Tech News Today Nov 6: Jony Ive’s New AI Device, Zuckerberg Claims Biden Admin Pressured Him, China’s New Spaceship, OpenAI’s Leaked AI Model, Canoo Loses CTO

Phong Yew Tong
2 min readNov 6, 2024
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  1. Jony Ive’s New AI Device with OpenAI: A Billion-Dollar Project.
    Jony Ive is collaborating with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on a new AI hardware project. The project aims to create a device powered by generative AI that can handle complex user requests. LoveFrom is leading the design, and the project could potentially raise $1 billion in funding.
  2. Zuckerberg Claims Biden Admin Pressured Facebook to Censor COVID Posts.
    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the Biden administration pressured his company to censor COVID-related content in 2021, but claims Meta ultimately made its own decisions about content removal.
  3. China’s New Spaceship is a Clear Copy of SpaceX’s Starship.
    China’s upcoming Long March 9 rocket, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, resembles SpaceX’s Starship, raising questions about inspiration and strategy in the space race.
  4. OpenAI’s Leaked AI Model Impresses Users Before Quick Shutdown.
    OpenAI’s full version of its 01 AI model was briefly leaked online, showcasing impressive capabilities before being quickly taken down by the company due to an unexpected access issue.
  5. Canoo Loses CTO, Now Down to One Co-Founder.
    Canoo has lost its co-founder and CTO Sohel Merchant, and is moving its operations out of Los Angeles, leaving only chief engineer Christoph Kuttner as the last founder remaining.

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