This week on AI: Apple's Siri speaker exposed, iPhone sales down, $1B US manufacturing fund & more

By Roger Fingas

Apple revealed its March-quarter financial results on Tuesday, which saw profits up, but iPhone sales down. Perhaps the most interesting news of the week however was more information about Apple's rumored Amazon Echo competitor, based on Siri.

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Apple's Siri-based Echo competitor to carry premium price, feature high-end audio with 1 woofer & 7 tweetersApple falls just shy of expectations with $52.9B in revenue, iPhone sales dip again to 50.8MApple to create $1B 'advanced manufacturing fund' in USApple's Tim Cook says increasing pace of 'iPhone 8' leaks hurting salesQualcomm seeks to block US iPhone imports - reportImagination enters dispute resolution with Apple, prepares to sell off secondary businessesMajor apps abandoning Apple Watch, including Google Maps, Amazon & eBay Amazon may finally cave, bring Prime Video to Apple TV this summerApple's latest bond sale more modest than earlier offerings, hits $7 billionApp Store price increases mandated by Apple now in effect in EU, with new 0.49 euro tierNew charity auction offers lunch with Tim Cook at Apple Park HQMetallica's Lars Ulrich to host weekly Beats 1 show on Apple Music