
A 27B AI Model Now Fits an iPhone - Apple Is Watching
PrismML compressed a 27B-parameter Qwen model from 54GB to under 4GB using 1-bit and ternary weights, and Apple is evaluating the technology for on-device Siri.
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PrismML compressed a 27B-parameter Qwen model from 54GB to under 4GB using 1-bit and ternary weights, and Apple is evaluating the technology for on-device Siri.

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China's internet regulator approved Apple Intelligence for the local market, but only after Apple agreed to run Alibaba's Qwen and Baidu's models instead of its own.

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OpenAI hired outside lawyers to explore a breach-of-contract case after its ChatGPT-Siri integration failed to generate anything close to the billions in subscription revenue it expected.

A California federal court has granted preliminary approval to a $250M class-action settlement against Apple for advertising AI features that still don't exist.

Apple's iOS 27 'Extensions' feature lets users swap Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT into Siri, Writing Tools, and Image Playground - the first time rival AI models can power Apple Intelligence natively.

Gemini arrives in 4 million GM vehicles and 16 Volvo models via OTA update as GM phases out Apple CarPlay by 2028. The in-car AI platform war is now a real fight.

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims OpenAI is building a smartphone with Qualcomm and MediaTek where AI agents replace traditional apps, targeting 2028 mass production.

Tim Cook becomes executive chairman and John Ternus, the hardware engineer behind Apple Silicon, takes the CEO role on September 1 - a clear bet that chips beat software in the AI race.