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Claris, a wholly owned Apple subsidiary, is testing Harbor, an app that turns Apple-silicon Macs into local AI inference servers and can link multiple Macs over Thunderbolt 5 to run larger models. The app emphasizes zero-configuration setup, auto-detecting Thunderbolt 5 devices and letting users browse and download open-weight models, backed by Thunderbolt 5 RDMA support shipped in macOS Tahoe 26.2. Harbor remains in early access and is not yet publicly available.
Leaker Aaron Perris has uncovered evidence of a new Apple Mac app called Harbor that turns one or more Macs into a private AI inference server for running local models. The app is currently in private preview under Apple's Claris brand and is expected to launch publicly in the coming weeks or months.
Apple has introduced a front-end module called Skimmer in the first developer beta of iOS/macOS 27.3, routing roughly 2% of English Siri AI requests to an on-device model for the first time, mainly covering high-frequency fixed commands such as timers, music playback and calls. The module matches preset tool flows via regular expressions and executes directly, bypassing full AI inference to cut latency and protect privacy.
A new Apple paper introduces AMP1, a harness that lets general-purpose frontier models such as Claude Opus 5.5 and Gemini 4 Argon control a robot arm in a closed loop using camera views, code execution and direct motion commands, with no demonstrations or task-specific training. It achieves 85.6% zero-shot success on RoboLab-120 versus 49.2% for the best VLA and 42.9% for the best world-action model, and succeeds in 104 of 108 trials on a real Franka arm, though the robot idles much of each episode waiting on model inference.
Apple has added a "Buy More Usage" option in Logic Pro, letting users pay a one-time $49.99 for extra quota on certain Apple Intelligence features. The packs are tied to the purchasing Apple Account, exclude Family Sharing, and roll over monthly but expire 12 months after purchase. The move marks Apple's first step toward tiered billing for AI capabilities that rely on cloud models from OpenAI or Google Gemini.
Apple has reportedly cut the daily AI spending cap for some engineers from $300 to $200, signaling that internal AI costs are pressing against budget limits. The claim comes from a single newsletter briefing without public confirmation from Apple, and the scope and enforcement details remain unclear.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports in Power On that Apple plans to ship an autonomous, agentic Siri as early as next year, shifting from command-response to proactively managing tasks and acting on the user's behalf against ChatGPT Dots, Meta Muse and Grok. The report also says new CEO John Ternus has pressed software chief Craig Federighi to accelerate Apple's AI efforts.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Apple CEO John Ternus is pressuring AI chief Craig Federighi to accelerate the Siri roadmap toward a capable AI agent able to compete with OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse. Two upgrades are slated: iOS 27.3 will give Siri fine-grained control over first-party apps such as Photos and Safari, while third-party app integration (e.g., ordering via Grubhub, booking through OpenTable) is expected next spring. The longer-term goal is a more agentic Siri capable of sustained multi-step tasks, potentially as early as next year.
Bloomberg reports that Apple's CEO is pressing the company's software chief to pursue a more ambitious AI strategy. The report discloses no specific models, parameters or product roadmap, reflecting only internal urgency over Apple's AI pace.