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Tim Cook says heavy Siri AI users may buy more compute on iCloud+. The plan isn't finished
On his final earnings call, Tim Cook said Apple will offer Siri AI upgrades through iCloud+ for heavy users. No price and no tier have been announced.
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iPhone 18 Pro: a thicker camera, a bigger battery, and a Face ID gamble
The latest iPhone 18 Pro leaks point to a fatter rear camera, a wider A20 Pro memory bus, under-display Face ID, and a battery jump that may be smaller than the hype.
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Apple rebuilt Siri on Google's Gemini and is paying $1 billion a year for it
At WWDC 2026 Apple shipped Siri AI, rebuilt on a custom Google Gemini model running on its own servers. Here are the catches behind the demo.
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iOS 27's first leaked renders: a rebuilt Siri chatbot, days before WWDC
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman published the first iOS 27 renders 11 days before WWDC, showing a rebuilt Siri, a pro Camera mode, and new Photos AI. Apple hasn't confirmed any of it.
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Apple is turning iOS 27 into an AI model marketplace. ChatGPT loses its exclusive slot.
Bloomberg reports Apple will let users choose Gemini, Claude, or ChatGPT across Siri, Writing Tools, and Image Playground via a new Extensions framework this fall.
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Apple will pay $250M for the Siri features it promised at WWDC 2024 and never shipped
Apple agreed to a $250M class-action settlement over the personalized Siri features it advertised with the iPhone 16. iPhone 15 Pro and 16 owners get $25–$95 per device.
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Google's Cloud chief just confirmed the deal: Gemini will power the new Siri this year
At Cloud Next 2026, Thomas Kurian named Apple as a customer and Gemini as the engine behind 'a more personalized Siri coming later this year.' Apple has stayed silent.
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Apple's smart glasses are up to four frame styles in testing, Gurman reports
Mark Gurman's Sunday newsletter says Apple is testing at least four acetate frame styles for its N50 smart glasses, plus three colors and a vertical camera array.
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Apple is sending 200 Siri engineers to an AI coding bootcamp. That tells you everything.
A report from The Information reveals Apple is retraining Siri staff on AI tools like Claude Code. With WWDC two months away, Apple's AI gap has never been more visible.