If you owned a Siri-compatible device and had an accidental Siri activation between September 17, 2014 and December 31, 2024, you could be eligible for a payment from Apple as part of a class action lawsuit settlement. Apple in January agreed to pay $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit involving Siri spying accusations, […]
During today’s earnings call covering the second fiscal quarter of 2025, Apple CEO Tim Cook acknowledged the Apple Intelligence Siri features that have been delayed. Cook said that Apple needs more time to ensure Siri meets its quality bar, but progress is being made. With regard to the more personal Siri features we announced, we […]
Read MoreNew Siri lead Mike Rockwell is overhauling the Siri management team in order to step up development on Apple Intelligence features, reports Bloomberg. He is demoting or replacing the managers who previously worked on Siri after the Apple Intelligence features demonstrated at WWDC 2024 failed to launch as expected. Rockwell, who worked on the Vision […]
Read MoreApple has been hit with at least two more proposed class action lawsuits over its delayed personalized Siri features for iPhones. In the U.S., a complaint filed in a California federal court this week alleges that Apple violated false advertising and unfair competition laws by marketing Apple Intelligence upgrades for Siri that are still not […]
Read MoreA new report from The Information today reveals much of the internal turmoil behind Apple Intelligence‘s revamped version of Siri. Apple apparently weighed up multiple options for the backend of Apple Intelligence. One initial idea was to build both small and large language models, dubbed “Mini Mouse” and “Mighty Mouse,” to run locally on iPhones […]
Read MoreApple’s software engineers have been internally testing iOS 18.5 since at least the start of February, according to the MacRumors visitor logs. Ordinarily, the presence of iOS 18.5 in our logs would not be remarkable. However, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman last week reported that Apple was considering delaying or limiting at least some of its promised […]
Read MoreApple today reiterated its commitment to Siri privacy, making it clear that Siri data has never been used to build marketing profiles, nor has any Siri information been made available to advertisers or sold for any purpose. Apple’s newsroom post comes after it settled a class action lawsuit related to Siri for $95 million. Plaintiffs […]
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