Apple looked at Mira Murati’s AI startup after OpenAI exit, and it won’t stop there<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>Following a
report last week about Apple holding internal talks over a potential Perplexity acquisition, Mark Gurman’s latest
Power On newsletter revealed that Apple also explored a possible deal with another notable name in the AI space: Mira Murati. Here’s what went down.</p>
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Apple looked at Mira Murati’s AI startup after OpenAI exit, and it won’t stop there