What started in Xcode 26 as a single "Intelligence" chat panel has turned, by Xcode 26.3, into a genuine three-way race: Anthropic's Claude, OpenAI's Codex, and Apple's own built-in assistant are all sitting in the same IDE, all able to touch your code, and all fighting for the same job.

The iPad has always been the creative's device — a canvas for illustrators, a drafting table for writers, a mood board for designers. Add Claude into that workflow and it becomes something more: an AI collaborator that helps you move from blank page to finished piece faster, without losing the creative edge that made you reach for an iPad in the first place. Here's how writers and designers are using Claude on iPad to sharpen their creative process.

The Mac has always been the developer's machine of choice. In 2026, it's also become the best platform for AI-assisted development — not because of any single tool, but because of how well a handful of them work together. Here's a practical breakdown of the AI stack serious Mac developers are running right now.