Apple and Meta work together on open-source AI model

Summary

Apple and Meta have worked together on a new open-source AI model, which CNET identifies as Muse Spark Open. Semafor reports that the companies are to collaborate on a new AI model, describing the move as a sign of AI reshaping old tech rivalries; it says they have been at odds for more than a decade.

Timeline

1. Semafor

   16 Oct 2026, 11:29 UTCSource ↗

   Semafor reports that Apple and Meta plan to collaborate on a new AI model, calling the move a sign of AI reshaping old tech rivalries after more than a decade of discord.

2. CNET

   16 Oct 2026, 15:46 UTCSource ↗

   CNET says Apple and Meta worked together on a new open-source AI model and describes Muse Spark Open as the result of their partnership.