Apple Seeds Xcode 27.1 Beta with Foldable Support as NVIDIA Vera Rubin Rack Sets AI Benchmarks
On the launch day of the iPhone 18 Pro, Apple released the Xcode 27.1 beta featuring an interactive simulator and SDKs for the upcoming iPhone Duo foldable. Concurrently, NVIDIA and hardware partners revealed MLPerf v6.1 benchmarks for the Vera Rubin NVL72 rack architecture designed for agentic AI workloads.
Key points
- Apple released Xcode 27.1 beta, introducing an interactive simulator and hinge APIs for the $1,999 iPhone Duo foldable.
- iPhone Duo pre-orders are scheduled for October 16, with deliveries beginning October 23.
- NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 benchmarked record multi-turn reasoning and agentic workflow throughput in MLPerf v6.1.
- iPhone 18 Pro Max lead times slipped into mid-to-late October, while standard Pro units remain available for same-day pickup.
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