Sep 26, 2026
A malicious iOS application called FomoPeek has been connected to the theft of approximately $580,000 in cryptocurrency. Security researchers from SlowMist provided analysis on how the app operated and offered guidance for users who installed affected versions.
Coinbase filed with the CFTC through Coinbase Derivatives to list single-stock perpetual futures in the US, seeking to bring the popular crypto instrument to individual equities including Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia.
Apple is working on an enterprise server using two or four M8 Ultra chips for the AI inference market, with discussions underway with Nvidia about networking equipment, according to The Information. Launch expected no earlier than 2029.
Elon Musk's companies X Corp and SpaceXAI have moved to dismiss their antitrust lawsuit against Apple, which had accused the iPhone maker of suppressing apps like Grok on the App Store and anticompetitive practices in AI and mobile platforms. The dismissal follows what has been described as a truce between the parties.
Apple announced its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, priced starting at $1,999 with a 7.6-inch display when unfolded. The device represents Apple's entry into the foldable market more than seven years after Samsung's first Galaxy Fold.
Apple escalated its legal battle against OpenAI with new court filings alleging the AI company is actively destroying crucial evidence and that former iPhone engineer Chang Liu downloaded confidential Apple circuit schematics and used them in his work at OpenAI. OpenAI has called the dispute a 'mess of Apple's own making.'
Apple will hold its biggest product introduction of the year on September 9, unveiling its first foldable iPhone and marking the start of new CEO John Ternus's tenure. IDC predicts over 10 million foldable iPhone shipments in the first year.
OpenAI has introduced a new plugin for its ChatGPT Mac desktop app that integrates directly with Apple Messages, allowing the AI to read, search, summarize, and send iMessages on behalf of users. The feature requires user permission and multiple opt-ins, but raises privacy concerns about AI access to personal communications.
Alphabet Inc. priced its first Australian dollar bond offering at A$5.5 billion (US$3.9 billion), paying just under 7% yield—its highest-ever for a note—as the tech giant raises funds to support soaring AI infrastructure spending. The deal more than doubled Apple's 2015 Australian bond record.
DeFiLlama founder 0xngmi downloaded a fake DeFiLlama app from Apple's App Store, funded a wallet, and let the scam app steal the funds as proof of the scam. Apple removed the fake listing days later after months of inaction on reports.
Apple is testing memory chips from China's Changxin Memory Technologies (CXMT) for potential use in iPhones and MacBooks as the company seeks to address component shortages caused by the AI boom. The move requires White House regulatory clearance and follows months of lobbying by Apple.
Apple has officially integrated Alibaba's Qwen large language model into its Apple Intelligence system for Mac users in mainland China, allowing the AI service to power Siri and Writing Tools features. The integration was confirmed through a new support page on Apple's China website.
OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss Apple's lawsuit alleging that the AI company and two former Apple employees stole trade secrets to expand into consumer hardware. OpenAI released text messages and emails claiming to expose factual errors in Apple's case and arguing it is building something 'entirely new.'
Researchers demonstrate fingertip sensors can identify physical patterns linked to stress, anxiety and depression, while major wearable companies including Whoop, Oura, and Apple expand into healthcare applications. Amae Health partners with Google Health to integrate Fitbit and voice biomarkers for precision psychiatry.
Apple has asked a U.S. federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction barring OpenAI and two former Apple employees from accessing or using alleged confidential information related to hardware development. The request is part of an ongoing trade secrets lawsuit involving former iPhone leaders who now work at OpenAI.
Surging demand for AI infrastructure is causing a severe shortage of memory chips and passive components, dubbed 'RAMaggedon,' with Samsung predicting supply constraints through 2028. The crunch is raising prices for laptops, smartphones, and potentially automobiles, while delaying product launches like Apple's MacBook Air M5.
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit announced on July 31, 2026, that it will allow users to pledge six tokenized stocks (xStocks) as collateral across its margin trading, crypto loans, and institutional lending services. The tokenized equities include shares of Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Robinhood, Circle, and Google.
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has integrated xStocks tokenized equities into its Dual Asset structured product, offering fixed-return yield products backed by shares of SpaceX, Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Coinbase, and Amazon with investment periods ranging from 8 hours to 1 day.
Apple sent cease-and-desist letters to around 40 former employees now working at OpenAI, requesting meetings with lawyers and instructing them to preserve documents and communications. This follows Apple's trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI filed last week.
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu sent cease-and-desist letters demanding Apple and Google remove 13 apps that generate non-consensual nude images. The apps can be used to create deepfake nude images of people without their consent.
Apple's AI service Apple Intelligence has been approved by China's cyberspace regulator (CAC) after a 22-month review process. The service will launch in China with Alibaba's Qwen AI handling language features and Baidu powering visual search capabilities.
China's cyberspace regulator has officially registered Apple's on-device generative AI service, Apple Intelligence, for use on iPhones in the country. To comply with local regulations, Apple is partnering with domestic tech companies including Alibaba and Baidu to integrate their AI models for Chinese users.
Apple is evaluating technology from Silicon Valley startup PrismML that can compress large AI models to run directly on iPhones. The startup has demonstrated its compression technology by shrinking Alibaba's Qwen 3.6 language model to run on the iPhone 17 Pro.
Apple has released public betas for iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, iPadOS 27, and tvOS 27, allowing users to test new features including a dramatically improved Siri AI, Liquid Glass aesthetic tweaks, and faster app performance. The full release is expected this fall.
Apple filed a 41-page lawsuit against OpenAI alleging corporate espionage after discovering a bug that allowed a former Apple engineer who joined OpenAI to maintain access to confidential information. OpenAI pushed back against the allegations on Tuesday.
Filed on July 10, 2026, this federal lawsuit accuses OpenAI of stealing trade secrets to develop competing AI hardware devices. The suit claims former Apple employees took confidential information about upcoming products for OpenAI's benefit, marking a major rupture in the partnership between the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT developer.
Following an internal restructuring that merges safety and research under a single leader, head of safety systems Johannes Heidecke is departing OpenAI, with Mia Glaese elevated to the newly created VP of Research and Safety role and Saachi Jain named interim head of safety systems.
Apple announced a multiyear partnership extension with Broadcom worth over $30 billion that will produce more than 15 billion custom wireless connectivity chips in the United States through 2031. The deal includes expansion of Broadcom's Colorado manufacturing facility and represents Apple's largest U.S. manufacturing commitment to date.
Apple Inc. announced price increases across its Mac, iPad, and other product lines on Thursday, citing rising costs from an unprecedented shortage of memory and storage chips driven by AI demand. Apple shares fell 6% following the announcement.
Apple announced a comprehensive AI-powered Siri upgrade and iOS 27 at its annual developer conference, delivering on promises made two years ago for a smarter assistant with more personalized features and Apple Intelligence integration.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday that tech companies including Apple and Google have until September to install software blocking children from sending, receiving, or viewing nude images on their devices, or face legislation forcing them to comply.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is finalizing a regulatory framework that would permit blockchain-based versions of publicly traded stocks from companies like Nvidia, Apple, and Tesla to trade on decentralized crypto platforms. The innovation exemption could be announced as soon as this week.
Apple announced it will be supply-constrained on Mac Mini, Studio, and Neo models in the next quarter, attributing the shortage to unexpected AI-driven demand. The $599 Mac Mini is reportedly no longer available.
American musician Garrett Dutton (G. Love) lost 5.9 Bitcoin ($420,000) after entering his seed phrase into a fraudulent Ledger app that appeared on Apple's App Store. The funds were quickly sent to KuCoin deposit addresses.
Anthropic restricted access to its Claude Mythos AI model after it identified thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities across major operating systems, browsers, and cryptography libraries that DeFi infrastructure depends on. The company warned AI models have reached coding capability surpassing most skilled humans at finding exploits.
Anthropic debuted a powerful new AI model called Mythos as part of Project Glasswing, a cybersecurity partnership with Nvidia, Google, AWS, Apple, Microsoft and other major companies for defensive security work.
China has ordered Apple to pull Bitchat, a peer-to-peer messaging app that runs over Bluetooth and mesh networks without internet, from its App Store. The app has been used during protests in Iran, Madagascar, Uganda, Nepal, and Indonesia when authorities restricted internet access.