Expect at least five announcements during Apple's March launch week

Apple's early March string of announcements will include at least five product launches capped off by its triple-location event on March 4, with the budget MacBook and iPhone 17e tipped to appear.

Malcolm Owen 3 months ago 13

Apple's latest Ferret AI model is a step towards Siri seeing and controlling iPhone apps

Apple is still working on ways to help Siri see apps on a display, as a new paper explains how it is working on a version of Ferret that will work locally on an iPhone.

Malcolm Owen 3 months ago 1

AI agents are coming to CarPlay, but they're not getting the keys

Apple is formally making room for AI agents in the car, adding a new voice-based conversational app category to CarPlay in iOS 26.4.

Andrew Orr 3 months ago 0

Apple's upgraded Siri is late but not lost — the real story is timing

Apple's next-generation Siri still hasn't surfaced in shipping software, but the delay aligns more with staged rollout planning and strict reliability standards than with a stalled AI strategy.

Andrew Orr 3 months ago 5

Siri & Apple Intelligence upgrades still coming in 2026 in spite of rumors

A story suggesting Apple was having internal struggles and may delay anticipated new Siri features has been mildly countered with a statement from Apple — "on track to launch in 2026."

Wesley Hilliard 3 months ago 9

Siri testing isn't going well, new features probably won't ship in iOS 26.4

A report suggests that internal testing hasn't been going well with the new Siri and some features, including access to personal data, will likely be pushed back to iOS 26.5 and iOS 27.

Wesley Hilliard 3 months ago 37

CarPlay could soon support third-party AI voice assistants like ChatGPT

CarPlay could soon support more than just Siri, as Apple explores wider access for third-party voice tools.

Amber Neely 3 months ago 7

Podcast

Apple Vision Pro anniversary, Gemini confusion, and iPhone Flip on the AppleInsider Podcast

William Gallagher 3 months ago 1

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

Load More