OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn't be the first partner to feel burned

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View this email online in your browser  May 15, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn't be the first partner to feel burned: OpenAI is so frustrated with Apple over a ChatGPT integration that failed to deliver the subscribers and prominence it expected that the company is now actively exploring legal action against the iPhone maker. Read More What happens when AI starts building itself?: Richard Socher's new $650 million startup wants to build an AI that can research and improve itself indefinitely — and he insists it will actually ship products. Read More Runway started by helping filmmakers. Now it wants to beat Google at AI.: AI video generation startup Runway is betting that video generation is the path to world models. And that being an AI outsider is an advantage, not a liability. Read More Disrupt 2026: Where deals and ideas ignite Oct 13–15 at San Francisco's Moscone West, 10,000 founders, investors, and operators gather for high-signal insights, curated connections, and real momentum. Register Now! A message from Deck AI that runs your software as-is No connectors. No migration. No changes to your stack. Deck operates your existing tools the way an employee would — logging in, clicking through, getting the job done. If a human can use it, Deck can too. Try It Free Morning Must-Reads Even GoPro is pivoting to defense: The action camera maker, like so many other companies these days, is looking to defense applications as it evaluates a possible sale. Read More Lovable just backed a company that's looking to bring vibe coding to hardware: Hardware company Atech raised $800,000 in pre-seed funding, including from a16z’s scout fund, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Nordic Makers.  Read More Cerebras raises $5.5B, then stock pops $108%, in the first huge tech IPO of 2026: A year ago, it looked like this day would never happen for Cerebras. Read More Cerebras IPO makes billions for Benchmark but VC Eric Vishria almost didn't take the meeting: Benchmark almost never backs hardware startups. So Eric Vishria dragged his feet 10 years ago before agreeing to hear Cerebras' pitch. Read More Osaurus brings both local and cloud AI models to your Mac: Osaurus combines local and cloud AI models in a Mac app that keeps users’ memory, files, and tools on their own hardware. Read More A message from Fidelity Your Pitch Isn’t the Only Thing Investors Are Evaluating.   Investors don’t just listen to what you say - they look at how your company operates. Is ownership clear? Do your numbers match your story? Can you answer follow-up questions without digging through spreadsheets? The Fundraise-Ready Startup Kit equips founders with the materials investors expect to see, before pressure is on. Because confidence in the room doesn’t come from slides. It comes from preparation.  Learn More Last but Not Least Elon Musk's SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger: More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weakened retention incentives. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107

OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn't be the first partner to feel burned

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View this email online in your browser  May 14, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 OpenAI is reportedly preparing legal action against Apple; it wouldn't be the first partner to feel burned: According to Bloomberg, OpenAI has enlisted an outside law firm to work through its options. Read More Clawdmeter turns your Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboard: A new open source gadget called Clawdmeter turns Claude Code usage stats into a tiny desktop dashboard for AI coding power users. Read More Elon Musk's SpaceXAI has been bleeding staff since its merger: More than 50 employees have reportedly left Elon Musk’s newly merged SpaceXAI since February, raising questions about burnout, leadership changes, talent poaching, and whether liquidity events weakened retention incentives. Read More A message from Alumni Ventures StrictlyVC Exclusive: You Could Be an Investor in High-Potential Startups Like These Don’t miss out! This week only, Alumni Ventures is offering readers early access to high-potential startup opportunities, including some of today’s most exciting AI, Deep Tech, Quantum Computing, Cybersecurity, and Space companies co-invested alongside top VC firms like Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Sequoia, & Y Combinator. You get: Curated deal flow of high-potential startups AV is already investing alongside elite lead venture firms in these deals No cost to see deals No obligation to invest Don’t miss your chance before access closes. Join Alumni Ventures Syndicate Today → Afternoon Must-Reads Khosla Ventures is betting $10M on Ian Crosby, whose first startup, Bench, imploded: Crosby is building Synthetic, a fully autonomous AI bookkeeping service for other startups. Read More How to turn off Instagram's new Instants feature and retract photos you accidentally shared: While the Meta-owned social network billed Instants as a new format to share real-life moments as they’re happening, many users are looking for a way  to turn off the feature, especially those who have accidentally sent images to others, not fully understanding how the feature works.  Read More Spotify to adopt Apple’s new video podcast tech, offering creators easier cross-platform distribution: Spotify will let creators distribute and monetize video podcasts on Apple Podcasts using Apple’s HLS streaming technology, without changing their existing workflows. Read More Cerebras raises $5.5B, then stock pops $108%, in the first huge tech IPO of 2026: A year ago, it looked like this day would never happen for Cerebras. Read More Cisco cuts nearly 4,000 jobs to spend more on AI, reports 'record quarterly revenue': This is Cisco's latest layoff in recent years, while the company's chief executive touts record revenue and growth. Read More Last but Not Least OpenAI says hackers stole some data after latest code security issue: OpenAI said the damage was limited to the employees’ devices and did not affect user data nor its production systems, and none of its intellectual property was stolen. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107