a post on X she's stepping down to become a part-time advisor. She said:

"Three months ago, I had to go on medical leave after a severe exacerbation of a chronic illness I’ve lived with for seven years. During that time, it became clear that the road to recovery would be much longer and more complex than I had anticipated—and that I needed to focus on it fully.

When I went on leave, many people told me I was courageous for prioritizing my health. The truth is that I am only making this decision now because I failed to make it many times before.

Over the years, doctors, friends, colleagues, and loved ones encouraged me to slow down. Two years after I got sick, Facebook offered me the opportunity to take a full year of medical leave. I didn’t even pause to consider it. I immediately said no. At the time, Zuck told me I should play the long game. I wish I had listened."

OpenAI's CEO of Applications pens intro missive: 5 takeaways

Unit4 said it will enable new and existing cloud ERP customers to trial its AI tools for free if registered before December. Under the program, Unit4 will give customers access to its Advanced Virtual Agent (AVA), which works across Unit4's ERPx platform, through August 31, 2027.

According to Unit4, customers in the program will have a usage cap high enough for everyday use without exceeding limits and no commitments or surprise costs. When the trial ends, customers can decide whether to proceed with a subscription. Unit4 said its AI tools ae model agnostic and provide governance and context built in.

For midmarket companies, these programs are handy since a big part of their strategy will have to revolve around AI agents built into existing applications as well as bespoke apps and use cases.

Shipments of desktop, notebooks and workstations in the second quarter took a hit due to supply constraints and price increases, according to Omdia.

According to Omdia, notebook shipments fell 4.2% in the second quarter compared to a year ago and desktops fell 1.3%. Although Apple got the press for its MacBook price increases, all of the PC makers have been raising prices.

IBM has updated its IBM Bob agentic software platform with multi-agent tools, AI cost and use analytics (Bobalytics) and pre-built enterprise workflows for IBM Z, IBM i and Plus Java Modernization. Here's more on Bob 2.0.

OpenAI outlined GPT-Live, a model that can listen and speak at the same time. The model can even use fillers to keep a conversation going. The evaluations include "pleasantness and flow of conversation."

Samsung Electronics said it will host its Galaxy Unpacked event July 22 in London to announced what is expected to be new foldable devices. Meanwhile, Google has sent out updates for its Pixel 11 launch Aug. 12 in New York. Aside from new features all eyes will be on the price tag due to higher memory prices.

SambaNova said it has raised $1 billion in a Series F round and now has a valuation of $11 billion. SambaNova specializes in fast on-prem AI inference. The company said General Atlantic led its latest round.

The company also said JPMorgan Chase is now using SambaNova RDUs.

OpenAI said in a post on X that GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, Luna will launch Thursday. The company is expanding preview access globally.

Previously: OpenAI releases GPT-5.6 in limited preview pending US goverment sign off

Meta launched Muse Image its first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs. Muse Image will roll out on Instagram and WhatsApp first before expanding to Facebook, Messenger and its ad platform.