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Read full articleThe vibe of Apple's 2026 WWDC keynote felt like a spouse proudly listing all the honey-do-list items tackled. One subtle example: the many AI demos of someone standing, phone in hand.
Apple is trying to solve one of Safari's biggest weaknesses with AI. Safari has long lacked the robust library of extensions that its rivals have, mainly due to the stringent development requirements from Apple. But now, Apple is inviting users to essentially vibe code their own extensions. In a demo shared by Apple, the company showed how you can ask Safari to create an extension by describing it. "Save and track cooking recipes from around the web," the prompt said. "Click the toolbar button to see your saved recipes and add notes to each." From there, Safari used Apple Intelligence to generate a "Recipe Keeper" extension that's supposed … Read the full story at The Verge.
Apple spent much of its WWDC keynote highlighting fixes, performance improvements, and long-requested features before unveiling its upgraded AI-powered Siri, signaling that the company wants users to see AI as just one part of a broader effort to improve its software.
There were several key components to emerge from Apple’s developer conference Monday as the company sought to reassure users (and investors) that it has met the existential challenge represented by AI. Aside from a serious focus on Siri AI and embedded Apple Intelligence across its varied platforms, officials also hailed a slew of performance/usability tweaks, described new child safety tools, gave macOS 27 a real name, “Golden Gate” — and offered a standing ovation in farewell to outgoing CEO Tim Cook. Before the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), analysts seemed optimistic about the company’s plans, most of which had already leaked. Analysts didn’t expect Apple to announce anything that would transform the AI industry (it didn’t), but they did hope the company would introduce tools to keep it competitive with rivals (it did). That’s assuming all the demos at the event were live, actual feature demos, rather than faked set-ups as seen before. Hard, hard work Apple’s teams have evi
Apple has previewed new software releases that introduce Siri AI, updated Apple Intelligence features, and expanded parental controls. The company announced the changes during its Worldwide Developers Conference. The updates cover iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, visionOS…
As AI experimentation grows more expensive, Apple is waiving cloud API costs for developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads.
The revamped Siri adds conversational AI, visual understanding, and personal context awareness as Apple rolls out new features across apps.
The iPhone maker revealed its new artificial intelligence products at its developer conference, the last with Tim Cook as the company’s chief executive.
