The new battle over the desktop

The new battle over the desktop

As Apple’s new desktop computers start shipping this week, the company’s executives are making an unusual pitch to corporate buyers: they are cheaper than renting data centres. Apple’s upgraded Mac Minis and Mac Studios which can cost nearly US$20 000 (R325 000) and handle AI tasks locally will go head-to-head against new desktop machines that…

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OpenAI plans desktop ‘super app’

OpenAI plans desktop ‘super app’

OpenAI has confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that it plans to fold its ChatGPT app, coding platform Codex and browser into a single desktop “super app” to simplify user experience. OpenAI president Greg Brockman will temporarily oversee the product overhaul and associated organisational changes, while chief of applications Fidji Simo will lead the sales team…

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