5 new Apple Foundation Models:
AFM 3 Core: 3B parameter on-device model, similar to the one we had before but smarter.
AFM 3 Core Advanced: 20B parameter on-device model for iPhone 17 Pro/Air, iPad Pro M4 (12GB RAM) and M3 Macs (12GB RAM). Custom-designed by Apple using an innovative architecture to minimise DRAM usage. Could possibly be the best on-device model of its class.
AFM 3 Cloud and AFM 3 Cloud Image: Powers Siri AI, Image editing and Image Playground. Runs on Apple Silicon through PCC.
AFM 3 Cloud Pro: Used for agentic and complex reasoning tasks. Runs on Google Cloud with Nvidia and Intel chips that meet Apple’s strict PCC guidelines.
All of these models are built by Apple, they are NOT Gemini models. Apple is said to have distilled some of these models using Gemini (hence the $1B partnership), but they are all completely new models that use Apple’s own AI expertise and technology.
Claude Fable 5 designs a complete 3D-printable model in a browser-based CAD editor.
The editor was also created by Fable 5, including the built-in AI copilot that does the modeling.
Introducing Claude Fable 5: a Mythos-class model that we’ve made safe for general use.
Its capabilities exceed those of any model we’ve ever made generally available.
One Piece has joined up with Japan’s national soccer team ahead of the 2026 World Cup
A press release revealed Luffy handed over his iconic Straw Hat to the team
Season the seas! Set sail and build a floating restaurant with the Straw Hat Crew in ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet—opening Oct 23 on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. #NintendoDirect
Gemini DOES NOT power Siri
Apple foundational models power Siri
Those models are based on Gemini technology.
It is not Gemini.
Apple and Google have been clear about this since January.