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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI demonstrated its new iPhone integration on Wednesday as iOS 18.2 rolled out to users, bringing ChatGPT directly into Siri, writing tools and camera features. The feature update, shown off on day five of OpenAI’s “ 12 Days of Shipmas ” product launches, marks a rare opening of Apple’s core iPhone features to outside software. ChatGPT can now process commands through Siri and handle tasks across the operating system. “When Siri thinks that it would be helped by giving a task over to ChatGPT, it can just hand it off,” Dave Cummings, engineering manager for ChatGPT at OpenAI, explained during Wednesday’s demonstration. The system works through three main paths: Siri voice commands, Writing Tools for text editing and Visual Intelligence through the Camera Control button. Users can access basic ChatGPT features without an account, although premium capabilities require a subscription. Inside Apple’s AI strategy: Why the iPhone maker chose OpenAI instead of building its own The partnership addresses critical challenges for both companies. Apple, despite its $3 trillion market capitalization, has struggled to match competitors in AI development. Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude have demonstrated capabilities that surpass anything in Apple’s current AI portfolio. “We really want to make ChatGPT as frictionless and easy to use everywhere,” Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said during Wednesday’s press conference. “We love Apple devices, and so this integration is one that we’re very, very proud of.” The timing of this release could boost Apple’s high-end device sales at a crucial moment. While the company doesn’t break out AI-specific revenue, limiting these features to iPhone 15 Pro models and newer devices creates a compelling reason for consumers to upgrade. This strategy mirrors Apple’s previous pattern of using advanced features — like ProRAW photography or ProRes video — to drive adoption of its premium devices, which carry margins estimated at over 60%. The move also positions Apple differently in the AI race. Rather than competing head-on with Google and Microsoft in building foundational AI models, Apple is leveraging partnerships to bring AI to its ecosystem while maintaining its focus on hardware and user experience. This approach could prove more profitable in the short term, as AI model training remains enormously expensive with uncertain returns. The $5 billion question: How OpenAI plans to monetize its million-user iPhone base For OpenAI, the partnership provides immediate access to Apple’s installed base of more than one billion iPhone users . This comes at a crucial time for the AI company, which is under pressure to generate revenue while managing massive computing costs. Recent reports indicate OpenAI’s computing expenses could reach $5 billion annually by 2025. The partnership also arrives amid OpenAI’s broader monetization push. The company recently announced a partnership with defense contractor Anduril and launched a $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro tier. OpenAI’s CFO Sarah Friar has indicated the company is exploring advertising revenue streams . Corporate AI spending could shift as ChatGPT comes to enterprise iPhones For enterprise users, this integration represents more than just a new iPhone feature. Many companies have invested heavily in standalone AI solutions, often paying for multiple services like Jasper , Claude or corporate ChatGPT licenses . Native iPhone AI integration could consolidate these tools, potentially reshaping how businesses approach mobile productivity. Companies might shift their enterprise software budgets from specialized AI applications to platforms that integrate seamlessly with Apple’s ecosystem. The integration could also reshape the competitive landscape. Google, which pays Apple billions annually to remain the iPhone’s default search engine, may need to reassess its mobile strategy. The search giant has already accelerated its AI efforts, recently launching Gemini across its products. Apple’s privacy-first reputation influenced the integration’s design. The system requires explicit user permission before sharing data with ChatGPT, and anonymous usage options preserve user privacy. All processing occurs on-device for basic features, with more advanced capabilities requiring cloud computation. The future of mobile AI: A new platform war begins The partnership highlights a broader shift in computing, where AI capabilities become as fundamental as operating systems themselves. We’re seeing the emergence of a new platform war, but unlike the mobile OS battles of the 2000s, this one centers on AI integration. The stakes are much higher: Whoever controls the AI interface likely controls the primary way users will interact with technology for years to come. Apple’s choice to partner rather than compete suggests they’ve learned from history — sometimes being the platform that hosts the best services is more valuable than trying to build everything in-house. OpenAI has more announcements planned as part of its “ 12 Days of Shipmas ” campaign. But the Apple partnership may prove the most consequential, reshaping how a billion users interact with AI technology daily. Neither company is exchanging cash payments in the initial partnership, with Apple viewing the massive distribution potential of its devices as compensation enough for OpenAI. However, future revenue-sharing agreements are being explored, particularly around ChatGPT’s premium subscriptions. For OpenAI, the deal offers something potentially priceless: Seamless access to hundreds of millions of Apple devices. For Apple, it’s a strategic play that keeps the company competitive in AI while maintaining flexibility to partner with other providers like Google and Anthropic — suggesting that in the emerging AI platform wars, Apple is positioning itself not as a combatant, but as the battlefield itself. Stay in the know! Get the latest news in your inbox daily By subscribing, you agree to VentureBeat's Terms of Service. Thanks for subscribing. Check out more VB newsletters here . An error occured.
Shooter kills UnitedHealthcare’s CEO in an ambush in New YorkWorld Football governing body, FIFA has officially announced that Saudi Arabia would host the 2034 men’s World Cup. Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa and Saudi Arabia’s minister of sports and youth Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal celebrated the announcement. Meanwhile, of the 15 stadiums identified to hold matches at the 2034 World Cup, four have been built so far. Fifa also confirmed that Spain, Portugal and Morocco will be joint hosts for the 2030 tournament. Three matches in the 2030 tournament will also be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to mark 100 years of the competition. Read Also: UCL: Juve pile pressure on Man City as Arsenal cruise to victory The hosts for both World Cups were confirmed at Wednesday’s Extraordinary Fifa Congress meeting following a vote involving the 211 member nations represented at the meeting over a video link. Nations gave their votes by ‘acclamation’ – clapping in front of their cameras via their video links. Fifa president Gianni Infantino responded to criticism the organisation has received over the decisions. “We are aware of critics and fears and I fully trust our hosts to address all open points,” he said. “We have a transparency that will shape real and lasting change. That is what we expect and what we look forward to – social improvements and positive human rights impacts. “That is one of the responsibilities of hosting a World Cup, and the world will of course be watching.” Opinions Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs. As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake. If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause. Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development. Donate NowProtesters at a candlelight vigil to condemn President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declaration of the failed martial law and to call for his resignation in Seoul, on Dec 5. Members of Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and civic groups during a demonstration in Seoul on Dec 4. A South Korea flag flies above a sign that reads "The prosecution's dictatorship" as protesters take part in a rally at the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec 5. Republic of Korea Marine Corps veterans shave their heads during a demonstration calling for the dismissal and impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, in Seoul on Dec 5. SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol looks set to hang on to office – at least for now – despite a disastrous stab at establishing martial law in the country, with his ruling People Power Party (PPP) rallying around him against the opposition’s efforts to impeach him. That means that the motion to charge him with “violating the Constitution and the law”, to be held on Dec 7, may not get its required majority in the legislature to be passed. Still, a legal guillotine – albeit politically motivated – continues to loom over Mr Yoon’s head, with the police now investigating him for treason over his botched attempt that plunged the nation into chaos for six hours on the night of Dec 3. Mr Yoon has not been seen in public since the early hours of Dec 4, when he repealed the martial law decree, although he had been expected to make a national address on Dec 5 to apologise for the debacle. A presidential official said that Mr Yoon would not be making any public statements for that day, without offering reasons. At any rate, the anticipated apology – while it would have mollified some – was not expected to significantly change the trajectory of his destiny. The police complaints were filed by an opposition party and a group of activists on Dec 5 against Mr Yoon, former defence minister Kim Yong-hyun, who is said to have masterminded the martial law move, and the Army Chief of Staff, General Park An-su, who was briefly military commander during the ill-fated self-coup. The trio are being accused of treason and other related charges for their roles in the short-lived martial rule on Dec 3. If found guilty, Mr Yoon and the others accused of treason may be sentenced to life in prison, or even death, reported local media. Mr Kim had resigned earlier on Dec 5 over his role in the midnight bungle, and has been slapped with a travel ban while investigations are ongoing. It is not clear how long the investigations will take. In the political arena, Mr Yoon’s fate is similarly unclear, though analysts say they believe he could well survive. South Korea’s main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung said it might be difficult to garner enough support from the ruling party to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol this week over his declaration of martial law. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG While the opposition has made it clear that it is out for Mr Yoon’s blood, his ruling PPP – despite being blindsided by Mr Yoon’s martial law move – is now rallying around the beleaguered President. PPP chief Han Dong-hoon, who was among the 18 ruling party lawmakers who had rushed to Parliament on Dec 3 to vote for the repeal of martial law, had been quick to denounce Mr Yoon’s action as “unconstitutional”, while calling for those responsible to be held accountable. But a day later, as he chaired his party’s meeting, Mr Han softened his stance, vowing to unite his party in blocking the impeachment motion, to “prevent harm from unprepared chaos to the public and PPP supporters”. Head of the ruling People Power Party Han Dong-hoon (centre) vowed to unite his party in blocking the impeachment motion. PHOTO: EPA-EFE The impeachment motion requires a two-thirds majority to pass the 300-member Parliament. This means that the opposition bloc, with 192 seats, will need at least eight PPP lawmakers to defect and back their Bill for Mr Yoon to be impeached. Adamant about pushing the motion through, the dominant opposition Democratic Party (DP) has urged ruling party lawmakers to “act according to one’s conscience, not political interests”. The six-party opposition coalition is also rallying citizens to join it for a massive protest in central Seoul on Dec 7, before the lawmakers proceed to the National Assembly to vote on the motion that evening at 7pm. The chances of the ruling party lawmakers defecting to the opposition are quite slim, even though they might have been bitterly disappointed with Mr Yoon’s actions, said Kyonggi University’s professor of political science and law Hahm Sung-deuk. “The conservatives are really afraid of losing power, in particular to opposition leader Lee Jae-myung. So, for now, they will still back Mr Yoon,” he told The Straits Times. The conservatives can ill afford to have two presidents from their parties impeached in a row. Conservative President Park Geun-hye of the Saenuri Party, who was elected in February 2013, was impeached and ousted in March 2017 on charges related to influence-peddling by her top aide Choi Soon-sil. More than half of the lawmakers from her party had voted in favour of the impeachment then. The liberal DP’s Moon Jae-in won the 2017 presidential election, and the conservatives barely managed to wrestle back power in 2022 when Mr Yoon won the presidential race with a very slim margin against the DP’s Mr Lee. Describing the impeachment of Ms Park as a “tragic memory” for the conservatives, Prof Hahm believed they would do all they could to block Mr Yoon’s impeachment this time round, in order to buy time to plan their next moves. If Mr Yoon resigns or is impeached and ousted, a snap presidential election that must take place within 60 days will likely see Mr Lee victorious. PPP chief Han, who is himself eyeing the next presidential race due in 2027, will not want to bear the cross of being a traitor by agreeing to the impeachment, said Prof Hahm. Mr Han, who was Mr Yoon’s colleague when they were both prosecutors, was briefly appointed as justice minister in 2022 by Mr Yoon before stepping down in December 2023 to lead the PPP in the April 2024 general election. The pair fell out in early 2024 over First Lady Kim Keon Hee’s luxury bag scandal. Mr Han, who met Mr Yoon with other party members on the evening of Dec 4 to discuss the next steps, told reporters after the meeting that he had asked Mr Yoon to leave the party. While leaving the party technically does not affect Mr Yoon’s presidency, it will mean his losing the party’s protection for a second round of impeachment, which the opposition will likely gun for if this one fails. With PPP’s protection not likely lasting beyond the first round of impeachment, the best exit option for Mr Yoon is to resign, said Prof Hahm. But as demonstrated by his drastic move to enforce martial rule in a misguided bid to consolidate power after months of hobbling along in a lame duck presidency, Mr Yoon is unlikely to give up easily. Kyung Hee University’s political science professor Ahn Byong-jin suggested that there could still be a chance for Mr Yoon to change his political fate. If the first impeachment is successful, it needs to be approved by the nine-member council of the Korean Constitutional Court. Pointing out that the council is made up of judges appointed by President Yoon, Prof Ahn thought that the possibility of the court rejecting the impeachment could not be ruled out. Mr Yoon could also possibly play the “fatigue” game, banking on a prolonged deadlocked situation for public anger to subside, before leaving on his own terms. “These ideas may sound unthinkable, but whatever happened that night was already unthinkable, so you have to consider the unthinkable!” Prof Ahn told ST. Other analysts were less optimistic. Dr Bong Young-shik of Yonsei University in Seoul thought that Mr Yoon could not avoid stepping down from power, as the opposition would likely ramp up more pressure by going after his wife. He believed Mr Yoon made the call to declare martial rule in an attempt to block the opposition’s impeachment of the state auditor and three top prosecutors over scandals surrounding the First Lady. “The impeachment process will likely unearth dirty, ugly stories that Mr Yoon is trying to block,” said Dr Bong. The motion to impeach the officials was passed by the opposition-led National Assembly on Dec 5. To Dr Lee Seong-Hyon, senior fellow at the US-based George H.W. Bush Foundation for US-China Relations, the game is likely over for Mr Yoon. He said: “Mr Yoon’s approval ratings were already languishing at around 20 per cent before the martial law debacle, and they are bound to sink further. “Governing effectively will be impossible, given his shattered credibility at home and abroad.” Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you. Read 3 articles and stand to win rewards Spin the wheel now
Jack Eichel says Team USA seeks to prove it has closed the gap on Canada at 4 Nations Face-OffHERENTALS, Belgium (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel sustained multiple fractures, a dislocated collarbone and lung contusions when he crashed into a vehicle while training in Belgium on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Evenepoel broke his right shoulder blade, right hand and a rib, his Soudal Quick-Step team said. He was scheduled for surgery after further examinations revealed "contusions on both lungs and a luxation of the clavicle.” “The clavicle will be operated on this evening, which if successful, should allow Remco to leave hospital tomorrow,” the team said in an update Tuesday night. “There will then be a two-week period of immobilization required following this, after which a plan for his return to training can be made.” Evenepoel had been treated at a hospital in Anderlecht before being moved to a facility in Herentals. Belgian media reported Evenepoel was unable to avoid the door of a post office vehicle when it was swung open. He never lost consciousness, but the impact was heavy enough to break the frame of his bicycle. Photographs online showed Evenepoel sitting beside an ambulance, wrapped in a blanket and holding his arm. Evenepoel was the first cyclist to sweep the road race and time trial at an Olympic Games when he triumphed in both in Paris in August. A two-time world champion, Evenepoel also won the Spanish Vuelta in 2022 and finished third in the Tour de France this year. “He was lying on the ground for a while,” said Bart De Pelseneer, who has a butcher’s shop nearby. “It was clearly a heavy blow. The door of the postal car was also completely twisted. His bike was completely broken, they folded it up like a wheelchair. “When I went to look, he looked deathly pale. The emergency services gave him a Coke. His wife, Oumi, was here at about the same time as the emergency services.” AP cycling: https://apnews.com/hub/cycling
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All’s fair in love and football for Cade York and Zoë Dale . York, an NFL kicker for the Cincinnati Bengals, and Dale, who is a cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys , have been an item since summer 2024 despite their different football allegiances. “[Our teams] are playing on Monday, and I was like, ‘Well, Zoë, I will see you at home no matter what,’” York told reporters in December 2024. “It’s pretty cool. ... She’s going to be rooting for me. It’s gonna be great. She already told me [during] second quarter and fourth quarter is when she’s on the visitor’s side, so I’ll have to sneak her a couple smiles.” The Bengals and the Cowboys faced off at the Texas team’s home stadium on December 9, 2024. It was York’s first game for the Bengals after he was elevated from the practice squad roster. During the game, he even scored a field goal. “Praise God,” Dale was heard saying from her perch on the sidelines. After York’s team won the game, he ran over to the sidelines to reunite with Dale for a victory kiss. York was initially drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2022 and traded to the Washington Commanders two years later. After playing one game with the Commanders, he was waived in September 2024 before being signed by the Bengals. Dale, for her part, first made the DCC squad in July 2023. In 2024, she successfully auditioned for her second year with the team. (The cheer squad is notably the subject of Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders docuseries.) Keep scrolling for Dale and York’s full relationship timeline: York and Dale made their romance Instagram official in her monthly recap post. In the sweet snap, York wrapped his arms around Dale outside Tex-Mex eatery Marty B’s. Dale celebrated her 22nd birthday with York by her side. You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News “Happy birthday to my girl! Love you and so thankful God has put you in my life,” he gushed via Instagram on October 18. Dale and York jointly shared footage from the Bengals vs. Cowboys game, captioning it with a Bible verse from Romans 5:3-5. “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope,” the caption read. “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
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Canada's Trudeau returns home after Trump meeting without assurances that tariffs are off the tableMichigan running back Kalel Mullings added some fuel to the fire after a fight broke out following the Wolverines' 13-10 upset victory over No. 2 Ohio State. "You hate to see stuff like that after the game," Mullings said after the win. "It's just bad for the sport, bad for college football. But at the end of the day, they gotta learn how to lose man. You can't be fighting and stuff just because you lost the game." "Classless in my opinion," he added. Several players on the Big Ten rivals were involved in a large altercation at midfield once the game concluded and the Wolverines attempted to plant their flag on the Buckeyes' logo. This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis. For more from Bleacher Report on this topic and from around the sports world, check out our B/R app , homepage and social feeds—including Twitter , Instagram , Facebook and TikTok .
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