Apple Named Qwen as Its China Partner. The Page Was Gone Within a Day.
A support document for Macs on macOS 26.6 confirmed what had only ever been reported. It survived under 24 hours, and nobody has explained why.
Aug 9, 2026

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A support document for Macs on macOS 26.6 confirmed what had only ever been reported. It survived under 24 hours, and nobody has explained why.
Aug 9, 2026

Both moves landed on 4 August. Apple filed for a preliminary injunction and expedited discovery; OpenAI published private message logs in a post on its own website. No court has ruled on anything.
Aug 4, 2026

Apple's answer to the AI buildout is to not build one, and to run inference on the phone instead. The quarter itself was flattered by tariff refunds.
Jul 31, 2026

A system being tested in select Apple Stores records and transcribes support conversations in real time and auto-fills the service record — opt-in, but raising fresh questions about consent and employee monitoring.
Jul 20, 2026

The Financial Times reports Apple sent document-preservation notices to about 40 ex-employees now at OpenAI, a sign it believes alleged secret-stealing runs deeper than its lawsuit first named.
Jul 18, 2026

Apple closed Friday worth about $4.88 trillion to Nvidia's $4.86 trillion, ending the chipmaker's 13-month reign as investors rotate toward Apple's lighter-capex bet on AI.
Jul 18, 2026

China's cyberspace regulator listed Apple among seven registered on-device generative AI services, with Alibaba's Qwen supplying the language layer and Baidu handling visual search — sending Alibaba shares up nearly 5%.
Jul 16, 2026

With the iOS 27 public beta seeded July 13, non-developers can try Apple's overhauled Siri for the first time — a more conversational assistant with on-screen awareness, personal context and the ability to act across apps.
Jul 15, 2026

Four days after Apple sued over its screenless AI device, OpenAI publicly denied the complaint has merit — a suit that names hardware chief Tang Tan and accuses him of steering Apple secrets toward OpenAI.
Jul 15, 2026

With chip and cloud stocks wobbling on AI-spending doubts, Apple's caution has become its selling point — the stock touched a record on July 13, up about 16% since late June.
Jul 13, 2026

The two companies partnered on Siri barely a year ago. Now Apple accuses OpenAI's chief hardware officer and a departed engineer of hauling confidential iPhone-maker know-how to the startup's device push.
Jul 11, 2026
