EU regulators and Apple traded barbs last month over competition rules that the US company says have stopped it releasing its upgraded assistant Siri AI in the bloc
Apple is likely to introduce iOS 27 at its upcoming WWDC 2026 with AI-powered image editing tools expected to take centre stage alongside Gemini-powered Siri upgrades
Reportedly, Apple may soon allow voice-based AI apps like ChatGPT to work inside CarPlay, letting drivers use third-party AI assistants instead of relying only on Siri
Apple says the Gemini-backed version of Siri will run on-device or through its Private Cloud Compute system, clarifying how user data will be handled under the Google partnership
Apple may be gearing up to make its affordable iPhone "e" lineup an annual affair, with the iPhone 17e expected to launch as early as spring 2026 featuring upgraded internals and a familiar design
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
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'
Siri, who is proficient at stone walling curious Apple fans quizzing it about new products and upcoming events, prematurely seemed to have revealed the plan to hold an event next Tuesday.
The researchers noted it was possible to make microphones respond to light as if it were sound, which essentially means that anything that acts on sound commands will act on light commands
