Alphabet won’t talk about the Google-Apple AI deal, even to investors
Alphabet CEO skipped an analyst’s question about Apple on the company’s earnings call.
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Agentic coding comes to Apple’s Xcode with agents from Anthropic and OpenAI
Xcode 26.3 offers agentic coding capabilities with Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex.
The iPhone just had its best quarter ever
Growth in regions like China and India are credited with pushing Apple’s phone sales higher than ever.
Apple buys Israeli startup Q.ai as the AI race heats up
Q.ai is an Israeli startup specializing in imaging and machine learning, particularly technologies that enable devices to interpret whispered speech and enhance audio in noisy environments.
Apple hires iPhone camera app Halide’s co-founder for its design team
Halide also released a public preview of its up coming app Halide Mark III.
Apple tells Patreon to move creators to in-app purchase for subscriptions by November
Patreon isn’t happy about Apple’s new subscription billing mandate, arguing Apple’s shifting rules create uncertainty for creators.
With Apple’s new Creator Studio Pro, AI is a tool to aid creation, not replace it
Apple’s Creator Studio Pro leverages AI to help creators with tedious tasks—like finding clips or building slides—without trying to do the work for them
Google pays $68M to settle claims its voice assistant spied on users
Google did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement of the class-action case, which accused the firm of “unlawful and intentional interception and recording of individuals’ confidential communications without their consent and subsequent unauthorized dis…
Apple’s new AirTag is louder and can be found across longer distances
Apple’s new AirTag is louder and supports better finding at longer distances.
Apple will reportedly unveil its Gemini-powered Siri assistant in February
We’re about to get our first real look at the results of the recently announced AI partnership between Apple and Google.