• October 16, 2026
Apple and Meta Bury the Hatchet: Muse Spark Open Puts an 816B-Parameter Open-Weight Model on the Mac

Meta has released Muse Spark Open, an 816-billion-parameter open-weight model for coding and AI agents, in a surprise partnership with Apple — the rival it was feuding with just two weeks ago. Optimized to run locally on two M5 Ultra Mac Studios with 1TB of unified memory, it is the most capable US open-weight model to date, aimed squarely at Chinese open-source rivals.

  • October 3, 2026
Apple Mac Privacy Lockdown: Meta’s Muse Reading iMessages Forces Tighter “Full Disk Access” Rules

Apple is tightening macOS “Full Disk Access” controls, citing new risks from AI agents. The trigger: Inc. columnist Jason Aten claimed Meta’s Muse read his private iMessages without permission. Meta disputes the claim, but Apple now requires “very explicit user action” before any app gains this extraordinary level of access.

  • September 17, 2026
Apple’s Server Comeback After 18 Years: M8 Ultra AI Servers with Nvidia NVLink Fusion Target 2029

Apple is developing an enterprise AI server built around its M8 Ultra chips in two or four-chip configurations, and has held talks with Nvidia to incorporate NVLink Fusion networking technology, The Information reports. Targeting a 2029 launch, the move would mark Apple’s first server product since Xserve was discontinued in 2011 — an 18-year absence.

  • September 16, 2026
Siri Finally Gets Smart: Apple Releases iOS 27 with Siri AI Beta, Waitlist Now Open

Apple has officially released iOS 27, bringing the long-delayed Siri AI to iPhone as a beta. With conversational answers, personal context, and on-screen awareness, the new Siri is built on Google’s Gemini models. English-only for now, waitlist and daily limits apply, the EU is left out, and users will soon be able to swap it for Claude or ChatGPT.