OpenAI buys Johnny Ive's company and the pen device

In episode 87 of The AI Fix, Mark explains why you shouldn’t put off worrying about AI until after your pilates class, while guest host Nik Roberts stumbles into a social network full of bots obsessing over the temperature in Tokyo.

Plus, Nik explains why he’s banking on piña coladas, a time machine, and a squad of AI ambassadors to survive the coming AI jobpocalypse.

Also in this episode: our hosts wonder if Zuck warms his coffee on Blackwell chips, OpenAI drops $6.5 billion on a pen, Qwen quietly racks up more downloads than you’ve had hot dinners, and a robot learns to lip-sync by singing into the mirror.

Episode links:

• Robot learns to lip-sync.
• NVIDIA launches Vera Rubin, its next major AI platform.
• Alibaba's Qwen overtakes Western rivals in global AI adoption.
• OpenAI confirms first consumer device for 2026.
• A social network where only AI can post.
• AI Feed.
• FTC sues JustAnswer for deceptive subscription practices.

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