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Apple software chief Craig Federighi used the WWDC 2026 keynote to criticize AI rivals for developing technology without meaningful consideration for users, saying some are "racing forward" with AI fo…

Apple executives are emphasizing that the new Siri AI is built on Apple's own proprietary models, not a white-label version of Google Gemini, despite the company's partnership with Google. Apple train…

Huawei Technologies released HarmonyOS 7 on Friday, introducing an "agent-friendly" architecture and a voice assistant that connects with more than 2,000 specialized AI agents, as the Chinese tech gia…

Apple focused its annual developer conference on improving operating system efficiency and extending the life of older hardware, rather than introducing major new features. The company also emphasized…

Apple's AI-powered Siri in the iOS 27 developer beta demonstrated significantly improved accuracy in handling detailed music and contextual queries during hands-on testing by Macworld. The assistant a…

Apple's new AI-powered Siri in iOS 27 successfully handled complex, multi-step music requests and detailed queries about Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, including identifying specific setlist songs and rece…

Apple's iOS 27 update places Siri AI at the center of the operating system, with the company redesigning its native apps around the voice assistant. The new version emphasizes user privacy, a feature …

A developer benchmarked the Mac Studio M4 Max against the Mac Mini M4 Pro for local AI inference, finding that the Studio roughly doubles token generation speed on 70B models due to its 546 GB/s memor…

Apple software chief Craig Federighi said the new Siri, launching with iOS 27, will prioritize task completion over conversational engagement, directly criticizing rival chatbots for their "sycophanti…

Apple software chief Craig Federighi stated in an interview that the company's new Siri AI will avoid sycophantic behavior and reject romantic engagement, unlike chatbots from OpenAI and Google. Feder…

At WWDC 2026, Apple introduced a rebuilt Siri AI powered by Apple Intelligence, moving the voice assistant beyond simple commands to handle personal context, onscreen awareness, and multi-step app act…

Researchers at an undisclosed institution reverse-engineered Apple's Metal 4.1 tensor compute path on the M4 Max GPU, revealing that the fp8 matmul2d operation is emulated rather than hardware-acceler…

Apple debuted the third generation of Apple Foundation Models (AFM) on June 8, 2026, unveiling a family of five models spanning on-device and server deployments, including the 20-billion-parameter, na…

Apple announced five third-generation Apple Foundation Models during WWDC26, including on-device models AFM 3 Core and AFM 3 Core Advanced, and server-based models AFM Cloud, ADM 3 Cloud (Image), and …

Apple’s iPhone camera chief Jon McCormack said the company is adding generative AI features to its Photos app in iOS 27, including tools to expand image backgrounds and reframe perspectives, but stres…

Apple is embedding artificial intelligence directly into its operating system rather than offering a standalone chatbot, with WWDC 2026 maturing the architecture for developers. The company's tiered p…

SpaceX went public this week in what is expected to become the world's largest IPO, with Elon Musk on track to become even wealthier and many investors potentially owning shares without realizing it. …

Apple's iOS 27 introduces a redesigned Health app with a card-style interface, a new Visual Intelligence nutrition feature that analyzes food through the camera, and expanded Cycle Tracking with perim…

Apple announced iOS 27, a new Siri AI, and overhauled Apple Intelligence initiatives at WWDC 2026, alongside platform features for macOS Golden Gate. The event marked a shift toward a live event forma…

On the latest episode of Clockwise 660, the hosts discussed their expectations for fixes in the 2027 platform updates, their plans for Intel Macs now that support has ended, and whether they will trus…