APPLE

About Apple

American technology company. Developing on-device AI with Apple Intelligence and custom silicon.

Recent News about Apple

• Apple hits $5tn value as investors rotate out of AI stocks

  On July 28, 2026, Apple briefly became only the second company in history to pass a $5 trillion market capitalization as its shares hit an intraday high of $342.89. The Guardian reports that the move came while chipmakers and AI‑exposed stocks sold off sharply on renewed worries about AI capex and competition from cheaper Chinese rivals.

  Source: The Guardian2026-07-28T16:51:00.000Z

• China AI labs slash costs as Moonshot, Z.AI and DeepSeek surge

  Fortune reports that Chinese labs Moonshot AI, Z.AI and DeepSeek are now offering frontier‑level models like Kimi K3 and GLM‑5.2 at a fraction of U.S. competitors’ prices, with some tokens priced under 2 percent of Anthropic’s Fable. The story, published July 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET, details how these models are gaining traction with U.S. developers and enterprises despite export controls. ([fortune.com](https://fortune.com/2026/07/26/china-moonshot-deepseek-zai-kimi-challenging-us-ai-cost/))

  Source: Fortune2026-07-26T21:00:00.000Z

• EU Android DMA rules force Google to open AI assistant stack

  On July 23, 2026, Taiwan’s iKnow technology policy service reported that new EU Digital Markets Act measures will require Google to open 11 core Android functions to third party AI assistants and share anonymised search data by 2027. The article says the rules aim to let services like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude and Mistral’s assistants offer Gemini level integration on Android, while Google and Apple warn of security and privacy risks.

  Source: 科技產業資訊室 iKnow (NARLabs Taiwan)2026-07-23T13:11:14.973Z

• Apple Intelligence taps Alibaba Qwen and Baidu to enter China’s AI market

  On July 16, 2026, China’s Cyberspace Administration approved Apple’s generative AI service Apple Intelligence for use on iPhones in the country. Apple will rely on domestic models from Alibaba’s Qwen and Baidu as “technical partners” to power text and image generation features for Chinese users.

  Source: elDiario.es (via EFE)2026-07-16T10:33:00.000Z

• Apple Intelligence wins China approval and taps Alibaba for on-device AI

  On July 15–16, 2026, China’s Cyberspace Administration disclosed that Apple Technology Development (Shanghai) Co. has completed filing for its “Apple Intelligence” on-device generative AI model, registered for use on iPhones. Chinese reports say Apple’s China rollout involves local partners including Alibaba’s Qwen model, with related AI handset partners such as Huawei, OPPO, vivo, Xiaomi, Samsung and Nubia also securing filings.

  Source: Sina News2026-07-15T19:57:00.000Z

• Apple Intelligence wins China approval, taps Alibaba and Baidu for on-device AI

  On July 15, 2026, Techlusive reported that China’s Cyberspace Administration has approved Apple Intelligence for rollout on iPhones, iPads, Macs and Vision Pro in mainland China. Apple will rely on Alibaba’s Qwen model and Baidu’s AI services to meet local generative AI rules, after months of delay in the Chinese market.

  Source: Techlusive2026-07-15T15:20:00.000Z

• OpenAI status incident hits ChatGPT iOS and macOS reliability

  OpenAI reported elevated errors for conversations, sign‑ups and sign‑ins on ChatGPT for iOS and macOS starting the morning of July 12, 2026 (Pacific time). The company said it mitigated the incident over the afternoon and marked all affected services as fully recovered by 3:28 p.m.

  Source: OpenAI Status2026-07-12T16:49:00.000Z

• Apple sues OpenAI over alleged iPhone trade secret theft

  Apple filed a federal lawsuit on July 10, 2026 accusing OpenAI and two former Apple employees of stealing hardware-related trade secrets to build ChatGPT-powered devices. The complaint, filed in the Northern District of California, alleges a coordinated pattern of misconduct and seeks to block OpenAI from using the disputed information.

  Source: Reuters (via 101.9 Jack FM)2026-07-10T20:39:00.000Z

• OpenAI launches GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna with new ChatGPT Work agent

  OpenAI on July 9, 2026 broadly released its GPT‑5.6 model family — Sol, Terra and Luna — after a limited government‑review preview. The company also launched ChatGPT Work, an agentic productivity tool that combines ChatGPT and Codex to automate end‑to‑end knowledge work across apps and documents. The rollout starts globally over the next 24 hours across ChatGPT and Codex.

  Source: OpenAI2026-07-09T16:30:00.000Z

• Elon Musk phone rumor highlights scramble for AI‑first devices

  Gizmodo en Español reports that, according to a Wall Street Journal story picked up by Reuters, SpaceX recently showed investors a thin, smartphone‑like device powered by xAI technology and Qualcomm chips ahead of its IPO. Elon Musk publicly denied the report on X as “utterly false,” and neither SpaceX, xAI nor Qualcomm have confirmed the product.

  Source: Gizmodo en Español2026-07-05T09:45:00.000Z