Earlier this year, Apple acquired California-based startup Sonera, according to a notice published today on the European Commission’s website. Sonera previously announced that it had developed “revolutionary sensing technology” that “non-invasively measures magnetic fields” generated by the brain and body. The company said its technology can analyze neural data without direct contact with the skin,…
Apple Silicon takes an unexpected turn Since the Mac switched from Intel processors to Apple silicon starting in 2020, each generation of M-series chips has included high-end Pro and Max variants. If a recent report proves accurate, this streak will end. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple will launch a standard M6 chip, but it…
In February, Apple informed the European Commission that it would acquire certain assets and have the right to hire certain employees from Rabbit 3 Times, the company behind the award-winning app design tool Play. The notification was published this week on the European Commission’s website, after a four-month waiting period. Play was a Mac and…
Apple has quietly agreed to hire employees and license intellectual property from Animato, a small California-based company that developed software to create virtual avatars used in video chats and tutoring, according to a European Commission filing spotted by Woozad. The acquisition was filed under the EU Digital Markets Act in January 2026 and appears to…
Apple purchased a small, individual company called Patchflyer in January, according to new acquisition information provided by the European Union. Patchflyer was owned by Jonathan Ochmann, who created Color.io, an online color grading tool popular with photographers and filmmakers. Apple bought Color.io and employs Ochmann. Last year, Ochmann announced the impending closure of Color.io in…