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The AI graveyard: projects and startups that didn't make it
Apple agreed to a $250 million settlement over how it marketed the iPhone 16's AI, one entry in a running list of shuttered projects; the afterlife looks crowded.
At a glance
- First reported by TechCrunch: “The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 2:59 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: AI.
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What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe AI graveyard is a running list of busts, and Apple's new Siri is on it after a two hundred fifty million dollar settlement over how it marketed the iPhone sixteen's AI.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSora got shut down in March, and the ChatGPT Atlas browser got cut in August, less than a year after launch. Those were my guys!

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentYour guys were released before the playoffs. Let's have a moment of silence.
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