OpenAI CEO Sam Altman details his company's ambitious plan to produce 100 million AI devices "fully aware of a user's surroundings and life."

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Will Jony Ive and Sam Altman dethrone Apple? Many think that in a battle of OpenAI vs. Apple, the iPhone maker is on borrowed time.

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On May 6, 1998, Steve Jobs unveiled the brightly colored, translucent Bondi Blue iMac G3. The original iMac launch helped save Apple.

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On April 24, 2015, the original Apple Watch launch meant fans could finally try the smartwatch dubbed the "next chapter in Apple history."

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On April 13, 2005, a sketchy early rumor suggested Apple was building a tablet computer. This first iPad rumor got the tech world buzzing.

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On March 29, 2012, Apple settled its "Antennagate" controversy by giving affected iPhone 4 owners the chance to claim a whopping $15 payout.

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On March 20, 1997, Apple released the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh, a futuristic, special-edition Mac that was way ahead of its time.

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On February 22, 2001, Apple introduced the iMac G3 Special Edition in wildly colorful Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian patterns.

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On January 27, 2010, Steve Jobs unveiled the first-generation iPad. A few months later, It became Apple's fastest-selling new product ever.

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On November 18, 2003, Apple debuted its 20-inch iMac G4. The sunflower-inspired design looked familiar, but the screen was noticeably larger.

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On October 29, 2012, Apple fired rising star Scott Forstall in the aftermath of the disastrous Apple Maps launch.

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On October 20, 2009, Apple goes big with a iMac redesign, introducing the world to its first 27-inch display in a unibody iMac.

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On September 18, 2013, the iOS 7 redesign killed off skeuomorphism at Apple. The iPhone's controversial new OS divided the tech world.

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For a new jacket design, Jony Ive teams up with Italian clothing-maker Moncler to reinvent the button. The magnetic clasp sounds very cool.

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On July 21, 1999, Apple debuted the iBook, a colorful laptop that resembled the iMac G3 and helped introduce the world to Wi-Fi.

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On July 17, 2002, Apple shipped an iMac G4 with a 17-inch screen. The widescreen LCD display soon became the envy of computer users.

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On July 3, 2001, Apple suspended production of its Power Mac G4 Cube, one of the most notable busts in the company's history.

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On June 23, 2003, Apple released its gorgeous Power Mac G5 computer, sometimes affectionately nicknamed "the cheese grater" by Apple fans.

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On June 16, 2010, Apple reported a massive surge of interest in its upcoming iPhone 4, with 600,000 sales on the first day of preorders.

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No one knows what it will look like or what it will do, but it appears more than $1 billion in funding might be on the way for the project.

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This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: We always expect Apple silicon to make our smartphones faster, but iPhone 15 could be a speed demon in unsuspected ways. Like, it might deliver 80 times faster data transfers through the port that replaces Lightning. Anyone who moves large files around should be thrilled with the latest […]

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On this week's Cult of Mac podcast, we hash out the latest iPhone 15 rumors and bitch about how bad the iOS 17 beta screwed up our iPhones.

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Working for free out of pure love, Jony Ive and his LoveFrom firm tweaked a classic turntable's design for its 50th anniversary.

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Apple fans balked at the price of "Designed by Apple in California" when it came out. Bet they wish they'd paid it then so they could sell it now.

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This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: The upcoming 15.5-inch MacBook Air might be the perfect laptop for many people. In fact, Erfon plans to buy one almost immediately. And he might get his chance in as little as six weeks! How can he contain his excitement? Also on The CultCast: What’s next for iPhone […]

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This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: The first reviews of the 2023 HomePod make Apple’s updated smart speaker sound pretty formidable. We can’t wait to hear for ourselves. (Unfortunately, if you didn’t already place your HomePod order, you’re probably looking at a substantial hang time.) Also on The CultCast: An iPad with a folding […]

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Apple reportedly stopped looking for a replacement VP of Industrial Design, a high-profile position once held by Jony Ive.

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Ive and his team came up with a big red nose to go along with charity Comic Relief's Red Nose Day on March 17.

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Three years after the influential Jony Ive vacated the role of hardware design chief at Apple, it’s opening up again, according to a report. Vice President of Industrial Design Evans Hankey, who stepped into the top job in 2019, plans to step down. And Cupertino hasn’t said yet who will take over when she goes. […]

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Something unexpected came out of Vox Media’s Code conference Wednesday — a birth announcement for The Steve Jobs Archive. The new repository celebrates the Apple co-founder’s life and strives to share his values. Various programs are planned. In a panel discussion, Apple CEO Tim Cook, former design honcho Jon Ivy and Jobs’ widow, Laurene Powell […]

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Designer and Apple maven Basic Apple Guy offered a delightful surprise Friday with his new “Apple Stage” wallpaper for Mac, iPad and iPhone. The stunning rainbow wallpaper sports a design inspired by the real-life, six-color stage structure created by Cupertino design legend Jony Ive at Apple Park. Apple Stage rainbow wallpaper released Friday On Friday […]

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This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: Everyone’s raving about the new M2-powered MacBook Air — and so are we. Although Erfon just bought a different Apple laptop (and offers up a pro tip for anybody thinking of getting the hot new MBA). Also on The CultCast: Bye-bye, Jony Ive. We’re gonna miss ya. Mostly. […]

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Now that Jony Ive and Apple have finally severed ties completely, it’s time for Cupertino’s current Industrial Design team to get the recognition it deserves. Ive’s old Industrial Design team at Apple has been doing stellar work in his absence, but without getting the full credit. As long as Ive was still an Apple consultant, […]

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Jony Ive’s 30-year partnership with Apple is over. Ive and Apple have reportedly severed ties completely, ending a relationship that spanned more than three decades and resulted in some of Apple’s biggest products, including the iPhone, iMac, Apple Watch, spaceship campus, numerous retail stores and much more. Jony Ive and Apple: Teammates no more Former […]

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Apple's tiny gadget changed the way we listen to, buy and store music. Here is definitive guide to the history of the iPod.

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Former Apple design chief Jony Ive recently served as a guest editor for the UK’s Financial Times. In the magazine’s “How to Spend It” issue, he lists a dozen tools he finds indispensable for “making.” More specifically, these are his top picks “for making, for marking, for measuring, and carrying with you every day.” But […]

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One of the many things that set an Apple Watch apart from traditional watches is the massive selection of inexpensive straps. Cupertino made installing Apple Watch bands so easy that you can change up your look on a dime — and for almost that little money. While seemingly millions of options exist for a mere […]

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In 2016, Apple proudly unveiled a new MacBook Pro that rejected the HDMI port, the MagSafe charger and the SD card reader of the past. Fast forward to 2021, and the company just released new MacBook Pro models with an HDMI port, MagSafe and SD card reader. Why the reversal? Apple’s head of design Jony […]

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A new video for the Google Pixel 5a pokes fun at the ones Jony Ive used to make gushing about the smallest details in designs of Apple products. While an homage, the video also exhibits a cutting edge. It highlights the new Android smartphone’s headphone jack, a feature Ive removed from iPhones. Still, Apple fans […]

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Former Apple design boss Jony Ive has hired at least four of his former Cupertino colleagues to work at his LoveFrom design firm, according to The Information. Since leaving Apple in 2019, Ive reportedly hired Chris Wilson, Patch Kessler, Jeff Tiller and Wan Si. All four worked with Ive in Apple’s design team. Wilson created […]

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Former Apple design chief Jony Ive emphasized the power of imagination and innovation in a virtual commencement address to graduating students from the California College of the Arts. “Without imagination, without profoundly new thinking, and potent ideas, our practice has no purpose,” Ive said in a stylized video against a black background. In his 15-minute […]

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Steve Jobs didn’t turn off his phone often. But if he did, it probably meant that he was in Jony Ive’s Industrial Design department, where Jobs relaxed by scouring prototypes of future Apple products. That’s according to Jobs’ former assistant, Naz Beheshti, in a new book titled Pause. Breathe. Choose: Become the CEO of Your […]

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Today marks 45 years since a little outfit called the Apple Computer Company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Apple set out to build and sell personal computers. Since then, it’s risen from a hobbyist startup to a tech giant valued at more than $2 trillion. In the last four and […]

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Something weird is brewing in Apple land. The company, which for years wasn’t big on embracing its past, has gone retro. While the innovations — ranging from the first 5G iPhones to the exciting new Macs powered by Apple’s proprietary processors — keep coming, Cupertino is reportedly revisiting some of its past designs for its […]

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Don’t expect too much from Apple’s first virtual reality headset. A new report warns that Cupertino’s first stab at a wearable VR system, which could come in 2022, will be expensive with a limited set of capabilities. The device is believed to be designed primarily as a “niche precursor” to more ambitious AR/VR glasses that […]

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Since leaving Apple in the middle of last year, Sir Jony Ive has launched a new design agency, LoveFrom, and taken on clients including Airbnb. Now he could be headed for the figurative driver’s seat at Ferrari — as the Italian luxury carmaker’s next CEO. Possibly. According to a report from Reuters, Ive — by […]

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This week on The CultCast: The reviews are in, so let’s talk about iPhone 12! Plus: The honest truth about iPhone 12’s 5G; the original HomePod gets powerful new features, and Jony Ive gets a brand-new job. And now, The CultCast has video! Or subscribe to our audio episodes if you don’t like our faces. […]

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Sir Jony Ive, who once headed up the design of all Apple hardware and software, is now working on future Airbnb products. His design company, LoveFrom, will collaborate over the next several years with the vacation rental service. “Today, I’m thrilled to announce that Jony and his partners at LoveFrom will be engaging in a […]

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Apple’s VR and AR headset ambitions fueled a clash between Apple Technology Development Group executive Mike Rockwell and former design boss Jony Ive, who left Apple last year, a new Bloomberg report claims. The article traces the development of an Apple VR and AR headset to late 2015. It claims Apple dedicated up to 1,000 […]

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Apple’s Information Systems & Technology division (IS&T) has come under scrutiny in a new book that analyzes the business practices and cultures of America’s biggest tech companies. Scoring a coding job at Apple is a dream gig for most developers, but an excerpt from Alex Kantrowitz’s book, Always Day One, reveals that if you accept […]

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You’re at home with time to ponder stuff. That’s what industrial designers, including legendary former Apple design chief Jony Ive, do for a living. This week, you can take a free peek inside the head of Ive and other renowned designers with the documentary Objectified. Filmmaker Gary Hustwit, who made the 2009 film, is streaming […]

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Jony Ive has been largely quiet since his departure from Apple was first confirmed back in June. But now Ive has resurfaced — through a charitable contribution to the Daily Mail newspaper’s orchard-planting campaign. Ive, who was instrumental in placing trees into Apple Stores, has donated 100,000 British pounds ($131,000) to the paper’s Be A Tree […]

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Former design chief Jony Ive today disappeared from Apple’s leadership page after leaving Cupertino. Ive joined Apple in 1992 and led its design team from 1996. He is credited for helping rescue the company from the brink of bankruptcy with a slew of iconic products. It’s not quite the end of Ive’s relationship with Apple, […]

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The new 16-inch MacBook Pro is a sign of a fundamental shift at Apple: It includes a keyboard that makes this laptop slightly less stylish but more useful. It’s hard to believe this would have happened in the days when chief designer Jony Ive’s habit of putting form ahead of function still reigned supreme over […]

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The first new iPhone since Jony Ive left Apple is thicker, heavier and longer lasting. Is better iPhone battery life a coincidence?

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