Apple released the new security fixes earlier than anticipated to adapt to the new reality, as AI enables faster “development of malicious hacking tools”, the company told Reuters. The company reportedly said that it wants to reduce the time between the first public release of an update and the rollout of the stable version to users. With this, Apple could be looking to give bad actors less time to find vulnerabilities, even before it is released to a wider user base. The company usually releases major security fixes with bigger OS updates, while reserving the smaller updates for other bug fixes, unless a new security flaw is discovered after the OS version has been rolled out.