SIRI PRIVACY ISSUES
Apple's new CEO John Ternus to face first earnings test as memory costs surge
Ternus, who took the reins from Tim Cook in September, has overseen the introduction of Apple's first foldable phone, smart home hub and Apple's first touch-screen laptops. All of those products began shipping during the company's current fiscal first quarter, amid what Cook had called a "100-year flood" of rising memory costs.
Apple bets on overdue Siri fix to close AI gap
The revamp, unveiled at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California, introduces "Siri AI," a more conversational assistant with a standalone app and the ability to analyze what is on a user's screen and pull in information from the web. The update comes two years after Apple first promised major upgrades that were repeatedly delayed.
iOS 27 Beta arrives with Siri AI upgrade: Here's the list of supported iPhones, release details and how to download iOS 27 beta 1
Apple has unveiled iOS 27 and a new Siri AI system, with the first developer beta now available for testing. The update emphasizes AI features, quality-of-life improvements, and enhanced privacy. A public beta is expected in July, with the official release slated for this fall, supporting all devices running iOS 26.
Apple WWDC 2026 Live Streaming: How and where to watch the big iPhone, Siri and AI announcements online in India tonight
Apple WWDC Event 2026: Apple's WWDC 2026 begins today, June 8. The company will reveal significant software upgrades for its devices. Expect a major overhaul for Siri and a new AI-powered search experience. Updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS are anticipated. Apple is also focusing on performance and stability improvements. India may receive tailored features. The keynote will be livestreamed.
Saving Siri: After two years of stumbles, is Apple's AI moment here?
Siri debuted in 2011 and is accessible through the bulk of Apple's installed base of 2.5 billion devices, but hundreds of millions of consumers have been chatting with apps from OpenAI and Anthropic instead. In China and elsewhere, consumers are turning to AI agents - bots that can carry out complex tasks on behalf of human users - to manage daily schedules and take care of rote tasks.
Google settles Google Assistant privacy lawsuit for $68 million
Google will pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit. The suit claimed its voice assistant spied on smartphone users. This violated privacy. Users accused Google of recording private conversations. This was done to send targeted advertising.
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ETtech Explainer: Google vs US in search monopoly case
After hearing arguments from both the US government and Google, US federal Judge Amit P Mehta gave his ruling on the suit filed to break up the search major as it broke antitrust law. The judgment could reshape how Google strikes deals and continues to maintain its supremacy in online search.
Apple Siri Privacy Settlement: Last chance to file claim before deadline! See whole process, who can file
Apple users must act by July 2 to claim a portion of a $95 million settlement over alleged Siri privacy violations. Apple denies wrongdoing but agrees to the payout. Eligible users had Siri-enabled devices between 2014 and 2024 and may receive up to $100 depending on the number of valid claims.
Are you eligible for Apple's $95 million settlement? Check how to submit claims, deadline and more
Anyone who's owned an Apple device since 2014 may be eligible to receive part of a $95 million class action lawsuit. The tech giant has been accused of spying on users. The lawsuit was filed in a California federal court in 2021 by users who allege their private conversations were being recorded by their Apple devices after unintentionally activating Siri.
Apple’s Siri Settlement: Here's when and how consumers may receive their payouts from the $95 million lawsuit
Siri on Apple devices was inadvertently activated, resulting in potential privacy violations. Although Apple has not admitted to any wrongdoing, the settlement allows impacted users to seek financial compensation through claims.
Time is ticking: You have less than 60 days to claim your share of Apple’s $95 million Siri settlement; here’s how to cash in fast
US residents who owned Siri-enabled Apple devices between September 2014 and December 2024 could receive compensation from Apple's $95 million settlement. The lawsuit addressed concerns over unintentional Siri activations and data collection. While Apple denies any wrongdoing, a settlement was offered. Eligible individuals can claim up to $20 per device, with a maximum of $100 for five devices.
Apple Intelligence: Why you might want to disable it on iOS and macOS — How to do it
Apple Intelligence improves Apple devices with AI-powered features but may impact performance and storage. Enabled by default in iOS 18.3 and macOS 14.3, it can be easily turned off via Settings.
ETtech Explainer: Apple settles Siri lawsuit for $95 million
In a media statement, Apple said, “Apple has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles, never made it available for advertising, and never sold it to anyone for any purpose. We are constantly developing technologies to make Siri even more private, and will continue to do so."
Apple agrees to pay $95 million over Siri eavesdropping; iPhone, Mac and iPad users may also get compensation
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it used its Siri virtual assistant to eavesdrop on user conversations without their consent, sharing recordings with advertisers. The settlement, pending court approval, could result in compensation for millions of consumers affected between 2014 and 2021.
Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of snoopy eavesdropping
The alleged recordings occurred even when people didn't seek to activate the virtual assistant with the trigger words, "Hey, Siri." Some of the recorded conversations were then shared with advertisers in an attempt to sell their products to consumers more likely to be interested in the goods and services, the lawsuit asserted.
Elon Musk once called Apple co-founder Steve Jobs a jerk; dubs Apple as Tesla's graveyard; here's all he said about the iPhone maker and its founder
Elon Musk, the outspoken tech billionaire, has never shied away from expressing his thoughts about Apple and its late co-founder, Steve Jobs.
Apple facing hurdles in adapting Baidu AI models for China
Sales of iPhone in China slipped 0.3%, while rival Huawei posted a 42% surge in sales in the third quarter, research firm IDC had said in October, as competition intensifies in the world's largest smartphone market.
Apple will pay you $1 million if you can hack its intelligence
Apple is offering up to $1 million to anyone who is able to hack its AI cloud, referred to as Private Cloud Compute (PCC). The company in a blog post said it is expanding Apple Security Bounty to include rewards for vulnerabilities that demonstrate a compromise of the fundamental security and privacy guarantees of PCC.
Ixigo's stock rally continues; retro tax relief likely for egaming cos
Shares of Ixigo continued to surge a day after the travel platform’s IPO. This and more on today’s ETtech Top 5.
Apple AI leaves Elon Musk bitter
Elon Musk's strong opposition to Apple's AI plans, particularly regarding OpenAI integration, led to threats of banning Apple devices at his companies. Musk's concerns about data privacy, security, and truth-seeking AI prompted the launch of his own AI company, xAI. Suggestions for Musk and X to develop privacy-focused phones or partner with Apple rivals were met with positive responses.
Zomato’s Rs 300-crore Blinkit boost; Ola Electric gets IPO nod
Food delivery company Zomato will infuse Rs 300 crore into its quick commerce unit Blinkit. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Welcome to the era of the AI smartphone
Apple and Google are set to release major software updates this fall, focusing on reinventing smartphones with artificial intelligence. Apple announced enhancements to iOS 18, including a revamped Siri powered by Apple Intelligence. Google introduced Gemini Nano, an AI assistant for Pixel phones. Both companies are aiming to improve messaging capabilities between iPhones and Androids.
Apple unveils big AI push; embeds ChatGPT into iPhones, Siri
Apple announced Apple Intelligence at its annual developer conference, integrating AI features developed in-house and by OpenAI. The Cupertino-based company aims to embed the technology across iPhone, iPads, and MacBooks, leveraging Apple Silicon for personalized, contextual results.
Welcome to the era of the AI smartphone
At its annual software developer conference Monday, Apple showed a host of enhancements coming this fall to iOS 18, its operating system powering iPhones. The new tools include a revamped version of its voice assistant, Siri, that is easier to talk to and an AI system that will generate images, create summaries of web articles and craft responses to text messages and emails.
Tesla's Elon Musk shares viral 'Coconut Water' meme to mock Apple's ChatGPT integration
Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticized Apple's integration of OpenAI's ChatGPT via a meme on X, raising data privacy concerns. The meme suggested Apple's partnership might lead to data sharing issues. Musk reiterated his stance, threatening to ban Apple devices from his companies if the integration proceeds, and questioned Apple's ability to ensure data security.
Apple poised to launch its late start in the AI race with ambitions to overtake the early leaders
The widely anticipated display of AI to be embedded in the iPhone and other Apple products will be the marquee moment at an event that traditionally previews the next version of software that powers the company's hardware lineup.
Siri or Alexa, virtual assistants are always listening to children and then using the sonic data
There are pressing issues that derive from the collection, storage and analysis of sonic data as they pertain to parents, youth and children.
View: Despite rising concerns about privacy, users see benefits in striking a human-AI connection
JARVIS stores Stark's personal data in order to understand and satisfy Stark's requirements. While intelligent voice technologies like Alexa and Siri offer many benefits to users, they also require users to make the trade-off of choosing benefits of technology over privacy risks.
Apple WWDC: Update brings FaceTime to Android devices, users will be able to add multiple attendees to video calls
Users will be able to store state-issued identification cards digitally on iPhones.
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