Foreign media: At the 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple unveiled a new generation of Siri AI powered by Google's Gemini model, replacing previous rigid preset responses with smooth conversational abilities, cross-app task management, and continuous chat history features. The public beta will be rolled out to English-speaking device users later this year, but Chinese users will have to wait.
This launch also marked the final keynote speech by CEO Tim Cook before his resignation; he will hand over leadership to John Ternus in September.
Analysts note that Apple aims to integrate AI deeply into the operating system rather than treating it as a standalone app, with Siri at the core of this strategy. The Apple that Ternus inherits boasts one of the world’s strongest hardware ecosystems, but future growth will depend on how intelligently the hardware serves users.
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