Apple's coming for 40 OpenAI employees

TechCrunch

General Compute raised $400 million in chip-backed debt to build inference cloud infrastructure using SambaNova chips, signaling investor confidence in cost-efficient alternatives to Nvidia GPUs and the growing importance of open-source model inference over expensive frontier model training.

Anthropic is expanding Claude Fable 5 access to Max and Team Premium plans at reduced limits starting July 20, with compensatory credits for lower-tier users, reflecting ongoing capacity management challenges.

Cline is an open-source coding agent that works across IDEs and terminals, supporting multiple AI providers with autonomous code editing, multi-agent coordination, and extensive integration options for development workflows and messaging platforms.

Testing Catalog

Google is preparing to bring Gemini Live voice mode to web/desktop and extend skills functionality from its Spark agent to all users, closing feature gaps with ChatGPT and Claude. Both additions are in testing with uncertain launch timing, possibly arriving alongside Gemini 3.6 Flash.

MacRumors

Apple has escalated its trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI by sending legal letters to around 40 former Apple employees, alleging systematic recruitment to access proprietary hardware designs and confidential information from over 400 ex-Apple staff now at OpenAI.