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- Apple said to stage big AI comeback with robots, overhauled Siri
- Bullish +84% in public debut after $1.1B IPO
- Elonās xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin exits, announces VC firm
- Perplexity said to offer ~$1B for Brave, eye The Browser Co.
- Google Gemini adds ChatGPT-style memory for past chats
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1. Apple said to stage big AI comeback with robots, smart home devices, overhauled Siri
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Siri may get an animated Finder logo avatar on Appleās rumored tabletop robot.
The robot, rumored for 2027, may have a swiveling limb to track users and extend its 7ā display about half a foot from the base.
A virtual joystick could be provided on the iPhone to move around the robot. āPixar Lampā is the codename of the robot.
A separate mobile bot with wheels, similar to Amazonās Astro, is also rumored.
2026: a smart display, stripped-down variant of the tabletop robot, is rumored to arrive, lacking the arm and conversational Siri.
āCharismaticā, a blend of Apple TV and Apple Watch software, is said to power the smart display and tabletop robot.
Next spring: āLinwoodā with an entirely new brain built around LLMs, internally called LLM Siri, will reportedly debut.
āGlenwoodā to power Siri with outside AI tech is also rumored.
2. Bullish +84% in public debut after $1.1B IPO
The offering was upsized to 30M shares this week, with a higher price range.
$9.9B is Bullishās market value, based on the outstanding shares in its filing.
IPO ended 20x+ oversubscribed, with ~33% of orders reportedly getting no shares.
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4. Elonās xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin exits, announces VC firm
