Latest Apple Services News

Apple Maps & Apple Ads aren't popular enough for the EU to regulate

The European Union has decided not to add Apple Maps or Apple Ads to list of online services sufficiently large enough to come under the purview of the Digital Markets Act.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 6

Google & Apple CEOs differ on details of Siri & Gemini deal

Apple will be using Google technologies to level up Apple Foundation Models, but the details of exactly how are still vague. While speculation is still wild, a true answer is emerging from the noise.

Wesley Hilliard 4 months ago 5

Alexa+ is now available to every US customer, new Siri still absent

There's a new, improved voice assistant rolling out to users today — and no, it's not Apple Intelligence-powered Siri.

Amber Neely 4 months ago 3

Siri could feature faster & more natural responses thanks to Apple researchers

Apple Intelligence researchers are proposing a new approach to text-to-speech that would make Siri quicker to respond. That might, though, also make conversations flow more naturally.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 0

How terrible - the insanely wealthy are confounded by Call Screening

The rich and the powerful demand immediate access to their lawyers and each other at all times — but apparently they just haven't figured out how to have their assistants turn off Call Screening on their iPhones.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 4

Some AI researchers have left Apple but that won't affect Siri's big upgrade

Apple appears to be experiencing about Silicon Valley-average churn of engineers in its AI program, and the recent departures, including a Siri engineering executive, are no exception.

Andrew Orr 4 months ago 11

Apple could have used Claude to power a future Siri, but Anthropic got greedy

Apple may have signed a deal to use Google's Gemini AI model to boost Siri, but Claude was ahead of the game, already inside Apple Park's walls, and have taken its place if not for Anthropic's astronomical fee demands.

Oliver Haslam 4 months ago 26

Apple buys audio AI firm Q.ai as it scrambles to upgade Siri

Apple has confirmed its purchase of Israeli startup Q.ai, a company working on technology to help devices like iPhones better understand the spoken word in challenging conditions.

Oliver Haslam 4 months ago 17

Expect strong iPhone 17 demand, AI talk in Apple's Q1 results call

Wall Street is still underestimating Apple's prospects for 2026, with Wedbush's Q1 forecast expecting discussion about iPhone 17 demand and the AI landscape to dominate Thursday's analyst call.

Malcolm Owen 5 months ago 8

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