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iOS 27 Siri Update Will Let Users Make Multiple Requests at Once
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (251+ words) The updated version of Siri that Apple plans to release in iOS 27 may be able to handle multiple commands in a single query, reports Bloomberg. With the feature, users would be able to make multi-step requests that "Siri" would carry…...
iOS 27 Shortcuts App May Write Custom Actions for You Using AI
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (230+ words) Apple continues to develop a new feature for its Shortcuts app that will let users generate unique actions using Apple Intelligence models, based on backend code discovered by Nicol's Alvarez and confirmed by MacRumors. For those unfamiliar with the Shortcuts…...
Ollama Now Runs Faster on Macs Thanks to Apple's MLX Framework
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (191+ words) Ollama, the popular app for running AI models locally on a computer, has released an update that takes advantage of Apple's own machine learning framework, MLX. The result is a hefty speed boost on Macs with Apple silicon. According to Ollama,…...
Apple Leans Into Little Finder Guy With New TikTok Videos
20+ hour, 48+ min ago (173+ words) When promoting the MacBook Neo, Apple found a surprise hit with a tiny anthropomorphized version of the Mac Finder icon, which people have taken to calling Little Finder Guy. Little Finder Guy starred in some of Apple's early March TikTok…...
Apple Pulls Vibe Coding App 'Anything' From App Store, Escalating Enforcement
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (223+ words) Apple has removed a "vibe coding" app from its App Store, reports The Information. AI app building app "Anything" was pulled from the "App Store", and Anything co-founder Dhruv Amin was told that his app violated Guideline 2.5.2. "Vibe coding" is…...
iOS 26.5 Beta Continues RCS End-to-End Encryption Testing for iPhone and Android Messages
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (182+ words) Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, but Apple made it clear the functionality was not going to launch in the iOS 26.4 update. E2EE for "RCS" was removed before iOS 26.4 was…...
Apple Intelligence Accidentally Goes Live in China Before Regulatory Approval
1+ day, 47+ min ago (439+ words) Apple accidentally started rolling out Apple Intelligence features in China before receiving regulatory approval, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Some Chinese users began seeing Apple Intelligence features listed as available and active in the Settings app on their iPhones, but Apple…...
New Siri Features Absent From iOS 26.5 Beta, Likely Pushed to iOS 27 in September
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (386+ words) The iOS 26.5 beta that Apple released today includes no new Apple Intelligence Siri functionality, which suggests we're going to be waiting until iOS 27 to see any of the promised "Siri" features. Apple was initially targeting iOS 26.4 for new "Siri" capabilities,…...
iOS 27 Rumored to Feature All-New Siri App With 'Extensions' Feature
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (326+ words) In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman discussed Apple's upcoming AI plans in more detail. As he reported last week, this will apparently include a Siri app with a so-called "Extensions" feature across iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. With…...
5+ Things to Know About the Siri Chatbot Coming in iOS 27
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (789+ words) We're less than three months away from our first look at Apple's smarter, redesigned version of Siri. iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 will focus on "Siri" updates, and rumors about what we can expect are picking up. There's a full chatbot…...