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This is the $24 gizmo the FBI says was used to bug OpenAI's offices

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This is the $24 gizmo the FBI says was used to bug OpenAI's offices

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The recording device the FBI says was used to bug an OpenAI conference room isn't exactly state-of-the-art.

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