LFM2.5-24B-A2B Targets Local Mac Agents With a Crucial MLX Requirement
Liquid AI’s LFM2.5-24B-A2B targets local agents on Apple silicon. Its MLX version requires mlx-lm 0.32.0 or later to route experts correctly.
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Cursor in The X Subscription: What the $30 Plan Includes
The $30 Premium plan bundles Cursor, Grok and X benefits. Claude and GPT usage costs extra, and existing subscribers should check what changes before switching.
Google Opens Gemini 4 Argon to Developers, With Paid Access and Longer Reasoning
Gemini 4 Argon is now available through the paid API and Antigravity. Developers face a shared million-token context, background execution and introductory prices ending November 30.
What’s New in AppleOS 27 Beta 4
Apple has released the fourth developer beta of AppleOS 27, bringing another round of updates across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS and tvOS. Compared with earlier betas, this release introduces few major features. Instead, Apple continues refining Apple Intelligence, Liquid Glass and several core system apps while improving performance, consistency and stability throughout the operating…
Apple Intelligence Completes China’s Regulatory Filing
China’s telecommunications authorities have published a filing confirming that Apple Intelligence has completed the country’s required generative AI regulatory process under Apple Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. The filing allows Apple to provide the feature in mainland China and removes one of the main regulatory barriers that has delayed its local launch. Apple Intelligence has…
Apple Skipped the AI Spending War. It Is Now Big Tech’s Best-Performing Stock
Apple spent the first years of the generative AI boom looking late. Microsoft tied itself to OpenAI, Google rebuilt its products around Gemini, and Amazon and Meta committed enormous sums to chips and data centers. Apple introduced Apple Intelligence slowly, delayed major Siri features and relied on outside models where its own software fell short….
Apple Is Suing OpenAI Over Its Hardware Plans
Apple sued OpenAI on Friday in federal court in California, accusing it of stealing trade secrets to build its own devices. The suit names OpenAI and two former Apple employees, and asks the court to block OpenAI from using the technology and to award damages. Two years ago the two companies were partners. Sam Altman…
Apple Just Lost the Case That Was Supposed to Fix Its Europe Problem
Apple lost in Europe today. The EU’s General Court threw out its challenge to being named a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act. The App Store and iOS stay under the rules, and Apple has to keep opening the iPhone to rival apps and stores. Apple argued its five app stores, one each for iPhone,…
The Reason Apple Put Home AI Behind a Storage Tier
Apple confirmed this week that the Home app’s new AI features need a 2TB iCloud+ plan, at $9.99 a month or $120 a year. The requirement turned up in the third macOS Golden Gate beta’s release notes on Monday. At WWDC, Apple said some Apple Intelligence features would need a paid iCloud+ plan but wouldn’t…
What’s New in appleOS 27 Beta 3
Apple released the third developer betas of the entire OS 27 family on July 6: iOS, iPadOS, macOS Golden Gate, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. On iPhone, the build number is 24A5380h. The update is mostly bug fixes, with a small set of feature changes. Here is what’s new. Siri Voice Customization The Pace and Expressivity…
