Apple shares climbed 2.5% Friday as Mag 7 stocks advanced, with chip shares hitting record highs. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose over 1%, Treasury yields fell six basis points to 4.25%, and software stocks surged 13.6% over five days, underpinning the broader rally.

Apple gained early access to Anthropic’s Mythos AI model, which identified thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities in major operating systems and web browsers. Senior Treasury and Federal Reserve officials plan to deploy Mythos across agencies with established guardrails in the coming weeks, highlighting potential AI collaboration opportunities for Apple.