Monday, 31 August, 2026
The AI Run on Apple: OpenAI and Anthropic Bulk-Buy Macs, Causing Global Shortages
By TechShots Studio
Apple's Mac mini and Mac Studio are disappearing from store shelves worldwide as AI giants and independent developers snap up high-memory models. OpenAI reportedly bought tens of thousands of units for reinforcement learning and AI agent research, while Anthropic is renting them via AWS. Apple's unified memory architecture makes these compact desktops cost-effective for running local AI agents like OpenClaw.
Read full story at TIMES OF INDIA