Xcode iOS Development

Xcode 26.6: Google Gemini becomes a programming assistant in Apple's IDE

Xcode 26.6 integrates Google Gemini directly into the IDE. The AI assistant was first seen in Xcode 27 beta, offering more.

9to5Mac

Apple adds Google Gemini coding assistant in Xcode 26.6 update

Apple has released Xcode 26.6, adding support for a third coding assistant to the company’s integrated development environment software. Starting with version 26.6, Xcode now supports Google Gemini as ...

Apple Design award winner acquired by Apple for new Swift tools

After giving it an Apple Design award for innovation, Apple has now bought Rabbit 3 Ties, Inc, which made a visual Swift ...

Cult of Mac

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.

Apple takes over Swift Package Index, vows to remove GitHub dependency

The Swift Package Index (SPI), a search engine for open source packages for the Swift programming language, is now part of ...

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Apple Play App Acquisition Here’s Why Apple’s Latest Deal Is Getting Attention

Apple’s acquisition of Play App is getting a lot of attention, because it may have implications for the future of app design, SwiftUI development and Apple’s professional developer tools. This has ...

iThinkDifferent

Anthropic’s Claude Science App Lands on Mac with BioNeMo Tools

Anthropic has released Claude Science, a new desktop app that joins the existing Claude lineup on the Mac and brings dedicated research tools to scientists working with genomics, proteomics, and ...

iThinkDifferent

Apple Acquires Play, SwiftUI Prototyping App That Won the 2025 Design Award

Apple has acquired Play, the SwiftUI prototyping app developed by Rabbit 3 Times, Inc., just months after the app took home the 2025 Apple Design Award for Innovation. The deal came to light through a ...