The FBI took down a huge botnet. OpenAI is apparently ahead of schedule in terms of making a ton of revenue. Why Samsung wants to apply AI to your refrigerator. Why OnStar is doubling down on AI. And we officially have the deets on the iPhone event scheduled for next month.

Links:

• Qakbot botnet dismantled after infecting over 700,000 computers (BleepingComputer)
• UAE launches Arabic large language model in Gulf push into generative AI (FT)
• OpenAI Passes $1 Billion Revenue Pace as Big Companies Boost AI Spending (The Information)
• Samsung debuts its own 'AI-powered' smart recipe app (Engadget)
• GM is using Google’s AI chatbot to handle simple OnStar calls (The Verge)
• Apple Announces 'Wonderlust' Event Expected to Feature iPhone 15, Apple Watch Series 9 and More (MacRumors)

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