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WebKit says Safari 27.3 beta's Adaptive Dark Mode darkens light pages for users who enable it but leaves alone pages that declare dark-mode support; the opt-out keyword it names is unsupported in beta 1.

Apple's Xcode 27.3 beta 1 release notes list GitHub Copilot in the coding assistant; GitHub calls it a public preview supporting all Copilot plans on macOS Tahoe 26.6 or later.

Apple says apps for its foldable iPhone Duo can be submitted today, with Xcode 27.1 adding device support ahead of the October 23 launch.

Safari 27.0 folds its Safari MCP developer server into a stable release, adds CSS-styleable select dropdowns, and rewrites the module loader in native C++.

Swift 6.4 is generally available, switching Swift Package Manager to the Swift Build backend by default and adding Subprocess 1.0, C++20 std::span interop, and faster WebAssembly bridging.

Anthropic added CarPlay integration to its Claude iOS app, letting drivers hold hands-free voice conversations, following ChatGPT, Perplexity, Grok, and Meta AI.

Apple's new M6 and M5 Ultra chips ship alongside Core AI, a new framework for building and deploying AI models on Apple silicon, with M5 Ultra supporting 512GB of unified memory.

Doug Gregor detailed Embedded Swift additions landing ahead of Swift 6.4: broader `any` type support, untyped throws, and full metatype support.

Apple has made multiple settlement offers this year in the DOJ's 2024 smartphone-monopoly case joined by 19 states, though no trial date has been set and Apple Watch–Android compatibility remains a sticking point.

China's internet regulator cleared Apple Intelligence for domestic deployment, with Alibaba's Qwen model powering most features and Baidu in a smaller role, ending a two-year delay.

The justices granted certiorari limited to whether Apple's App Store fees violated the "spirit" of a 2021 injunction, setting up arguments in the term beginning October 2026.

The General Court in Luxembourg rejected all of Apple's challenges to its DMA gatekeeper designation, ruling its five App Stores count as one service.