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Anthropic adding voice mode to Claude Code in gradual rollout
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (153+ words) Vibe coding is becoming voice coding with Anthropic's latest Claude Code feature rollout. Starting today, Anthropic is rolling out voice mode as a feature of Claude Code. Voice mode is activated within Claude Code by holding the space bar to…...
Apple replacing Core ML with modernized Core AI framework for iOS 27 at WWDC
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (338+ words) A new report says that Apple will replace Core ML with a modernized Core AI framework at WWDC, helping developers better leverage modern AI capabilities with their apps in iOS 27. Mark Gurman reports the detail in his Power On newsletter…...
Blender for iPad development on hold after prioritizing Android tablets
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (338+ words) Last summer, the team behind the open-source 3D creation software Blender made news after confirming iPad Pro support was planned. Seven months later, however, the project appears to be on hold as an Android tablet version takes priority. Back in July,…...
Apple releases Xcode 26.3 with support for agentic coding
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (391+ words) Xcode 26.3 can now leverage tools such as Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex to speed up all aspects of app development. Here are the details. As promised, Apple is rolling out Xcode 26.3 today, with support for agentic coding. In practice,…...
Apple expands App Store age assurance tools in several regions
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (309+ words) Apple is rolling out new age assurance tools for developers in regions including Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and parts of the US, as new App Store restrictions for 18+ apps take effect in select markets. Here are the details. From Apple's Developer…...
AI coding tools may be the end of freemium utility apps
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (663+ words) With the recent launch of tools like OpenAI's Codex, Anthropic's Claude Agent, and the upcoming support for these tools right in Xcode, the market for single-purpose apps might not be long for this world. Here's why. Despite my best on-and-off…...
Apple researchers develop local AI agent that interacts with apps
1+ week, 4+ day ago (684+ words) Despite having just 3 billion parameters, Ferret-UI Lite matches or surpasses the benchmark performance of models up to 24 times larger. Here are the details. In December 2023, a team of 9 researchers published a study called "FERRET: Refer and Ground Anything Anywhere at…...
Apple rolls out Xcode 26.3 Release Candidate 2
1+ week, 4+ day ago (209+ words) Apple is rolling out the second Release Candidate of Xcode 26.3, which will feature agentic coding capabilities. Here are the details. Earlier this month, Apple announced that Xcode 26.3 would gain agentic coding capabilities, integrating natively with AI coding tools such as…...
Claude Sonnet 4.6 model brings 'much-improved coding skills' and upgraded free tier
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (227+ words) Anthropic just released the second Claude model upgrade this month. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is the first upgrade to Anthropic's medium-sized AI model since version 4.5 arrived in September 2025. Anthropic says Claude Sonnet 4.6, which features a "1M token context window," delivers a "full upgrade…...
iOS 27 to include code cleanup and interface tweaks in hopes to boost battery life: report
2+ week, 2+ day ago (290+ words) In today's edition of the Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman shared a number of new details about Apple's upcoming software release: iOS 27. The company is aiming to "tidy' its codebase, upgrade older apps, and tweak Liquid Glass " and as…...