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Apple said to build internal ChatGPT-style chatbot app, but not for consumers
Bay Area Times
September 29, 2025
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1. Apple said to build internal ChatGPT-style chatbot app, but not for consumers
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Codenamed Veritas, the app is designed to test the new Siri technology.
Employees can type requests, get responses, and hold back-and-forth conversations — just like with ChatGPT.
It can also perform in-app actions, such as editing photos or searching user data.
Separately, M5 MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs, and 2 monitors are reportedly “nearing” mass production for Q4 2025 or Q1 2026.
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3. Trump to meet Democrats on Mon. with shutdown standoff intensifying
Markets see a 66% chance of a U.S. government shutdown by Oct. 1:
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