OpenAI to Acquire Pierre Computer Company for Codex

OpenAI to Acquire Pierre Computer Company to Expand Codex
Google Draws Backlash Over Tying School Search to AI Opt-In
Apple Watch Beta Adds Always-On Audio Intelligence and Siri Recaps

A Eye on AI - 12:31 PM
OpenAI says it will acquire Pierre Computer Company to expand Codex’s tools for building, understanding, and reviewing code. Google faces backlash after saying schools that do not opt in to AI tools like Gemini will lose Search access, with critics including Bernie Sanders and Lina Khan. Apple’s watchOS 27.3 developer beta adds Audio Intelligence features, including Siri Recaps and Live Rewind, raising privacy questions. Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team released FlashProve, an open-source zkSNARK prototype for proving which model produced an output. And The Verge reports voters approved restrictions on data center expansion in dozens of local ballot measures.

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