Apple Siri

Following an extensive evaluation period, the two companies are now finalising an agreement that would give Apple access to Google's technology

Apple is reportedly developing a new version of Siri powered in part by Google's Gemini AI, adding advanced search, contextual understanding, and deeper integration with Apple Intelligence

Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that Apple Intelligence will soon integrate more third-party AI models beyond ChatGPT, Google Gemini likely a contender

According to Bloomberg, Apple is internally testing Veritas, a ChatGPT-like AI chatbot, to develop and fine-tune its next-generation Siri before a public launch planned for 2026

The company is working on a new system, dubbed internally as World Knowledge Answers, that will be integrated into the Siri voice assistant

Apple's next-gen Siri, now reportedly in trials with apps like WhatsApp and YouTube, will bring deeper voice control to iOS when it reportedly launches next year

Apple is expected to launch the iOS 26 public beta this week, giving users early access to its new Liquid Glass interface, new Apple Intelligence tools and more

A switch to Anthropic's Claude or OpenAI's ChatGPT models for Siri would be an acknowledgment that the company is struggling to compete in generative AI - the most important new technology in decades

The company's Siri team is aiming to bring the revamped voice assistant to market as part of an iOS 26.4 software update

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Reportedly, delays in Siri's development could also affect the release of Apple's anticipated HomePad device, which is said to leverage Siri's ability to manage in-app actions for home automation

Apple said that features introduced last June, like Siri's ability to tap into a user's personal information to answer queries and have more control, will now be released sometime in 'the coming year'

The Siri makeover is a centerpiece of the Apple Intelligence platform, the company's effort to catch up in AI and spur iPhone upgrades

Reportedly, Apple is working on a new indigenous large language model (LLM) called 'LLM Siri' to power the future version of Apple's digital assistant Siri

The iPhone maker last week paid $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit in which plaintiffs alleged it routinely recorded their private conversations

Apple has agreed to pay USD 95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices. The proposed settlement filed Tuesday in an Oakland, California, federal court would resolve a 5-year-old lawsuit revolving around allegations that Apple surreptitiously activated Siri to record conversations through iPhones and other devices equipped with the virtual assistant for more than a decade. The alleged recordings occurred even when people didn't seek to activate the virtual assistant with the trigger words, Hey, Siri." Some of the recorded conversations were then shared with advertisers in an attempt to sell their products to consumers more likely to be interested in the goods and services, the lawsuit asserted. The allegations about a snoopy Siri contradicted Apple's long-running commitment to protect the privacy of its customers a crusade that CEO Tim Cook has often frame

Revamping the 13-year-old Siri service is part of Apple's efforts to become a force in artificial intelligence

Apple also confirmed that it will roll out further enhancements in the coming months, including priority notifications, Siri with on-screen awareness, and more

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Reportedly, patent documents suggest that Apple might be working on three separate ring device with separate functionalities such as health tracking, voice-assistant, and gesture control