{"slug": "apple-in-talks-to-acquire-prismml-startup-that-shrinks-ai-models-to-run-on", "title": "Apple in Talks to Acquire PrismML, Startup That Shrinks AI Models to Run on iPhone", "summary": "Apple is in exploratory talks to acquire PrismML, a Caltech spinout that uses ultra-low-bit compression to shrink large AI models by up to 14x, enabling them to run natively on iPhones. The startup, which raised $16.25 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures, demonstrated its technology by compressing Alibaba's Qwen 3.6 model to under 4 GB. No deal terms have been disclosed.", "body_md": "Apple is in discussions with PrismML, a Caltech spinout that uses ultra-low-bit compression to shrink large AI models by up to 14x, enabling them to run natively on iPhones. PrismML raised $16.25 million in seed funding led by Khosla Ventures and demonstrated its technology by compressing Alibaba's Qwen 3.6 model to under 4 GB. The talks are described as exploratory, with no deal terms disclosed.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-in-talks-to-acquire-prismml-startup-that-shrinks-ai-models-to-run-on", "canonical_source": "https://mlq.ai/news/apple-in-talks-to-acquire-prismml-startup-that-shrinks-ai-models-to-run-on-iphone/", "published_at": "2026-07-15 00:47:49.081023+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-15 00:47:50.879404+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products", "ai-startups", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-research"], "entities": ["Apple", "PrismML", "Caltech", "Khosla Ventures", "Alibaba", "Qwen"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-in-talks-to-acquire-prismml-startup-that-shrinks-ai-models-to-run-on", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-in-talks-to-acquire-prismml-startup-that-shrinks-ai-models-to-run-on.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-in-talks-to-acquire-prismml-startup-that-shrinks-ai-models-to-run-on.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/apple-in-talks-to-acquire-prismml-startup-that-shrinks-ai-models-to-run-on.jsonld"}}