Apple unveiled its long-awaited Siri AI Monday (June 8), saying in a press release that the artificial intelligence-powered personal assistant can answer questions from the web and surface relevant information from the user's personal messages, emails and photos.
The vibe of Apple's 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference felt like a spouse proudly listing all the items on a honey-do-list they'd finally completed. Rather than showcase something exciting and new, Apple launched the keynote detailing fixes to last year's “Liquid Glass” design; an overhaul of its awful search function; improvements to its Playground feature, and so on.
Apple used WWDC 2026 to finally deliver the Siri overhaul it has been promising since 2024. The question underneath the announcement is whether a better Siri changes Apple's position in the AI race, or whether it simply delays a more uncomfortable reckoning.
Apple delivered on some of its AI promises—but it didn't help the stock.
Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday started off with an apology of sorts. Instead of jumping right into the headline news about a revamped AI-powered Siri, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi spent the first stretch of the keynote on a list of repairs.
Apple said it will bring a major efficiency feature to older iPhones. Models as old as the iPhone 11 will receive an update later this year with iOS 27 to better manage CPU use.
Apple is hoping to draw in newer developers with lower AI infrastructure costs, the company announced during its developer keynote at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. The tech giant said that developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads will be able to use its Foundation Models running in Private Cloud Compute, with no cloud API cost.
Waymo has acquired a massive 5,500-acre proving ground in Arizona owned by Route 14 Investment Partners LLC, a Delaware shell company associated with Apple, according to documents filed with Maricopa County.
The iPhone maker revealed its new artificial intelligence products at its developer conference, the last with Tim Cook as the company's chief executive.
I bought more Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) last week, and I will probably buy more next month.
Apple unveiled its long-awaited overhaul of Siri, introducing a new AI-powered version of the personal assistant alongside expanded child-safety tools and software updates across its ecosystem at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday.
I've seen AI video analysis like this before, but Apple has a unique twist that could mean a lot for home security.