As AI experimentation grows more expensive, Apple is waiving cloud API costs for developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads.

New AI frameworks, agentic coding in Xcode and deeper Siri integration lead Apple’s biggest developer-focused announcements at WWDC 26

Apple yesterday held its WWDC 2026 Platforms State of the Union, detailing a wide range of updates to its developer tools and platforms, headlined by a major expansion of the Foundation Models framework.

Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines with new language targeting apps that it says “do not add value to the App Store.”

Though WWDC didn't spotlight CarPlay this week, iOS 27 delivers a solid update: EV range integration, video apps and a new Audio MiniPlayer.

For developers who want tobring their own custom models into their app, Core AI is a brand-new framework designed to be the best way to run models on device. Core AI provides an architecture optimized for the unified memory and Neural Engine of Apple silicon, allowing developers to deploy full-scale LLMs locally.

Apple announced it will open Europe's first Apple Developer Center in Berlin later this year, ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference. This new hub, located in the Mitte district, will be the fifth globally,

Apple Inc. announced a sweeping update to its developer policies, warning that software could be permanently removed from the App Store if it fails to attract a steady stream of users.

Apple stock's gains slipped away Monday afternoon as the iPhone maker kicked off his 15th Worldwide Developers Conference. Th