OpenAI Eyes Apple Revenues (541)

OpenAI Eyes Apple Revenues (541)

July 17, 2026 · 1h 8m · Episode 541

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Joe and Robert discuss the shifting landscape of AI spending, privacy issues with Meta, and major developments from OpenAI.

Joe and Robert unpack IBM's rough AI reality , where enterprise spending may be shifting toward infrastructure and away from traditional software. They revisit Meta's short-lived Muse image feature and the privacy backlash that forced the company to pull it almost immediately. Then they connect three major OpenAI stories: a wildly ambitious advertising forecast , Apple's trade-secrets lawsuit , and reports that OpenAI is developing a screenless AI companion . Is OpenAI still building an AI company, or the next dominant technology platform? Sign up for Robert Rose's exclusive July event here. https://www.seventhbear.com/bearing-table-july/ Robert's marketing winner is Gary Vaynerchuk for his continued push into investing and affiliate marketing . Joe's loser is LadBible , whose dependence on Meta referrals offers another painful reminder about the dangers of building on rented land. In rants and raves, Robert reacts to Cloudflare's effort to make AI companies pay publishers for their content and says, "Let it burn." Joe comments on China's effort to increase its population by cracking down on romantic relationships between people and AI chatbots. Subscribe and Follow: Follow Joe…

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