Apple Offers Giant $400K Bonuses Amid Rising OpenAI Poaching Threat | Firstpost America
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Apple is handing out massive, unexpected bonuses worth $200,000 to $400,000 to stop its top hardware designers from being poached by AI rivals like OpenAI. The company is facing a serious talent drain, with more than forty former Apple engineers already joining OpenAI's growing hardware division led by ex-Apple executive Tang Tan and influenced by Jony Ive. These bonuses, issued as restricted stock units vesting over four years, are Apple's latest attempt to protect its long-term AI hardware plans. The move comes as Apple races to upgrade Siri, integrate Google's Gemini models, and reposition the iPhone as a major AI platform.
