Apple Completes Acquisition of Canadian Company DarwinAI, Major Updates Coming to iOS18


In iOS 27, Apple introduces a standalone Siri AI app with a chatbot interface, supporting text, image, and file input, plus history. The key highlight is one-tap switching between Siri AI and ChatGPT without digging into settings. It defaults to Apple's own enhanced model, balancing seamless integration and user choice.....
In iOS 27 Beta 2, Apple tightens privacy by restricting Siri's ability to process external URLs. A new prompt requires Siri to explicitly state it cannot summarize or extract content from web links, further locking down Apple Intelligence's ecosystem strategy.....
Leaked code reveals that in the iOS 27 beta version, Siri will add a protective mechanism: if the user has a continuous conversation for several hours, the system will pop up a message saying 'You have been conversing with Siri for [n] hours. Please consider taking a break,' and emphasize that Siri is not a real person but can be continued at any time. This move indicates that Apple is proactively intervening in long AI interactions at the system level, guiding users to use it moderately.
At WWDC 2026, Apple's software chief Craig Federighi positioned the new Siri AI as an efficient, practical tool, not an emotional companion. He stressed Siri won't become an AI boyfriend or girlfriend to prevent privacy leaks. Since its inception, Siri has focused on efficiency, and its AI upgrade maintains this principle, contrasting with products that deliberately foster emotional bonds.....
Apple's new Siri AI in iOS27 exhibits a uniquely cool demeanor, offering extremely concise responses without small talk, in stark contrast to the verbose friendliness of Google Gemini and ChatGPT. For instance, when asked 'How's it going?', Siri avoids chitchat, focusing on direct information. This restrained, rational design stands out in the anthropomorphic AI market.....