Apple’s multi-year deal to embed Google’s Gemini models into Apple Intelligence is an implicit admission that Siri needs a professional-grade brain to

Why it matters: Apple will launch an upgraded version of Siri next year, featuring a range of generative AI capabilities. Initial rumors indicated Cupertino was negotiating with Anthropic and OpenAI to license Claude or ChatGPT. Now insiders say it has ...

Apple and Google have confirmed that the next version of Siri will use Gemini and Google Cloud in a multi-year collaboration between the two tech giants.

Apple plans to launch its long-delayed Siri AI upgrade in spring 2026 with iOS 26.4. The new Siri will offer smarter, context-aware responses by leveraging advanced AI and on-screen content, significantly enhancing its capabilities beyond simple voice ...

Add Google Gemini to the list of AIs that might go into the promised revamp of the Siri voice assistant if Apple can’t develop the tech itself. Apple is working hard on its own large language models to provide Siri with a much-needed intelligence boost.

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, and subscriptions. If you were under the assumption ...

I was there on that early October day 14 years ago when Apple–led on stage by Tim Cook, Phil Schiller, and Scott Forstall–rolled out iOS 5, the iPhone 4S, and one of the most important iOS features ever, Siri. (Steve Jobs wasn’t there, an empty seat ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Update May 8: This article, originally published on May 6, has been updated to include information on Siri listening in to ...

Apple’s recent Siri delays have stirred up a mess of bad press, and reportedly led to an all-hands meeting where an exec called the affair “ugly and embarrassing.” But per another key quote from that meeting, there’s no doubt Apple saved itself a ...

We’ve learned a little more concerning the cadence of Apple’s plans to recast Siri as an AI-driven chatbot. Apple reportedly has a two-tier approach.