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Apple tests Siri feature that could finally let it handle multiple commands at once
Apple is quietly working on a significant upgrade to Siri that could make the long-serving digital assistant feel considerably more capable…
Apple plans standalone Siri app, new ‘Ask Siri’ feature, chatbot-like experience
Apple is testing a standalone app for its Siri voice assistant, along with a new “Ask Siri” feature that will work seamlessly across the…
Apple to open up Siri to third-party AI chatbots in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27
Apple plans to open Siri to third-party AI assistants, a significant step aimed at further strengthening the iPhone, iPad, and Mac as…
New Apple TV set-top box and HomePod mini speaker are ready launch
Apple retail stores worldwide are seeing low stock levels for the full-sized HomePod, HomePod mini, and Apple TV set-top box…
Broadcasters urge EU to tighten rules for Apple, other Big Tech firms in smart TV standoff
Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung’s smart TVs and virtual assistants should fall under the EU’s toughest tech rules because of their…
Apple set to pocket $1 billion+ from rival AI apps in 2026 despite Siri issues
While tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta pour hundreds of billions into building massive AI infrastructure and frontier…
Apple seeks dismissal of fraud lawsuit over Siri AI promises, Epic Games injunction
Apple urged a San Jose federal judge to toss out a proposed shareholder class action accusing it of double fraud: first by hyping Siri’s AI…
Apple says new LLM Siri is still on track to launch in 2026
On Wednesday, Bloomberg News‘ Mark Gurman reported that the company’s AI update to personal assistant Siri is being delayed…
Apple’s latest attempt to launch its new Siri hits roadblocks
Apple’s long-awaited, oft-delayed overhaul of its beleaguered Siri virtual assistant has encountered significant issues during recent tests…
Apple said to allow outside voice-controlled AI chatbots in CarPlay
Apple is gearing up to support voice-controlled AI apps from third-party developers in CarPlay for the first time, allowing users to interact…
Apple is distributing $95 million Siri settlement payouts under ‘Lopez Voice Assistant’
Apple customers who filed claims in a long-running class action lawsuit over allegations that Siri eavesdropped on private conversations…
Apple set to transform Siri into built-in AI chatbot powered by custom Google Gemini tech in iOS 27
Apple is set to transform Siri into a full-fledged AI chatbot with the release of iOS 27 later this year, marking a significant shift in the…
Apple said to fine-tune Google’s Gemini for un-branded Siri integration
Apple plans to take full ownership of the experience by independently fine-tuning Google’s Gemini models to power the revamped Siri and…
Elon Musk: Apple’s deal with Alphabet for Gemini AI ‘an unreasonable concentration of power for Google’
Following the deal between Alphabet and Apple to use Google Gemini to power Apple Intelligence and the forthcoming LLM Siri, Elon Musk…
Google-parent Alphabet hits $4 trillion milestone, surpassing Apple in market value
Google-parent Alphabet Inc. has officially joined the elite $4 trillion club, becoming the newest tech giant to achieve this historic market…
Apple needs a killer AI Siri to fuel upgrades from older iPhones
Apple long ago missed its deadline for launching an AI-supercharged Siri, but the company now says it’s finally on track to deliver the…
Elon Musk: ‘I’m down’ for Grok – Apple collaboration
Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of xAI, has expressed openness to partnering with Apple to integrate Grok into the the company’s…
Apple’s iOS 26.2 lets iPhone users in Japan replace Siri with third-party assistants via side button
New functionality for the iPhone’s Side Button has been confirmed for users in Japan, allowing them to assign it to a third-party voice…
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…
Gene Munster: ‘Even if the next Siri is a miss, Apple still has time to figure out AI’
Apple analyst’s focus is increasingly shifting to the high bar set for the new Siri, expected around April of next year. Anticipation of that…
Apple’s new Siri will quietly use Google’s Gemini in the background
Apple’s revamped Siri will rely heavily on a custom version of Google’s Gemini models, running securely on Apple’s Private Cloud Compute…
Paris prosecutor’s office probes Apple’s voice assistant Siri
The Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Monday that it is investigating Apple’s voice assistant, Siri, following a complaint…
Apple’s ChatGPT-like iPhone app, code-named Veritas, used to test new Siri
Apple has created a ChatGPT-like iPhone app, code-named Veritas, to test and refine a major Siri overhaul planned for next year. Intended…
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’s backup plan for AI could be attractive, versatile, and thrifty
Apple doesn’t have to sink billions of dollars into its own artificial intelligence solutions when it can outsource by teaming up with…
Apple’s push to bring Apple Intelligence to China continues
Apple is advancing its efforts to launch Apple Intelligence in China by partnering with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. to…
Apple plans to launch its own AI-powered web search tool for Siri
Apple is planning to launch its own artificial intelligence-powered web search tool next year, stepping up competition with OpenAI and…
Partnering with Google’s Gemini could make Apple’s AI problem even worse
Reports of Apple’s potential partnership with Google’s Gemini sparked optimism among some Wall Street analysts, suggesting…
Apple working to make Siri the true voice controller of your devices
Apple is quietly working on a real game changer: an upgraded version of App Intents that could finally make Siri the true hands-free voice…
Apple reportedly developing a stripped-down ChatGPT rival
Apple has established a new “Answers, Knowledge and Information” (AKI) team to develop a streamlined competitor to ChatGPT, aimed at…
Apple is ready to open its wallet to catch up in AI – CEO Cook
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced on Thursday that the iPhone maker is prepared to increase spending to compete in artificial intelligence…
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…
Analysts and investors want answers to Apple’s floundering AI strategy
On Thursday, Apple announced third-quarter iPhone sales that exceeded Wall Street’s forecasts, driven by a tariff-related demand surge…
Apple delivers solid results with China rebound, but where’s its AI strategy? – Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives
Ives noted the company’s performance in China and double-digit growth in iPhone, Mac, and Services, but asks “where is Apple’s AI strategy?”
Google to unveil new AI-focused Pixel hardware on August 20th
Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., will unveil new Pixel-branded AI-focused devices at an event in New York on August 20th…
Apple urged to overhaul strategy as AI struggles and $630 billion market value loss spark investor concerns
Apple is under growing pressure to rethink its corporate strategy to revive its faltering artificial intelligence initiatives…
Why Apple stock plummeted 18.1% in the first half of 2025
Shares of Apple fell 18.1% in the first half of 2025, as Apple’s management delayed its “Apple Intelligence” AI-powered Siri vaporware…
In major reversal, Apple explores using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri AI
Apple is exploring the use of AI technology from Anthropic PBC or OpenAI for a new Siri version, tacitly admitting its in-house AI models…
Gene Munster’s grades: OpenAI’s ChatGPT gets an ‘A,’ Apple’s Siri gets an ‘F’
Longtime Apple analyst Gene Munster says that all that matters for Apple’s AI is this next version of Siri, which we should see by next June…
Apple sued by shareholders for fraudulently overstating Siri AI progress
On Friday, Apple was hit with a proposed securities fraud class action lawsuit from shareholders, alleging the company misrepresented…
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…
