Apple Completes Acquisition of Canadian Company DarwinAI, Major Updates Coming to iOS18


A federal judge in Texas rejected OpenAI's motion, ruling that Apple does not need to disclose the confidential antitrust settlement agreement it reached with SpaceXAI. The judge stated that the precedent for disclosing a confidential agreement requires the agreement to contain information relevant to a pending dispute; closed-door review determined that the agreement was unrelated to the issues in the OpenAI lawsuit.
Apple skipped iOS 27.1 beta, directly seeding first betas of iOS/iPadOS/macOS 27.2 to developers. iOS 27.1 is believed reserved for the foldable iPhone Duo launching Oct 23, shipping natively. Health app redesigned with Insights, Longevity, and camera features.....
A U.S. judge ordered Musk's X and xAI to submit any settlement with Apple. They had accused Apple and OpenAI of colluding to limit rival AI apps via App Store rankings and exposure. This week they moved to dismiss the Apple suit with prejudice while keeping claims against OpenAI.....
Apple is reportedly developing in-house enterprise AI servers and chips; one chip may be based on the M7 Ultra, expected in 2029 to rival Nvidia. Server plans include a base model with two M8 Ultra chips and a high-end model with four.....
A US federal judge ordered Musk's companies to disclose whether any agreement prompted them to drop antitrust claims against Apple, after X and SpaceX AI voluntarily withdrew allegations from last year's lawsuit accusing Apple and OpenAI of colluding to suppress rivals.....