Steve Jobs saved Apple with $12 million failed computer company NeXT

Steve Jobs left Apple in 1985 and started a new computer company called NeXT. The operating system became the foundation for Mac OS X.
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OpenAI buys Apple Mac automation startup Software Applications

OpenAI said today it has bought a company called Software Applications Inc., which is building an artificial intelligence-based natural language interface for Apple Inc.’s Mac computers. That tool is ...
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Apple at 50: How a garage startup became a $3.5-trillion titan

Apple Inc.'s then-CEO Steve Jobs speaks in front of an early image of himself and Steve Wozniak during an Apple event on Jan. 27, 2010, in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) Fifty years ...
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Meta’s Manus launches ‘My Computer’ to turn your Mac into an AI agent

AI startup Manus has released its answer to OpenClaw and Perplexity’s Personal Computer. The similarly dubbed “My Computer” system runs on your Mac or PC, turning your machine into a personal AI agent ...
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Apple acquires AI startup Q.ai for reported $2B

Apple Inc. has acquired Q.ai, a startup that develops artificial intelligence software for wearables. The Financial Times reported that the transaction is worth nearly $2 billion. Israel-based Q.ai, ...
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Apple turns 50: From garage startup to $3.73 trillion giant—here's how much a $1,000 investment at its IPO would be worth today

On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Apple Inc. AAPL celebrates 50 years of innovation, culture-shaping products, and unprecedented financial growth. In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak turned a garage in ...
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From scrappy startup to tech giant, Apple celebrates its 50th year

In his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years, author David Pogue includes a story about how the tech company's late CEO and co-founder, Steve Jobs, pushed his team to perfect the iPod. "Steve Jobs ...