Apple has expanded its living room ecosystem with an updated Apple TV 4K, introducing hands-free Siri AI capabilities, enhanced content discovery tools, lost-remote tracking, and expanded multi-speaker surround sound support. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan The upgraded set-top box is engineered specifically around Apple Intelligence and Siri AI. The updated voice interface…
The most significant revelation to emerge from WWDC 2026 was, as widely anticipated, the debut of Apple’s next-generation virtual assistant. Officially branded as Siri AI, this artificial intelligence-boosted system is thoroughly infused into the core fabrics of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. While early access registration is available for users eager to test the beta software…
“Siri is now a profoundly more capable assistant that helps you find what you need and gets more done,” he said. Apple’s deeper dive into AI chatbots is happening despite some signs of consumer dissatisfaction with how quickly other tech companies have integrated AI into their products and services. Microsoft last month retreated from adding…
Apple plans to open its Siri voice assistant to rival AI services beyond its current partnership with ChatGPT, according to a report. The move, expected as part of Apple’s iOS 27 update, would allow third-party AI apps to integrate directly with Siri, allowing users to route queries to services such as Google’s Gemini or Anthropic’s…
Siri might finally be trading its “I found this on the web” responses for some actual intelligence. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is preparing to unveil a revitalized Siri in late February, showcasing the first fruits of its high-profile partnership with Google. This “new” Siri will reportedly leverage Google Gemini to offer advanced, chatbot-style…
Apple plans to revamp Siri later this year by turning the digital assistant into the company’s first artificial intelligence chatbot, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday (paywall). The chatbot, code named Campos, will be embedded deeply into the iPhone, iPad and Mac operating systems and will replace the current Siri interface, the report said, citing people…
Apple and Google have officially confirmed a multi-year collaboration that will see Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology power the next generation of Apple Foundation Models. According to a joint statement released by both companies, this partnership is designed to enhance Apple Intelligence features, with a specific focus on launching a more personalized version of…
Apple is joining forces with Google to power its artificial intelligence features, including a major Siri upgrade later this year, the tech giants said on Monday. The multi-year partnership will lean on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology for future Apple foundational models, according to a statement obtained by CNBC’s Jim Cramer. “After careful evaluation,…
Apple is reportedly nearing a final agreement to integrate a custom version of Google’s Gemini model into the more capable version of Siri, which is set to debut in 2026. This partnership will see Apple pay Google an estimated $1 billion annually for the technology, according to a report from Bloomberg. Read: Bandwidth Blog &…
Siri has fallen hopelessly behind other chatbots Apple plans to use a 1.2 trillion-parameter AI model developed by Google to help power a revamp of its Siri voice assistant, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. After an evaluation, the companies are finalising a deal that would have Apple pay about US$1-billion/year for access to Google’s technology,…
