Siri Gets a Google Brain

Apple will pay Google roughly $5 billion over the next several years to power Siri with Gemini. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported yesterday that the new assistant, codenamed "Campos," will replace Siri entirely in iOS 27 this fall. Apple gets competitive AI. Google gets deeper integration across 2 billion active Apple devices. Continue Reading →

Siri Won’t Suck Forever

Apple and Google yesterday announced a multi-year partnership that puts Google's Gemini at the heart of Apple Intelligence, including an upgraded Siri coming this spring. Apple also evaluated OpenAI and Anthropic, but chose Google. That tells you everything you need to know about where the AI industry stands in January 2026. Continue Reading →

Siri Won’t Suck for Much Longer

Apple has finally admitted what the rest of us have known for years: Siri is terrible. According to reports from MacRumors and Bloomberg, Apple has struck a deal with Google to integrate the Gemini AI model directly into Siri and future iOS releases. After more than a decade of living in last place among voice assistants, Siri is about to borrow someone else’s brain. Continue Reading →

Apple’s Polished but Predictable WWDC

You may think Apple’s WWDC 2025 announcements amounted to a big nothing burger. No ChatGPT moment. No live Gemini demo. No shocking AI reveal. Just some slick new UI polish, a few Siri upgrades, and a privacy pitch. If that’s your read, you’re not alone, but Apple did offer a bit more under the hood. Continue Reading →

Siri Won’t Suck Forever

Siri can’t suck forever. You know it. I know it. Even Apple knows it. After 13 years of mediocrity, Apple is finally doing something about it. Enter “LLM Siri,” Apple’s attempt to make its assistant more like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini. Continue Reading →

Apple Intelligence and Iron Man

Apple Intelligence is here. It was publicly introduced yesterday as part of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1. Key features include advanced writing tools for text proofing, tone adjustments, and summarization. Continue Reading →

Apple Intelligence is Now in Beta

Apple released the public beta versions of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 yesterday, making its Apple Intelligence platform available to users enrolled in the beta program. This generative AI-driven system has been in development since June and is now accessible in the U.S., though it remains unavailable in the European Union and China due to regulatory challenges. Users with an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or the newly-launched iPhone 16 models in the U.S. can access these features. Continue Reading →