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  • Apple Taps Virtual Avatar Firm Animato's Expertise and Intellectual Property
  • Apple Acquires Award-Winning App 'Play'
  • Apple Acquiring SigScalr

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macrumors.com /1 month ago

Apple Taps Virtual Avatar Firm Animato's Expertise and Intellectual Property

Apple has quietly agreed to hire employees and license intellectual property of Animato, a small California-based company that has developed software for creating virtual avatars u...

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macrumors.com /2 weeks ago

Apple Acquires Award-Winning App 'Play'

In February, Apple notified the European Commission that it would be acquiring certain assets from and have the right to hire certain employees from Rabbit 3 Times, the company beh...

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macrumors.com /2 days ago

Apple Acquiring SigScalr

In March, Apple informed the EU that it had agreed to acquire certain assets and hire employees from SigScalr, according to a notice published today on the European Commission's we...

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9to5mac.com /2 days ago

Apple acquires observability startup SigScalr

Apple has acquired certain assets and hired employees from SigScalr, the company behind the observability app SigLens. Here are the details.

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macdailynews.com /2 weeks ago

Apple acquires app design tool ‘Play’

Apple informed the EC that it would acquire certain assets from Rabbit 3 Times — the company behind the award-winning app design tool Play… The post Apple acquires app design tool...

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9to5mac.com /2 weeks ago

Apple just acquired the app that won last year’s ‘Innovation’ Apple Design Award

Apple has acquired a variety of apps recently, and the latest—Play—won the 2025 Apple Design Award in the ‘Innovation’ category. Here’s what it does.

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macrumors.com /1 month ago

Amazon to Acquire Apple's Globalstar Stake in Satellite Deal

Amazon is acquiring Apple satellite provider Globalstar, and it has worked out a deal to take over Apple's stake in the satellite company. According to an FCC filing noticed b...

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cultofmac.com /2 weeks ago

Apple acquires Play, award-winning SwiftUI prototyping tool

Apple acquires the Play SwiftUI app from Rabbit 3 Times. The app won the Apple Design Award for Innovation in 2025. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors...

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roadtovr.com /1 month ago

Apple Acquires Key Talent & Patents Behind AI Avatar Company ‘Animato’

According to an official EU filing spotted by Apple Insider, Apple has recently acquired key talent and IP behind Animato, a Bay Area startup creating AI avatars. Animato was known...

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macdailynews.com /16 hours ago

Apple reportedly pursuing AI chip company acquisitions

Apple is quietly shopping for AI chip companies. The company has been approaching chip startups and consulting with bankers about potential… The post Apple reportedly pursuing AI c...

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macworld.com /2 weeks ago

Swift UI development just got better with Apple’s newest acquisition

Macworld According to a filing with the European Commission, Apple has acquired Rabbit 3 Times, the makers of Play, a software development tool that allows for the creation o...

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cultofmac.com /2 days ago

SigLens acquisition targets one of Apple’s biggest headaches: Buggy apps

Apple's SigLens acquisition brings Cupertino an app-monitoring tool that could make Xcode’s debugging tools a whole lot smarter. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple...

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9to5mac.com /2 weeks ago

Cursor releases iPhone and iPad app following recent acquisition by SpaceX

Earlier this month, SpaceX (which includes xAI) purchased the agentic coding firm Cursor. Today, Cursor has released its first iOS app.

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9to5mac.com /1 month ago

Apple strikes talent and IP deal with virtual avatar startup Animato

Apple has struck a new talent and IP deal with Animato, a startup that makes virtual avatar software for video chats and tutoring. Here are the details. more…

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gsmarena.com /1 month ago

Amazon to acquire Apple's 20% stake in Globalstar, iPhone's satellite feature won't be affected

Amazon and Globalstar finalized an acquisition deal worth $11 billion. But by purchasing Globalstar, Amazon also had to buy out Apple's 20% stake in the company. Apple and Globalst...

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macdailynews.com /1 month ago

Amazon to acquire Apple’s 20% stake in Globalstar as part of $11.6 billion satellite deal

Amazon is set to assume Apple’s significant ownership position in satellite provider Globalstar, as part of its massive $11.6 billion… The post Amazon to acquire Apple’s 20% stake...

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9to5mac.com /17 hours ago

Report: Apple looking into buying chip startups to strengthen its AI infrastructure

The Information reports that Apple has been in talks with bankers and semiconductor startups as it explores acquisitions to strengthen its AI server capabilities. Here are the deta...

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macrumors.com /1 week ago

Apple Announces $30 Billion Broadcom Deal to Make More US Chips

Apple today announced its multiyear partnership with Broadcom to design and produce custom silicon components and wireless technologies, confirming a Reuters report we covered on M...

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9to5mac.com /1 month ago

Apple TV just won a highly coveted film deal that had 40 other bidders

Apple TV has been ramping up its film efforts, and Deadline reports today on a high-profile new acquisition—One Month Mark—that had near-unprecedented levels of Hollywood interest.

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socialmediatoday.com /1 month ago

Snap acquires spatial AI developer Illumix

The deal aligns with Snap’s push to compete Meta and Apple in the artificial intelligence wearables market.  

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macrumors.com /3 weeks ago

Apple Unveiled These Five New Apps Last Week

Apple last week unveiled five new apps, with four announced at WWDC 2026 alongside its upcoming fall software updates, one released in beta for developers, and one released indepen...

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finance.yahoo.com /19 hours ago

Apple Intelligence approved in China with Alibaba Qwen AI model

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appleinsider.ru /1 day ago

Зачем Apple программа, которая следит за другими приложениями

Apple купила приложение, которое умеет следить за другими программами. Объясняем при чем тут Xcode и как это связано с созданием новых приложений.

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macdailynews.com /3 weeks ago

Apple announces changes to iOS in Brazil

Apple today announced changes impacting iOS apps in Brazil that reflect a recent agreement with Brazil’s competition regulator, the… The post Apple announces changes to iOS in Braz...

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