Zuckerberg sends ‘thanks note’ to Apple CEO years after telling staff to inflict pain

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has thanked Apple CEO John Ternus on X after the two companies worked together to run Meta’s Muse Spark Open AI model locally on Apple’s M5 Ultra Mac Studios. Ternus replied with praise for the team. The exchange marks a striking shift for rivals who clashed over privacy for years, with Zuckerberg once reportedly telling employees to inflict pain on Apple.