Apple, scrambling to catch up in artificial intelligence capabilities, is nearing the completion of a generative AI tool for app developers that would step up competition with the world’s most valuable company, Microsoft, Alphabet, xAI, and others. Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News: ‎ The company has been working on the tool for the last year as part of the next major version of Xcode, Apple’s flagship programming software. It has now expanded testing of the features internally and has ramped up development ahead of a plan to release it to third-party software makers as early as this year, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The new system will operate similarly to Microsoft’s GitHub Copilot and use artificial intelligence…

On February 14, 1995, Cupertino extended a lawsuit against a developer over stolen Apple code to include Microsoft and Intel. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

On February 11, 2010, as iPad excitement reached fever pitch, Steve Jobs' frenemy Bill Gates waded in with his own opinion about the tablet. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Apple CEO Tim Cook Microsoft’s current market capitalization is $3.12 trillion, the highest for any company ever, beating out Apple’s all-time market cap high of $3.090 trillion, set on July 31, 2023. Emily Dattilo for Barron’s: ‎ Microsoft stock was up 1.4% to $419.69 on Friday. Over the last 12 months, shares have soared 60%, largely thanks to strides in artificial intelligence software. “We’ve moved from talking about AI to applying AI at scale,” CEO Satya Nadella said in a statement at the time. “By infusing AI across every layer of our tech stack, we’re winning new customers and helping drive new benefits and productivity gains across every sector.” The company officially will surpass Apple’s all-time market cap high if…

No major tech company bought more budding AI companies than the iPhone giant in 2023, according to a new report. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, reviews and how-tos)

On February 4, 2008, Steve Jobs reportedly considered buying the search engine Yahoo. Apple could have teamed up with Disney to do it! (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, reviews and how-tos)