Apple is exploring ways to allow developers to offer artificial intelligence (AI) agents into its App Store while maintaining its regulations designed to prevent the spread of malware and other wrongdoing, The Information reported Wednesday (May 13), citing unnamed sources. Currently, the company bans vibe coding tools...
For two decades, the smartphone was the device people carried to access the internet. Now it’s becoming the device they carry to access artificial intelligence. The companies that understand the difference are building phones, forging $50 billion alliances and racing to control the operating system...
Apple agreed to pay $250 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit that alleged that the company failed to add artificial intelligence features to its iPhone at the time it had promised, Reuters reported Tuesday (May 5). The proposed settlement needs a judge’s approval, and the...
Apple plans to offer third-party artificial intelligence models alongside its own in-house models, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (May 5), citing unnamed sources. With this offering, users of the company’s software will be able to choose the model they want to use for tasks such as generating...
Apple’s next major iPhone software update will enable users to build digital gift cards and tickets, Bloomberg reported Monday (May 4), citing unnamed sources. The new “Create a Pass” feature in the Wallet app is designed for situations in which a business provides a QR...
Apple’s approach to so-called “vibe coding” apps has reportedly triggered complaints among startups and investors. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (May 3), the issue centers around what these companies argue is Apple’s erratic approach to applying App Store rules. This is happening amid...
Apple’s earnings call was, on the surface, a story about iPhone momentum and Mac demand. iPhone revenue rose 22% year over year, Mac revenue rose 6%, and executives repeatedly pointed to supply constraints as evidence that demand was outpacing what Apple could deliver. But underneath...
Apple announced an upcoming leadership change Monday (April 20), saying that John Ternus, senior vice president of hardware engineering, will succeed Tim Cook as CEO, effective Sept. 1. Ternus will also join the board of directors on that day. The transition follows a long-term succession planning process and was...
Apple plans to send “a significant chunk” of its Siri programmers to a weekslong bootcamp to learn to code using artificial intelligence, The Information reported Wednesday (April 15), citing unnamed sources. The group behind the voice assistant has not kept up with some other parts...