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PyTorch 2.15 speeds Mac MoE decoding up to 6.5×

Written by Felipe Santos on October 23, 2026. Posted in AI.

PyTorch 2.15 brings large speedups and new capabilities to Apple silicon Macs. The release is from the PyTorch team at Hugging Face, which works on the MPS backend to make the Mac a first-class place to run and train PyTorch models. At the start of 2026, running even small models on MPS often meant working around unsupported operations, performance cliffs and unexpected memory growth. The team runs real models from the Hugging Face Hub across language, image and video, finds where MPS falls short, and fixes it upstream in PyTorch, increasingly by replacing MPSGraph with dedicated Metal...

Developers Expand Apps Across iPhone Duo’s Large Inner Display

Written by Ethan Hula on October 23, 2026. Posted in Technology.

Apple is showing how apps from streaming services, productivity tools, games, and local businesses are being adapted for iPhone Duo, a folding device whose inner display gives apps a larger canvas. The apps adjust their layouts to each position the device can take: fully open, partially folded, propped up on a table, or closed. Entertainment and Sports Netflix lets members scroll through Clips on the outer display, then open iPhone Duo to keep watching on the large nano-texture inner display. Clips switch seamlessly between vertical and horizontal views. Prime Video and Paramount+ are...

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Updates to Full Disk Access in macOS

Written by Jennifer friend on October 3, 2026. Posted in Software.

Apple said it will introduce additional controls to Full Disk Access, citing concerns that some developers are using the permission in ways that could put users at risk. Full Disk Access largely sidesteps Apple's privacy controls to allow backup apps to function properly on the Mac. However, some developers are using it to access everything on users' systems—including files, mail, messages, and browsing history—without users' full knowledge and understanding. For communication apps, this access can also compromise the privacy of people users are communicating with. Going forward, Apple will...

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Jun Kim Joins Hugging Face to Lead MLX Framework

Written by Felipe Santos on September 26, 2026. Posted in AI.

MLX is Apple's framework for local AI, optimized for Apple Silicon. Hugging Face has supported MLX since its launch as a Christmas present from Awni Hannun and Angelos Katharopoulos in 2023, and the Hub now serves as the primary repository where people find and contribute MLX models. The project is graduating from a side effort to a fully maintained and funded initiative The project is graduating from a side effort to a fully maintained and funded initiative, which will provide stability and faster development. Jun will lead the effort full-time, better guiding contributors and planning for...

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Apple Releases Mac mini and Mac Studio With New M5, M6, and M5 Ultra Chips

Written by Felipe Santos on September 24, 2026. Posted in Hardware.

Apple has launched new Mac mini and Mac Studio models, now available at Apple Store locations, on apple.com, and in the Apple Store app. The new machines bring significant performance upgrades and expanded AI capabilities. Mac mini The new Mac mini with M6 delivers 12x faster graphics, 2x faster storage, and 40 percent faster CPU performance compared to previous-generation models. Users will experience these gains across multitasking, agentic AI workflows, music production, and code compilation. Specification Mac mini with M5 Pro CPU Up to 18 cores GPU Up to 20 cores Unified...

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Hugging Face Adds GGUF Model Support to Transformers

Written by Felipe Santos on September 24, 2026. Posted in AI.

Hugging Face is adding support for running GGUF models efficiently in transformers, allowing users to load checkpoints sized for their laptop's memory through the familiar transformers APIs. Pick a GGUF from the Hub, load it with from_pretrained, and start generating on your own machine. Running AI models on your laptop has become much easier, and llama.cpp has been a big part of that. Its inference engine powers local AI tools such as Ollama, LM Studio, and Jan. Alongside projects like MLX, it has helped make local inference a practical option for everyday use. GGUF, developed by the...

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Apple’s software update brings Visual Intelligence to Siri, Safari and Vision Pro

Written by Jennifer friend on September 18, 2026. Posted in Software.

With Visual Intelligence, users on iPhone, iPad, or Mac can now ask Siri about what they're looking at on the screen, and Vision Pro users can search, ask questions, and take action simply by looking at their surroundings and asking Siri. The feature also enables adding a custom pass to Wallet. In Safari, Apple Intelligence powers new tools that automatically organize a user's tabs into topics; notify them of website changes, like product restocks or price drops; and enable the creation of custom extensions based on a description. Call Context surfaces relevant information, like a...

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Apple Advances Health and Fitness Capabilities Using Apple Intelligence

Written by Felipe Santos on September 13, 2026. Posted in Hardware.

Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 introduce a new Health Sensing System, enabling the most accurate heart rate sensing in a wearable, along with a new readiness experience that gives users insight into their body's capacity to take on their day. These updates pair with a redesigned Health app coming later this year to iPhone, which offers a holistic view of long-term health alongside new, easy-to-understand health and longevity insights powered by Apple Intelligence. Together, these updates will give users a more complete picture of their health and fitness while keeping their...

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Apple Introduces iPhone Duo, Its First Foldable iPhone

Written by Felipe Santos on September 12, 2026. Posted in Hardware.

Apple today introduced iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone. Opened, it is the thinnest iPhone ever, with a 7.6-inch inner display that provides a large canvas for viewing content, gaming, and multitasking, and a nano-texture finish that minimizes glare. Closed, the 5.4-inch outer display delivers 90 percent of the screen area of iPhone 18 Pro in a compact, pocketable design. Both displays share the same aspect ratio, ensuring content scales proportionally for visual continuity. iPhone Duo is built to last with an innovative hardware design and a precision hinge that offers a smooth,...

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