OpenAI’s first AI device is reportedly on track for a late-2026 launch, with hints pointing to AI earbuds designed with Jony Ive’s team.

OpenAI’s Christopher Lehane said AI is not a bubble but a “general-purpose technology” comparable to the combustion engine, electricity and the semiconductor, innovations that permanently reshaped global productivity and economic growth.

In today’s Tech Bytes, Elon Musk is reportedly seeking up to $134 billion in damages from OpenAI. Musk cites the staggering figure in a new filing in his lawsuit. He accuses OpenAI of defrauding him by abandoning its nonprofit status after he contributed $38 million in seed money.

Jenny Xiao, who founded Leonis Capital in 2021, said AI needs more investors who understand frontier AI technology.

OpenAI is officially “on track” to unveil its much rumoured first hardware product in the second half of 2026. Speaking at Axios House Davos, OpenAI P.

OpenAI remains “on track” to debut its first AI hardware device in the second half of 2026, policy chief Chris Lehane said at Davos 2026.

OpenAI is quietly trying to do something that has eluded Silicon Valley for a generation: build a mass‑market gadget whose core components, from chips to casings, are conceived and manufactured entirely inside the United States.

The startup has partnered with Eli Lilly and enjoys the backing of some of Silicon Valley's most influential VCs.