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OpenAI's new hardware leak: $300, and same size as an Alexa Dot

Detail has leaked out about OpenAI's new hardware, and by all accounts, it's going to be shaped and sized a lot like a second-generation Alexa Dot, and retail for $300. Amazon Echo Dot, second generation The rumor mill has been loaded with rumors about OpenAI's hardware. A new accounting of the device says it will be a smart speaker without a display. Furthermore, it is rumored to be about the…

OpenAI's new hardware leak: $300, and same size as an Alexa Dot

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Opus 5: Delete your CLAUDE.md?

Last week Y Combinator posted an interview with Boris Cherny, the engineer who built Claude Code, about the new Opus 5 release ( the full talk ).

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