Also in Power On: Apple killed the Mac Pro four years ago. It just made it official. Here’s what happened. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-29/apple-doubles-down-on-hardware-services-with-revamped-ai-strategy-rare-bonuses-mnbpiwon?srnd=undefined

Power On: Apple pivots its AI efforts into an App Store and search-like platform play. Here are the details and why — https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-29/apple-doubles-down-on-hardware-services-with-revamped-ai-strategy-rare-bonuses-mnbpiwon?srnd=undefined

Power On: Apple pivots its AI efforts into an App Store and search-like platform play. Here are the details and why — https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-29/apple-doubles-down-on-hardware-services-with-revamped-ai-strategy-rare-bonuses-mnbpiwon?srnd=undefined

NEW: Apple this week gave its iPhone product design engineers out-of-cycle bonuses worth several hundred thousand dollars, looking to counter OpenAI, Hark and others aggressively poaching its engineers to build AI devices. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/apple-gives-iphone-designers-rare-bonuses-to-fight-openai-poaching

BREAKING: Apple is planning to open up Siri to run any AI service via their App Store apps as part of iOS 27, dropping ChatGPT as the exclusive outside partner in Apple Intelligence and Siri. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/apple-plans-to-open-up-siri-to-rival-ai-assistants-beyond-chatgpt-in-ios-27?srnd=undefined

Meta Platforms Inc.’s rollout of new display-equipped Ray-Ban smart glasses in the European Union has been hampered by battery and artificial intelligence regulations in addition to supply constraints. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-25/meta-s-new-display-glasses-withheld-from-eu-over-battery-rules-supply-shortages

NEW: Amazon acquired New York-based startup Fauna Robotics, becoming the latest technology giant to step into the burgeoning consumer humanoid market. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/amazon-acquires-fauna-robotics-entering-consumer-humanoid-market

BREAKING: Apple’s AI reboot this year detailed — Dedicated Siri app to rival ChatGPT; Overhauled Siri interface in the Dynamic Island with chatbot; Unified Siri and Spotlight Search; and “Ask Siri” & “Write with Siri” features. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/ios-27-features-apple-ai-reboot-with-siri-app-new-interface-ask-siri-button

BREAKING: Apple’s AI reboot this year includes a dedicated Siri app to rival ChatGPT; Overhauled Siri interface in the Dynamic Island with chatbot; Unified Siri and Spotlight Search; and “Ask Siri” & “Write with Siri” features. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/ios-27-features-apple-ai-reboot-with-siri-app-new-interface-ask-siri-button