Apple opens its new Siri AI to everyone with the iOS 27 public beta
Apple is releasing its first public beta of the redesigned Siri AI assistant, offering everyday users access to enhanced features like email, photos, and messages, while integrating with the operating system for better functionality. The update improves Siri's accuracy and integration, allowing it to perform tasks such as finding photos, summarizing texts, and answering questions, with support for Apple Intelligence and Private Cloud Compute for data privacy. The public beta is expected to be more stable and easier to recommend, though it may still have occasional errors.
More from Techcrunch
Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps
Microsoft is simplifying Copilot by combining its consumer and business apps, and dropping AI-generated podcasts, Group Chats, Deep Research, and its Mico character.
techcrunch.com··Mads Kristian Nylund·AI ToolsAI InfrastructureAI Governance
Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs
Nvidia has a plan to make sure its GPUs won't lose value. It wants to convince a new crop of financiers to keep lending for AI buildouts.
techcrunch.com··Mads Kristian Nylund·AI DevelopmentAI InfrastructureAI Governance
Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report
The tech giant has considered a nine-figure budget for the payments, according to the WSJ.
techcrunch.com··Mads Kristian Nylund·AI ToolsAI EthicsAI Platforms