Apple launches an 'Answers, Knowledge, and Information' team to develop a ChatGPT-like system that crawls the web and provides direct answers, aiming to enhance its AI capabilities with potential integration into Siri and other products.
In a major shift, Anthropic overtakes OpenAI with 32% enterprise market share as code generation emerges as AI's killer app, while open-source adoption stalls at 13% due to performance gaps, and enterprises rapidly upgrade to frontier models for performance gains over cost savings.
Apple surges on a 13% increase in iPhone sales, reporting 10% revenue growth, its biggest since December 2021; CEO Tim Cook vows to 'significantly grow' AI investments, open to acquisitions accelerating its AI roadmap, while seeing a 4% sales boost in China aided by device subsidies.
The U.S. Army unveils a groundbreaking $10 billion enterprise deal with Palantir, revolutionizing its software procurement model to increase agility, transparency, and cost savings through flexible, enterprise-wide licensing agreements.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces massive AI spending will continue through 2026 with expenses exceeding 2025 levels, raising total expense forecast to $114-118 billion and investing $14.3 billion in AI startup Scale AI, sending shares soaring 12% after strong quarterly earnings beat expectations.
Meta's Reality Labs division posts a $4.53 billion operating loss in Q2 despite $370 million in sales, while EssilorLuxottica reports Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses sales more than tripled year-over-year in the first half of 2025.
Apple vehemently defends its iPhone principles, arguing the DOJ antitrust lawsuit 'fundamentally misunderstands' key features and seeks to 'attack' design choices, degrade privacy/security benefits, and eliminate consumer choice.
A federal judge rebukes Elon Musk and Sam Altman for 'gamesmanship' in their legal battle, striking down 16 of OpenAI's 55 defenses against Musk's racketeering lawsuit, underscoring escalating tensions between the tech titans amid OpenAI's internal challenges.
Elon Musk faces partial trial and compulsory testimony in a lawsuit against OpenAI over its transition to a for-profit company, as ruled by a judge.
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO, unveils a bold plan to develop personal superintelligence for everyone, empowering individuals to harness the power of superintelligence towards their personal goals, diverging from industry's focus on AI automation.