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Investors back Skye's AI home screen app for iPhone ahead of launch
Skye, an iPhone app still in private testing, wants to change how people interact with AI on their smartphones. And even before it’s launched, it’s already attracted interest online and from investors and “tens of thousands” of users, according to its creator — a sign that consumers might want a more AI-aware iPhone. Instead of launching an app or speaking to an AI chatbot, the startup is working to design an “agentic homescreen” for the iPhone, using iOS widgets as its interface. Through those widgets, Skye would bring a sort of ambient intelligence to your device, offering personalized insights about your local weather, your current context, your health, and more, according to a post from its creator, who goes by signüll on X. The app can also draft email replies, help you with your meeting prep, send reminders, and flag suspicious charges in your bank accounts. Its creator also claims it can provide location-specific recommendations and additional information about local businesses, neighborhoods, and attractions while you’re out and about. Much of this data would be pulled in through authorized connections granted by the user. The app, which is being built by a small team from the startup Signull Labs, has already attracted investor attention, despite not yet having a public product. According to an SEC filing, the startup has raised north of $3.58 million in pre-seed funding, in a round that closed in September 2025. Pitchbook also currently lists New York-based Signull Labs’ funding along with a post-money valuation of $19.5 million. Since announcing the startup’s plans on X, signüll, whose name TechCrunch confirmed as Nirav Savjani according to the SEC filings and other documents, claims the app has added “tens of thousands” of users to the waitlist. This metric, if accurate, would suggest strong consumer interest in a more AI-aware iPhone. (And potentially, the possibility that a new type of AI device, like the rumored OpenAI smartphone, could have a chance.) holy fuck the response to yesterday's lunch has been absolutely unreal. ~million views on our video, tens of thousands added to a waitlist that was already 25k+, & hundreds & hundreds of emails & DMs from investors & ppl genuinely excited about what we're building. our discord is… https://t.co/jqtU9zELqH— signüll (@signulll) April 14, 2026 TechCrunch spoke to signüll, who shared more about the product and funding, under the condition of protecting his pseudonymity. TechCrunch declined,...
OpenAI is making its own phone to compete with the iPhone: report
OpenAI’s hardware ambitions have been no secret, but the company has long indicated it’s not making a phone. But a new report says that’s no longer the case, and an iPhone competitor from OpenAI is now in the works. Ming-Chi Kuo says OpenAI planning 2028 launch for its first phone If you’ve followed OpenAI hardware rumors, you’ll know that the company is working with former Apple design chief Jony Ive on a suite of AI-infused hardware devices. The first product expected to launch is a new HomePod-type smart speaker infused with ChatGPT and built-in camera. Smart glasses and a smart lamp are also reportedly in development. While previous reporting has consistently said that OpenAI is not working on a phone, it seems that’s no longer the case. Here’s analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, in a post on X: OpenAI is working with MediaTek and Qualcomm to develop smartphone processors, with Luxshare as the exclusive system co-design and manufacturing partner. Mass production is expected in 2028…Specifications and suppliers are expected to be finalized by late 2026 or 1Q27. Kuo also explains his belief that AI agents will shape the OpenAI smartphone, making it work and feel very different from an iPhone. In what’s probably no coincidence, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted the following on X yesterday: feels like a good time to seriously rethink how operating systems and user interfaces are designed(also the internet; there should be a protocol that is equally usable by people and agents)— Sam Altman (@sama) April 26, 2026 While OpenAI clearly believed at one point that it could disrupt the iPhone with its first AI devices, perhaps it now sees the smartphone as central to AI uses for many years to come. That sounds a lot like the belief of Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, who said last week that “the iPhone is actually not getting disrupted by AI at all.” He instead argued that as AI improves, the iPhone becomes even more valuable to users. What do you think of OpenAI creating its own phone? Let us know in the comments. Best iPhone accessories AirPods Pro 3 (now only $199, down from $249) MagSafe Car Mount for iPhone 10-year AirTag battery case 2-pack 100W USB-C fast charging power adapter Apple’s new AirTag 2 (1-pack / 4-pack) FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.
Skye Launches the Open Persona License and Open-Sources Her Likeness ...
Online — April 24, 2026 — Skye, commonly known online as Cosmic Skye, today announced the launch of the Open Persona License v1.0 and published her own Skye open persona repository. The release arrives two days before OpenAI discontinues the Sora web and app experiences on April 26, 2026.
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