Anthropic Reportedly Seeks $30 Billion Funding Round at $900 Billion Valuation

Anthropic is reportedly in early talks to raise at least $30 billion in fresh funding at a valuation exceeding $900 billion, according to multiple reports published this week. If the deal closes at that level, the Claude AI maker would become one of…

Apple picked a hardware engineer over an AI star as its next CEO, and that says everything about its priorities

Apple’s next CEO is not coming from the AI world, and Apple clearly wants that message understood before John Ternus officially takes over from Tim Cook this September. The company picked a 25-year hardware engineering veteran at a time when inve…

Apple Forms New ‘Emerging Team’ to Push More Developers Toward Apple Ads

Apple is putting more focus on its advertising business as the company quietly builds a new group inside its Apple Ads division to bring more developers into the ecosystem. The new group, called Emerging Team, has started reaching out to develope…

Spotify’s latest podcast move has a surprising Apple connection

Spotify's adoption of Apple’s HLS video standard will make cross-platform video podcasts better for creators and listeners alike. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

Apple Begins Testing Intel Production for iPhone, iPad, and Mac Chips [Kuo]

Apple is reportedly preparing to use Intel Foundry Services for a small portion of future chips destined for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. New industry checks indicate Apple has started work with Intel on select processors using the company's 18A-P pro…

OpenAI Brings Codex Control to iPhone With ChatGPT App Update

OpenAI is bringing Codex to the iPhone, updating the ChatGPT app to interface directly with coding sessions running on a Mac or remote development environment. The feature lets developers monitor, steer, and approve ongoing coding tasks from anywher…

iPhone might be swarming with AI agents soon

Apple’s plans for AI agents could reshape the way the App Store and how apps work on the iPhone. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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Apple ends education discount loophole for non-students and non-teachers

Apple is now verifying that consumers are actually a student or teacher before they can make a discounted purchase via its Education Store.

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9to5Mac Daily: May 14, 2026 – AI on the App Store, more

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Calif team details how Anthropic Mythos helped build a working macOS exploit in five days

The team behind the first public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on M5 silicon has shared fresh details on how Mythos Preview helped bypass a five-year Apple security effort in five days. more…

Figma’s numbers say AI is a tailwind. Its stock price says the market isn’t sure.

  For ten months, Figma has been a case study in how quickly Wall Street can fall out of love. The company went public on 31 July 2025 at $33 a share, soared past $140 on its debut, and has spent most of 2026 in freefall,  battered by Google’s free …

Apple stock keeps surging to new highs — it’s more than just the iPhone

Apple stock continues to hit new record highs, extending this year’s impressive rebound. Evercore ISI sees the momentum continuing… The post Apple stock keeps surging to new highs — it’s more than just the iPhone appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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Polestar says ‘pump anxiety’ has replaced range anxiety. Its balance sheet tells a more complicated story.

  For years, the electric vehicle industry’s biggest problem had a name: range anxiety. Now, according to the chief executive of Polestar, the anxiety has moved to the other side of the forecourt. “People are concerned, ‘how much do I pay at the gas…

Apple promotes Creator Studio with three commissioned pieces

Apple has commissioned a few short creative pieces that show how Creator Studio can be used across different kinds of creative work, including cooking videos, poetry, and music creation. You can watch them below. more…

OpenAI brings Codex control to ChatGPT for iPhone, iPad, and Android

OpenAI has announced a new way to interact with its Codex system from your smartphone. An update to ChatGPT’s mobile app brings remote access to Codex for Mac to the iPhone, iPad, and Android. more…

Apple Card’s transition to Chase: Here’s what’s not changing (and might be)

Apple Card is officially moving to Chase, with Apple’s current partner Goldman Sachs transitioning out over the next year or two. Apple has published details on what to expect during the transition, here’s everything the company says won’t change on…

Apple details important enterprise fixes included in macOS 26.5

Apple has published the enterprise release notes for macOS 26.5, detailing several fixes for issues affecting managed Macs. Here are the details. more…