Siri was already coming off a bad year. Then HomePod’s messy release cast a spotlight on its many failings as a digital assistant. Now the floodgates are open: Former Siri executives and engineers are openly discussing its troubled inner workings, while competitors have rushed out improved AI apps for Apple devices. So much has changed recent…Read More
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With HomePod around the corner, Siri’s “give me the news” feature exits beta
Enlarge (credit: Apple) When you say “Hey Siri, give me the news” to your iOS device, Siri will now immediately begin playing a daily news update from a popular news podcast—NPR by default in the United States. Coming shortly before the launch of the HomePod smart speaker, also powered by Siri, this small feature is […]
Apple is expected to improve Siri’s capabilities at WWDC
(Reuters) – Apple is expected to announce plans next week to make its Siri voice assistant work with a larger variety of apps, as the technology company looks to counter the runaway success of Amazon’s competing Alexa service. But the Cupertino, California company is likely to stick to its tested method of focusing on a […]