Timeline
Snapdragon X2 Elite chip demonstrated power efficiency matching Apple M5 in benchmark test
Benchmark showing NPU 6-8x faster than CPU for OCR workloads
Leaked benchmark shows Apple's upcoming M5 Max NPU delivering 2x the inference speed of Intel's Panther Lake NPU on the Parakeet v3 model.
50th anniversary celebrations with executive appearances and potential AI service updates
Removed AI coding apps Replit and Vibecode from the App Store for violating guidelines
Apple's AI-powered Mac mini with Apple Intelligence features launched and sold out
Leak suggests upcoming Private Cloud Compute infrastructure for AI, built on clusters of four M2 Ultra chips.
Hired former Google executive Lilian Rincon as VP of AI Product Marketing
Acquired Arduino (mentioned as occurring last year)
Launched Arduino Ventuno Q single-board computer for robotics and physical AI applications