Apple AI Tim Cook reveals Apple's shift towards generative AI, says announcements are arriving this year Will Apple's cautious approach to AI pay off? By Rob Thubron, February 2, 2024, 8:08 AM
Software Apple Apple iOS 18 expected to be a big software update, iPhone could be getting AI features Siri may be getting ChatGPT-like functionality By Daniel Sims, January 29, 2024, 5:29 PM 11 comments
Apple AI Apple is working on AI models that can run on-device rather than on the cloud Apple's hiring and research indicates a big AI unveiling this year By Daniel Sims, January 24, 2024, 6:16 PM 10 comments
Apple Industry Apple tells San Diego Siri quality control team to relocate to Texas or get fired Employees have until the end of the month to make a decision on the 1,300-mile move By Cal Jeffrey, January 17, 2024, 4:19 PM 22 comments
Software Apple Apple releases OS updates across all devices: PDF AutoFill, spatial video capture, Journal app, and more New features added for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch By Daniel Sims, December 12, 2023, 5:45 PM
AI Apple While others rush to be first, Apple has quietly spent 'millions of dollars a day' on multiple AI projects Work on its Ajax GPT model already exceeds OpenAI's GPT-3.5 by 25 billion parameters By Cal Jeffrey, September 8, 2023, 1:26 PM 8 comments
Software Mobile Tesla owners now have a way to remotely issue voice commands to their vehicles Apple Shortcuts and Tesla apps come together for limited voice integration By Cal Jeffrey, August 21, 2023, 3:32 PM
AI Apple Apple's Reality Pro headset team wanted to ditch Siri for a more capable voice assistant Siri is 'widely derided' by Apple employees for its limited functionality By Kishalaya Kundu, April 28, 2023, 7:37 AM
Security Electronics New ultrasonic attacks can issue malicious commands to voice assistants and smart home devices NUIT-1 and NUIT-2 provide a path for silent attacks against smart speakers By Alfonso Maruccia, April 5, 2023, 1:56 PM
Apple Mobile Apple patents system that reads iMessages in a sender's voice Great for angry messages By Rob Thubron, February 17, 2023, 10:19 AM
Trivia Mobile Who created Siri? Was it Apple's invention or someone else's? By TechSpot Trivia, November 9, 2022, 10:25 AM
Apple Software Apple Music's Siri-only "Voice Plan" is now available for $5 a month No-frills music streaming at a discount By Cohen Coberly, December 13, 2021, 7:11 PM
Apple Hardware Siri: Apple is hosting its next special event on April 20 What's next from Apple By Shawn Knight, April 13, 2021, 10:16 AM
Apple AI Siri no longer has a default female voice in latest iOS beta Users will now choose their voice gender preferences during setup By Cal Jeffrey, April 1, 2021, 12:19 PM 8 comments
Apple AI Apple says iOS 14.5 will not allow users to set a default music player after all Don't worry though, the feature still somewhat serves the same purpose By Cal Jeffrey, March 5, 2021, 12:52 PM 9 comments
Apple Industry AI firm sues Apple for $1.4 billion, alleges Siri infringes on its patents Apple's China troubles reach new heights By Adrian Potoroaca, August 3, 2020, 9:15 PM 8 comments
Security Electronics Siri, Alexa, and Google Home can be hacked with a laser Your smart speakers are a little vulnerable right now By Adrian Potoroaca, November 5, 2019, 12:12 PM
Mobile Siri voice controls are coming to the Spotify app Feature is currently undergoing beta testing, may emerge in a few weeks By Cal Jeffrey, September 27, 2019, 11:54 AM
Software Apple Apple announces sweeping changes to Siri quality evaluation process Apple is disabling Siri audio review by default By Shawn Knight, August 28, 2019, 12:22 PM
Apple Apple suspends grading program in which contractors listened to Siri queries An option to opt-out will arrive in the future By Rob Thubron, August 2, 2019, 6:48 AM
Apple Apple QC workers often hear bits of private conversations in Siri recordings Drug deals, doctor consults, and people 'having relations' have been heard By Cal Jeffrey, July 26, 2019, 5:35 PM 7 comments
Tech Culture Voice assistant adoption rates are lower than previously thought Nearly half of those surveyed never use a voice assistant By Shawn Knight, June 17, 2019, 12:07 PM 31 comments
Industry Microsoft Opinion: Microsoft bot frameworks enable custom voice assistants Voice-based UIs and AI capabilities, a la carte By Bob O'Donnell, May 7, 2019, 10:48 AM
Electronics Apple Apple's new AirPods come with hands-free "Hey Siri," wireless charging option, longer battery life, and more Thanks to the new H1 chip By Rob Thubron, March 20, 2019, 10:21 AM 10 comments
Apple Apple is bringing "Hey Siri" to second generation AirPods AirPods 2 launch is seemingly near By Greg Synek, January 25, 2019, 9:08 AM