Apple unveils an upgraded Siri voice assistant with new AI features at its annual conference
Apple says the assistant can now take actions across apps, understand what is on screen and use Google Gemini models behind the scenes.
- On Monday, June 8, 2026, Apple unveiled 'Siri AI' at its Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California, introducing a standalone app powered by Google Gemini integration.
- This rebuild follows two years of development delays since the 2024 promise, as Apple seeks to compete with rivals like OpenAI and Alphabet that have rapidly embedded agentic AI into everyday computing.
- Siri AI features on-screen awareness and visual intelligence for object recognition, while leveraging broad web knowledge and personal context to draft messages, summarize emails, and analyze receipts via Apple Intelligence.
- Regulatory hurdles in the European Union and China will delay rollout in those markets, with Apple senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi stating the company is 'deeply disappointed' by the exclusions.
- Public beta testing begins this fall, while CEO Tim Cook steps down on September 1, handing leadership to incoming CEO John Ternus as the assistant rolls out globally.
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