Poke, a startup that lets users interact with an AI agent via text message, has become the first third-party AI agent approved to run on Apple’s Messages for Business platform. Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch that the approval marks a significant expansion of a platform previously reserved for businesses communicating with their own customers through …
Apple is preparing a major overhaul of its Siri assistant in iOS 27, centering on a standalone Siri app with built-in privacy controls. Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg that the new app will let users set conversations to auto-delete after 30 days, one year, or never. Apple positions this as a systemic privacy protection rather …
Apple has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli artificial intelligence startup specializing in audio technology and facial analysis. The deal values the company at between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, making it Apple’s second-largest acquisition after the $3 billion Beats purchase in 2014. Q.ai was founded in 2022 by Aviad Maizels, Yonatan Wexler, and Avi Barliya in …
Apple and Google have announced a multi-year collaboration that will integrate Google’s Gemini models into Apple’s artificial intelligence infrastructure. The partnership will power future Apple Intelligence features, including an updated version of Siri expected to launch this year. According to a joint statement, Apple selected Google’s AI technology after “careful evaluation”. The next generation of …
Apple is preparing to pay Google approximately $1 billion per year to use an advanced AI model for a major Siri redesign. Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg that the two tech giants are finalizing an agreement giving Apple access to Google’s Gemini technology. The deal centers on a custom 1.2 trillion parameter AI model, significantly …
Apple is building its own AI-powered web search system that will be integrated into Siri next year. The move represents a direct challenge to AI search competitors like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Perplexity AI, according to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman. The new system, internally called “World Knowledge Answers,” is planned for release in spring …
Apple Inc. is in talks with Anthropic and OpenAI to potentially use their artificial intelligence technology for a future version of its voice assistant, Siri. This represents a major strategic shift for the company, which has historically relied on developing its own technology in-house. According to a report by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, the move …
Apple’s new AI features in macOS Shortcuts offer impressive capabilities but reveal significant reliability issues, according to recent testing by technology writers. Dan Moren and Jason Snell from Six Colors experimented with the “Use Model” action, which processes data through AI models running on devices, Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, or OpenAI servers. Snell attempted to …
Apple has introduced new speech recognition technology that significantly outperforms existing transcription tools in processing speed. The company unveiled SpeechAnalyzer and SpeechTranscriber as part of its developer beta releases at WWDC. John Voorhees from MacStories tested the new Apple framework against popular transcription apps built on OpenAI’s Whisper model. His tests used a 34-minute, 7GB …
Apple has provided detailed explanations for why promised Siri enhancements have not yet launched, more than a year after their initial announcement. The company’s software engineering chief Craig Federighi revealed the technical challenges behind the delay in a recent interview. At WWDC 2024, Apple demonstrated advanced Siri capabilities including personalized context awareness, on-screen recognition, and …