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Everyday AI

Apple's Siri AI: Every New Thing It Can Do in iOS 27

Apple's long-struggling voice assistant gets a new name, a new app, and a serious upgrade. Here is what changes for iPhone owners, and which phones actually get the full package.

3 min read
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Everyday AI

Apple says its new always-on audio features never record you. Here is how.

A dedicated security chip in the new Apple Watch processes your voice and sounds in a sealed compartment, then discards the raw audio instantly. Apple says even Apple cannot hear it.

3 min read
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Everyday AI

I Fell for the New Siri AI, Then Quietly Went Back to My Old Habits

Apple's overhauled Siri is genuinely better. So why did one tester stop reaching for it by September?

3 min read
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The Assistant Wars Broke Cover: Six Stories in Seven Days

Last week AI2Day ran six pieces on consumer AI assistants, up from one the week before. Three separate outlets carried it, so this is not one newsroom fixating on Siri.

3 min read
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Everyday AI

Apple's AirPods May Soon Have Cameras Built In. Here's What That Means for You.

A video buried inside Apple's latest software update shows AirPods identifying a book cover using AI. If the leak is real, your earbuds could soon act as a second pair of eyes.

3 min read
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AI Business

Apple is in talks to pay news publishers every time Siri uses their content

Rather than a flat licensing fee, Apple is considering a pay-per-use model for publishers whose articles and news would feed an upgraded Siri. The budget could run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.

3 min read
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Everyday AI

Apple Finally Fixed Siri. It Just Took Long Enough for Everyone Else to Catch Up.

The new Siri is genuinely better. But after years of delays, Apple's AI assistant arrives in a world where its rivals can already write code, reason through problems, and complete complex tasks on your behalf.

3 min read
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AI Business

Apple's Tim Cook calls on-device AI a 'competitive weapon' as rivals pour billions into data centres

On his last earnings call as CEO, Cook argued that running AI directly on iPhones and Macs gives Apple an edge that no amount of cloud spending can easily copy.

4 min read
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Everyday AI

Apple Plans Paid Tiers for Heavy AI Users as Siri Overhaul Nears

Tim Cook confirmed Apple is working on ways for users to pay for more AI usage on top of their existing subscriptions, ahead of a major Siri relaunch this autumn.

3 min read
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Everyday AI

Apple's New On-Device AI Voice Tech Makes Siri Sound More Human, Without Sending Your Audio to the Cloud

A research paper from Apple's machine learning team reveals the audio engine behind Siri's more expressive new voices. All the processing happens on your iPhone, using a chip you already have.

3 min read
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AI Business

Apple Is Talking to the Startup That Squeezes Giant AI Into an iPhone

PrismML says it shrunk a 54-gigabyte AI model down to under 4 gigabytes. Apple is paying close attention.

3 min read
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Everyday AI

Apple's Revamped Siri Arrives in iOS 27 Public Beta. Does It Finally Work?

After years of broken promises, a new Siri built around reading your screen and connecting your apps is out for anyone to try. Early tests show real promise and real limits.

3 min read
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