In Xcode 26, Apple shows first signs of offering ChatGPT alternatives 

Claude support in Xcode heralds bigger moves across the ecosystem.  The latest Xcode beta contains clear signs that Apple plans to bring Anthropic’s Claude and Opus large language models into the integrated development environment (IDE), expanding on features already available using Apple’s own models or OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Apple enthusiast…

Apple brings OpenAI’s GPT-5 to iOS and macOS 

It’s unclear exactly how GPT-5’s new approach to model-switching will work here.  OpenAI’s GPT-5 model went live for most ChatGPT users this week, but lots of people use ChatGPT not through OpenAI’s interface but through other platforms or tools. One of the largest deployments is iOS, the iPhone operating…

Trump wanted a US-made iPhone. Apple gave him a gold statue. 

Trump’s chip tariffs won’t hit Apple despite no plans for a US-made iPhone.  It’s now clear that Apple plans to survive Donald Trump’s trade war by playing to the president’s ego. On Wednesday, Trump announced that Apple would be exempt from a threatened 100 percent tariff on semiconductors that…