Apple today announced John Giannandrea, Apple’s senior vice president for Machine Learning and AI Strategy, is stepping down from his…
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Apple to use Google Gemini model for new Siri while it works to catch up with its own LLMs
Apple is set to underpin its new Siri with Google’s 1.2-trillion-parameter AI model, Bloomberg News reports Wednesday…
Apple reorganizes Services division, shifting health and fitness teams
Apple is set to reorganize as Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams prepares to depart. Eddy Cue, head of Services, will take on oversight…
Senior AI and search exec Robby Walker latest to leave Apple
Apple’s Robby Walker, a top AI executive at the iPhone maker, is departing the company. Walker previously oversaw Siri…
Apple CEO Cook tells staff AI is ‘ours to grab’ in rare all-hands meeting
After Apple’s Q325 earnings report, CEO Tim Cook held an unusual all-hands meeting, giving a pep talk to employees about the…
Who will be Apple’s next CEO? A new look at Tim Cook’s potential successors
Apple this week announced a major C-suite overhaul, with Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams stepping down this month and retiring…
Apple software chief Craig Federighi: iPad shouldn’t run macOS, but it can be inspired by Mac
In a newly published interview, Apple software chief Craig Federighi says that iPad shouldn’t run macOS, but it can be inspired by the Mac…
Apple targets spring 2026 for long-delayed Siri AI upgrade, aiming for iOS 26.4 release
In June 2024, Apple promised that, “coming with the first set of Apple Intelligence features,” Siri would become more natural, contextually…
Apple execs attempt to defend Apple Intelligence vaporware and the Siri disaster
Apple’s much-hyped Apple Intelligence, unveiled with grand promises of revolutionizing its ecosystem, has stumbled badly…
MacDailyNews presents live coverage of Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote address
Get ready for the WWDC 2025 keynote address video streaming to you from Apple Park on Monday, June 9th at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT…
How Apple missed and still hasn’t cracked AI
Apple’s foray into generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) with its Apple Intelligence vaporware and a promised-but-not-delivered Siri…
Craig Federighi frees Apple engineers to use third-party LLMs to build Siri features
Craig Federighi is now spearheading an initiative that, for the first time, allows Apple engineers to leverage third-party LLMs…
Apple removes Siri from John Giannandrea, hands it over to Mike Rockwell
Apple is finally executing a shakeup of its failed executive ranks, aiming to finally condense its Apple Intelligence vaporware after…
Apple’s Siri chief calls Apple Intelligence delays ‘ugly’ and ’embarrassing,’ promises fixes someday
Apple’s top executive overseeing its Siri virtual assistant told staff that delays to key features have been ugly and embarrassing, and a…
Apple SVP Craig Federighi explains Apple Intelligence’s security features
Apple SVP Craig Federighi sat down with Fast Company to explain Apple Intelligence’s security features, where things stand with China…
Apple teaming with OpenAI on chatbot to be announced at WWDC
Apple is reportedly teaming up with OpenAI to add the startup’s chatbot technology to its products. The companies are preparing…
Apple plans to smarten up Siri with generative AI infusion
A new report suggests that Apple’s Siri virtual assistant is undergoing a major revamp with the integration of generative AI…
Apple stock is missing out on the artificial intelligence rally, but that could change soon
While Apple stock is missing out on the AI, especially generative AI, rally, there are increasing signs that Apple is scrambling…
Apple caught flat-footed on generative AI; company preps AI features for devices, software
Tim Cook’s Apple was caught flat-footed when ChatGPT and other AI tools took the technology industry by storm. Now, after some frozen panic…
Apple works to make your devices less distracting
Our iPhones, Apple Watches, MacBooks, and iPads can be swimming in notifications with pings, buzzes, and dings regularly vying for our…
Apple’s Federighi: Privacy and advertising can coexist
Apple’s software chief Craig Federighi said advertising and privacy can coexist as the company’s push to give users control of their privacy…
Apple’s Craig Federighi and Alan Dye on the Dynamic Island
Apple’s Craig Federighi and Alan Dye say in a new interview that the Dynamic Island’s creation came from, naturally enough, thinking about…
Apple SVP Craig Federighi discusses new iOS 16 Lock Screen, macOS Ventura System Settings, and more
Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, Craig Federighi discussed iOS 16’s lock screen redesign, macOS Ventura, and…
Regulators will soon force Apple to loosen its tight grip on the App Store
As regulators from the U.S. to South Korea zero in on Apple’s high-margin apps business, Apple’s App Store may soon be forced to…
Apple VP Federighi delivers hypocritical speech on dangers of sideloading apps
Apple software chief Craig Federighi delivered a dramatic speech about what might happen if Apple has to allow iPhone users to sideload apps…
Apple exec says EU App Store regulation would open ‘Pandora’s box’
Apple software head Craig Federighi said in a speech on Wednesday that proposed EU App Store regulation that could force Apple to allow…
In iOS 15, Apple’s Siri gets even less functional
In iOS 15, Apple appears, perhaps unintentionally (it may be a bug) to have removed some useful Siri functionality that were relied on by…
Series of FaceTime with Apple’s Craig Federighi videos posted to YouTube
A series of #FaceTimeWithCraig videos have appeared on YouTuber today featuring Apple SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi …
Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies in Epic Games trial
Apple CEO Tim Cook is the third senior-level executive to testifies in the ongoing trial with Epic Games. Following testimonies from Phil…
Apple CEO Tim Cook to take the stand at Epic Games v. Apple trial
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday will take the witness stand to defend the App Store in a trial being held in California. “Fortnite” maker Epic…
Apple’s Craig Federighi: ‘It’s well understood that Android has a malware problem’
Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi on Wednesday is testifying during the Epic Games v. Apple lawsuit…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been practicing for hours ahead of taking witness stand in Epic Games v. Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been practicing for hours ahead of taking witness stand in the Epic Games v. Apple trial that, regardless of the…
Why Apple never released Messages for Android
Court documents filed in the Epic Games v. Apple case show that Apple considered a version of Messages for Android, but…
Tim Cook says he ‘probably’ won’t be at Apple in 10 years’ time
Tim Cook addressed the succession question. Swisher asked Cook if he will still be at Apple in 10 years. Cook said that he probably won’t…
Scott Forstall celebrates the 20th anniversary of Mac OS X
The macOS operating system — née Mac OS X — turned 20 years old on March 24th. Former Apple VP Scott Forstall used his Twitter account…
Apple CEO Tim Cook, Craig Federighi, other executives to testify in Fortnite trial
Apple CEO Tim Cook and exec. Craig Federighi are among top executives likely to testify in its trial vs. Epic Games, maker of Fortnite …
Steve Jobs’ grand plan comes together in Apple’s M1 chip
Apple’s M1 chip is an essential piece of Steve Jobs’ grand plan which Apple is still executing nearly a decade after his passing…
Apple execs explain how the Mac’s M1 processor came to exist
Apple this week announced M1, the most powerful chip it has ever created and the first chip designed specifically for the Mac…
Speed test: A14 Bionic-powered iPhone 12 destroys Samsung Note 20 Ultra
You know those goofy app-loading speed tests (ridiculed by Apple software chief Craig Federighi)? Well, Apple’s iPhone A14 Bionic …
Craig Federighi explains development of iPad’s Scribble feature
Handwriting recognition has been a challenge going back decades, but Apple’s Scribble in iPadOS 14 for iPad …
Apple’s Craig Federighi talks WWDC20 announcements
Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering, talks with YouTuber Marques Brownlee about Apple’s WWDC20 announcements…
Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak talk Mac’s Apple Silicon transition, lack of boot camp support, and more
John Gruber typically hosts a live episode of his “The Talk Show” podcast during the week of WWDC. This year Gruber spoke with Apple’s Craig Federighi …
