In a financial-focused discussion, the MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Ben Roethig, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Mark Fuccio, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Web Bixby, and Brian Flanigan-Arthurs try to make sense of the agreement between Apple and OpenIA for the latter’s ChatGPT service as part of the upcoming releases of the operating systems, and the lack of money trading hands. The panel then looks to the announcement that Apple’s Pay Later option is being discontinued, and at what the options going forward might be.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

04:07 New Backgrounds and AI

5:58 Wrapping Up WWDC

07:24 Apple and OpenAI Collaboration

14:09 Apple's Decision to Discontinue Pay Later

24:22 Speculation on Apple's Financial Ambitions

Links:

Apple is paying OpenAI with exposure, not cash

https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/06/13/apple-paying-openai-with-exposure-not-money

OpenAI sneaks out website update, no longer lists Microsoft as minority owner

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/openai-sneaks-out-website-update-no-longer-lists-microsoft-as-minority-owner

Apple discontinuing Apple Pay Later, ahead of new features launchingthis fall

https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/17/apple-pay-later-united-states-ending/

Apple shuts Apple Pay Later, but it will return (sorta)

https://www.applemust.com/apple-shuts-apple-pay-later-but-it-will-return-sorta/

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