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Apple introduces Siri AI makeover as Tim Cook bids farewell
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Apple has announced a significant overhaul of its digital assistant, unveiling Siri AI, which the company promised would offer a better artificial intelligence experience for users.
Key facts
- The announcements were made at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), slated to be Tim Cook's last as CEO before he steps down in September after 15 years at the helm
- WWDC 2026 gives Ternus a clear strategic runway: more personal devices, more contextual software, more intelligent services and a tighter link between silicon, hardware and AI," said Francisco
- Earlier Monday, Sir Keir Starmer said in a speech that he was demanding that tech companies including Apple and Google block access to naked images on smartphones and other devices for anyone
- During his comments, the company's perpetually sunny senior vice president of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, leveled an unusual public critique of "AI for the sake of AI without considering
Summary
The iPhone maker also announced on Monday a suite of changes to its trust and safety features that it said would help keep kids safer when using Apple products. The announcements were made at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), slated to be Tim Cook's last as CEO before he steps down in September after 15 years at the helm. Cook will be replaced by John Ternus, who has been a major presence at WWDC but did not speak at the company's main keynote address on Monday morning. Apple's introduction of Siri AI comes after criticism that the company has fallen behind fellow technology giants.