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Happy Thursday! “Sometimes silence says the most.” At Apple’s iPhone 17 launch, the sleek new hardware stole the show — while AI barely got a mention. Catch this story and more in today’s Top AI News!

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iPhone 17 Drops, But AI’s Big Debut Is in Your Ears

Apple unveiled the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and a new ultra-thin iPhone Air — but AI barely made the spotlight. The most notable AI feature wasn’t for the phones at all, but for AirPods 3, which are getting real-time translation. Meanwhile, Siri was absent from the event, even as competitors like Google push ahead with more advanced AI on their devices. Reports suggest Apple may lean on third-party AI models, such as Google Gemini, to fill the gap (watch Apple’s announcement).

Microsoft is Bringing Anthropic AI to Office 365

Microsoft will reportedly integrate Anthropic’s Claude models into Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, expanding beyond its previous reliance on OpenAI. According to The Information, Microsoft leaders believe Claude Sonnet 4 outperforms OpenAI in certain tasks, such as designing visually appealing PowerPoint slides. The move comes as Microsoft negotiates a new deal with OpenAI while also developing its own in-house models.

OpenAI CEO Altman Says Social Media Feels “Fake”

Sam Altman shared on X that bots have made it extremely difficult to know whether social media posts are written by real people. His comments came after noticing a flood of r/Claudecode posts where users claimed to be switching to OpenAI Codex from Claude Code. While acknowledging Codex’s strong growth, he admitted the posts felt manufactured, blaming a mix of LLM-speak, social media incentives, and possible astroturfing. Altman concluded that AI Reddit and AI Twitter now feel “very fake” compared to a year or two ago (see Altman’s full post).

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⚛️ AI Meets Nuclear Power’s Business Side: Startup Nuclearn has developed AI-driven documentation and workflow tools now used at over 65 nuclear reactors worldwide. Designed to modernise back-end operations and reduce human error, the platform just secured $10.5 million in Series A funding to scale adoption (see Nuclearn’s announcement).

🔒 Oura CEO Denies Sharing User Data with Government: Oura CEO Tom Hale directly addressed viral claims that the smart health ring maker was handing user health data to the U.S. government, calling them “simply not true.” Hale clarified that while Oura does work with the Department of Defense, the program runs in a separate, secure environment, with no access to user data (watch Hale’s response).

🖥️ Nvidia Unveils Rubin CPX for Long-Context AI: Nvidia has announced the Rubin CPX, a new GPU built to handle context windows larger than 1 million tokens. The chip is part of the upcoming Rubin series and is optimized for long-sequence processing, enabling better performance for tasks like video generation and software development (see Nvidia’s announcement).

🎧 Amazon Music Personalizes Your Mondays: Amazon Music is rolling out a new AI-driven feature called Weekly Vibe, designed to refresh your playlists every week. Each Monday, it generates personalized playlists based on your recent listening habits, evolving musical moods, and interests (see more).

🛡️ California’s AI Safety Bill Gains a Major Ally: AI safety firm Anthropic has endorsed California’s SB 53, which would require major AI developers to publish safety reports and establish whistleblower protections. The bill targets extreme risks like AI-driven cyberattacks or bioweapons, rather than near-term issues like deepfakes (see Anthropic’s announcement).

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