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Apple News: Latest Releases & Events

In October 2026 Apple changed macOS privacy settings to block third-party apps from message histories, after security flaws in Meta's Muse agent. In June it introduced AFM 3, five foundation models built with Google. In January it chose Google Gemini to revamp Siri and Apple Intelligence, reportedly for $1 billion a year.

All 7 Apple entries of the AI News timeline, newest first.

2026

October 2026

2026-10-06

  • Meta's Muse agent plagued by security flaws
    Meta's agentic AI assistant Muse launched with serious privacy and security flaws, including a zero-day enabling spying on Mac users, unauthorized access to private messages uploaded to the cloud, and a trivial social-engineering path to root access — issues severe enough that Apple changed macOS privacy settings to block third-party apps from accessing message histories. Reporting further revealed Meta rushed the product out despite known vulnerabilities, with internal engineers warning that a massive data breach is likely inevitable. (techdirt.com)
    Meta

June 2026

2026-06-09

  • Waymo Acquires Apple's Abandoned Self-Driving Test Ground for $220M
    Waymo purchased a large Arizona proving ground in Wittmann from Apple for $220 million, acquiring a facility originally built for Apple's canceled Project Titan self-driving car program. The site includes a 115-acre city course, a 35-acre dynamics area, and a four-mile oval track, and will be used to validate robotaxis assembled at Waymo's nearby Mesa factory. (aibusiness.com)
    Waymo

2026-06-08

  • Apple Introduces Third-Gen Foundation Models (AFM 3)
    Apple announced its third-generation Apple Foundation Models (AFM 3), a family of five models built in collaboration with Google spanning on-device and server-based deployments. The lineup includes AFM 3 Core (3B dense), AFM 3 Core Advanced (20B sparse multimodal on-device using novel Instruction-Following Pruning), AFM 3 Cloud, ADM 3 Cloud for image generation/editing, and AFM 3 Cloud Pro running on NVIDIA GPUs in Google Cloud via Private Cloud Compute. (machinelearning.apple.com)
    Google

February 2026

2026-02-12

  • Apple reportedly delays Siri AI upgrades
    Apple is reportedly considering delaying long-awaited upgrades to its Siri virtual assistant due to reliability issues with in-app voice commands and privacy constraints. (fool.com)

January 2026

2026-01-30

  • Apple acquires Israeli startup Q.AI
    Apple acquired Israeli startup Q.AI in a deal potentially worth nearly $2 billion, marking the company's second-largest acquisition in history. The move is expected to strengthen Apple's AI-powered wearables portfolio through Q.AI's communication enhancement and 'invisible interface' technologies. (aibusiness.com)
    Q.AI

2026-01-12

  • Apple to Use Google Gemini for Siri Overhaul
    Apple announced a strategic partnership with Google to use Gemini as the foundational platform for revamping Siri and Apple Intelligence. This agreement shifts Apple away from OpenAI and reportedly involves a $1 billion annual payment to Google. (aibusiness.com)
    Google

2025

November 2025

2025-11-20