OpenAI has entered the hardware space, but Apple is already challenging the move with a lawsuit over alleged trade secret concerns involving former employees. We discuss OpenAI’s new device, Apple’s concerns, and whether this could become a bigger battle between two major tech companies.

We also break down a surprising AI safety incident where an OpenAI model, during a sandboxed security test, found a vulnerability, escaped its isolated environment, and accessed Hugging Face. The incident raises a bigger question: as AI systems become more capable, how do we properly regulate and control them?

Elsewhere, we discuss Vietnam’s proposed restrictions on social media for users under 16, Samsung’s latest Unpacked event featuring new foldables and smart glasses, Google’s selfie identity verification, SpaceX’s Starlink updates, Amazon bringing games to Prime Video, and Anthropic’s latest Opus 5 model.

In this episode:

• OpenAI’s first hardware device
• Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI
• How an AI model escaped a sandboxed test and accessed Hugging Face
• Vietnam’s social media restrictions for kids
• Samsung’s new foldables and smart glasses
• Google’s selfie verification system
• SpaceX, Amazon gaming, and Anthropic Opus 5

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WhatsApp is finally introducing usernames, allowing people to connect without sharing their phone numbers - but will the new system actually prevent impersonation?

We also discuss Sony’s reported plan to stop producing physical PlayStation game discs from 2028, marking another major step towards an all-digital gaming future.

Elsewhere, Anthropic is exploring a custom AI chip partnership with Samsung, the US government has suffered yet another cybersecurity breach, and OpenAI has reportedly considered offering the US government a 5% stake in the company.

Plus, Lime has finally gone public after years of uncertainty, but with around $1 billion in liabilities, is its IPO a fresh start or simply a financial lifeline?

In this episode:

• WhatsApp usernames and phone-number privacy

• The end of physical PlayStation games

• Anthropic’s potential Samsung AI chip

• Another US government cyberattack

• OpenAI’s reported 5% government stake proposal

• Lime’s long-awaited IPO

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AI is getting bigger, richer, and messier.

In this episode of TechTacToe, we break down the biggest stories shaping the future of tech: OpenAI’s reported IPO plans, SpaceX’s historic public market debut, Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire, Meta engineers reportedly calling their new AI work “soul-crushing,” Anthropic facing government restrictions over AI safety concerns, and Apple finally trying to catch up with Siri AI at WWDC 2026.

We discuss whether the AI boom is creating the next generation of trillion-dollar companies, whether Big Tech’s AI race is starting to crack internally, and what happens when governments begin treating frontier AI models as national security assets.

Also in this episode:
- Anthropic’s AI safety warnings backfiring on Fable model
- OpenAI’s path to a possible trillion-dollar valuation
- SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO and retail investor frenzy
- Meta’s chaotic AI reorganisation
- Apple’s long-awaited Siri AI comeback
- Whether the AI boom is innovation, a bubble, or both

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