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Apple Still Plans to Sell iPhones When It Turns 100

A fake Ledger app on the Apple App Store drained $9.5 million in crypto

A fraudulent Ledger Live application was discovered on Apple's App Store, successfully impersonating the legitimate cryptocurrency wallet and draining approximately $9.5 million from dozens of users across multiple blockchains during a week-long phishing campaign before removal.

IRGC Issues Attack Warning Against 18 Major U.S. Tech Firms in Middle East

Nvidia’s AI models boost market cap race with Apple, Tesla amid quantum focus

Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything

A new Anthropic model found security problems ‘in every major operating system and web browser’

An exclusive tour of Amazon’s Trainium lab, the chip that’s won over Anthropic, OpenAI, even Apple

Apple iOS Malware Targets Crypto Apps on Unpatched iPhones: Google

Peter Thiel dumped Nvidia and invested $45 million into Microsoft and Apple—sending a strong signal about who will win the AI race

Peter Thiel has sold all his Nvidia holdings and invested $45 million in Microsoft and Apple stock, signaling a strategic shift away from AI chipmakers toward established tech giants. This move suggests potential skepticism about Nvidia's long-term dominance in the AI hardware market.

Last Week in AI #332 - Apple + Gemini, OpenAI + Cerebras, Claude Cowork

Google's Gemini AI will power Apple's AI features including Siri in a major partnership deal. OpenAI has signed a significant $10 billion compute deal with Cerebras Systems, marking substantial infrastructure investments in the AI industry.

OpenAI and Apple announce partnership

OpenAI and Apple have announced a strategic partnership to integrate ChatGPT capabilities directly into Apple's ecosystem of products and services. This collaboration represents a significant move by Apple to incorporate advanced AI technology into its user experiences.

Releasing Swift Transformers: Run On-Device LLMs in Apple Devices

The article title suggests Apple has released Swift Transformers, a framework for running large language models locally on Apple devices. This would enable on-device AI inference without requiring cloud connectivity, potentially improving privacy and performance for iOS/macOS applications.

Why companies like Apple are building AI agents with limits

Apple, Qualcomm, and other tech companies are developing next-generation AI agents intentionally designed with built-in limitations rather than unrestricted capabilities. These agents can perform tasks like app navigation, bookings, and service management, but operate within controlled parameters that prioritize safety and user privacy over maximum autonomy.

Pramana: Fine-Tuning Large Language Models for Epistemic Reasoning through Navya-Nyaya

Anthropic is giving companies, including Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft, access to its unreleased Claude Mythos model to prepare cybersecurity defense

Xiao-I (AIXI) Stock Explodes Over 500% Following Major Chinese Supreme Court Victory Against Apple

Apple Updates Siri with Gemini to Power Next-Gen AI Features

Apple will reportedly allow other AI chatbots to plug into Siri

Apple will reportedly allow third-party AI chatbots like Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude to integrate with Siri through a new "Extensions" system in iOS 27. This would expand beyond the current ChatGPT integration, giving users choice in which AI assistant powers Siri responses across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

HP (HPQ) Stock: Company Unveils Privacy-First AI Platform Challenging Apple’s Approach

HP stock has declined 34% annually as the company announces HP IQ, a privacy-focused on-device AI platform set to launch in Spring 2026. The platform positions HP as a direct competitor to Apple's AI approach ahead of Apple's WWDC event.

Nasdaq files for prediction market-style options on Nasdaq-100

Nasdaq has filed for prediction market-style options on the Nasdaq-100 index, which would allow traders to place bets on the stock performance of major companies. This product would cover high-profile stocks including Nvidia, Apple, Google, and Tesla.

Apple might use Google servers to store data for its upgraded AI Siri

Apple is reportedly asking Google to set up dedicated servers for a new Gemini-powered version of Siri that meets Apple's privacy requirements. This builds on their January partnership announcement where Google's Gemini AI models would help power Apple's upgraded Siri, indicating Apple's increasing reliance on Google's AI infrastructure.

Your spend as a ‘weapon’: Scott Galloway’s ‘Resist and Unsubscribe’ movement asks you to ditch Amazon, Apple, and Netflix to oppose Trump

NYU professor Scott Galloway launched a 'Resist and Unsubscribe' movement encouraging consumers to boycott major tech companies including Amazon, Apple, and Netflix as protest against Trump administration immigration policies. The campaign aims to eliminate $250 million in market capitalization from 10 targeted tech companies through coordinated consumer action.

11 Amazing Engineering Events in 2026

IEEE Spectrum highlights 11 major engineering developments expected in 2026, including Neuralink's Blindsight brain chip for vision restoration, Apple's foldable iPhone launch, and NASA's Artemis II moon mission. The developments span consumer technology, space exploration, and medical device innovations.

Introducing AnyLanguageModel: One API for Local and Remote LLMs on Apple Platforms

AnyLanguageModel introduces a unified API for integrating both local and remote Large Language Models on Apple platforms. This development simplifies LLM integration for developers building AI applications on iOS and macOS ecosystems.

Swift Transformers Reaches 1.0 – and Looks to the Future

Swift Transformers has reached version 1.0, marking a significant milestone for the Swift-based machine learning framework. The release represents a mature implementation of transformer models for Apple's Swift ecosystem, potentially expanding AI development options for iOS and macOS platforms.