Meta and Apple collaborate to run Muse Spark Open locally on M5 Ultra Mac Studios
Meta announced Muse Spark Open, claiming it is the most capable US open-weight model to date and the first in its class to run on desktop using two Apple M5 Ultra Mac Studios with the MLX framework. Meta and Apple, typically rivals, worked together on the launch, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO John Ternus publicly supporting each other.
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CNBC : Meta says it worked with Apple to make Muse Spark Open run locally on M5 Ultra Mac Studios, letting users pair two to four Studios to code or do agentic work — Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg have clashed for years, but with John Ternus taking the reins at Apple, the rivals are finding common ground in artificial intelligence.
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The new Muse Spark Open AI model can work on M5 Ultra Mac Studios. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta announced the Muse Spark Open AI model today , claiming that it's the "most capable US open-weight model to date." But the company also says that it's the "the first model in its class" that can "run on your desktop using two Apple M5 Ultra Mac Studios with the latest MLX framework." Meta and Apple, typically rivals , worked together on the launch and are publicly supporting each other. "Muse Spark Open - weights releasing today - runs great on new Mac Studios thanks to work with @johnternus and Apple," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on X . "Congrats to the team!" new Apple CEO John Ternus said in a reply . "Amazing to run a model of Muse … Read the full story at The Verge.
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