OpenAI's AI Keyboard

Its for $230

July 17, 2026

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What we’ll cover today:

  • ⌨️ OpenAI’s $230 AI keyboard

  • 🔎 Google AI starts controlling apps

  • 🏀 ChatGPT launches a $70 basketball

  • 🛠️ 4 AI tools worth trying

  • OpenAI just launched a $230 keyboard built to control its AI coding agents through Codex.

  • This isn't about keyboards. It's OpenAI's first step toward owning the hardware around AI.

  • The bigger play is still coming. It's reportedly building an AI device while fighting Apple in court over hardware secrets.

  • ChatGPT started as software. OpenAI clearly wants it to become an ecosystem.

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  • Google's AI Mode now connects with apps like Instacart, Canva, and YouTube to complete tasks for you.

  • Search is quietly turning into an assistant that clicks the buttons instead of showing the links.

  • That's convenient for users, but not for apps that depend on traffic from Google.

  • The more AI does inside Google, the less reason you have to leave Google.

  • OpenAI quietly launched a $70 ChatGPT basketball alongside its new hardware.

  • The company says it's meant to encourage people to spend less time on screens.

  • That's a bold message from the company trying to put AI into every workflow.

  • The basketball isn't the product. It's OpenAI testing whether ChatGPT can become a lifestyle brand.

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📱 NativeBridge – Test apps on real mobile devices
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🎭 AdsTurbo AI – Create UGC-style video ads with AI actors
🧠 Opttab – Track AI search visibility across models

📚 RESOURCE

Claude Cowork is insanely powerful, but most people get the foundation wrong. This video breaks down five rules to keep your workspace clean, structured, and useful.

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😬 Anthropic's new AI ad tried selling AI through fear instead of excitement, and even Sam Altman mocked it. See the ad →

🤖 A humanoid robot instantly switched between Trump, Zuckerberg, and Obama's faces, showing the next AI race may be about looking human, not just acting smart. Watch the demo →

🇺🇸 OpenAI's GPT-5.6 reportedly cleared a U.S. security review before launch, suggesting AI releases are starting to need political approval too. See what changed →

⚡ New York became the first U.S. state to pause new AI data centers, hinting that government approval may become AI's biggest bottleneck. See why it hit pause →

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