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The new controls let you control how quickly Siri speaks and expressive its voice is.
Read full articleApple has activated new voice customisation controls for its AI-powered Siri in the third iOS 27 developer beta, allowing testers to adjust the assistant’s pace and expressivity for the first time. The two settings, previously flagged as coming soon in earlier beta releases, use sliders to control how quickly Siri speaks and how much human-like […]
WWDC26 reveal of Siri AI and iOS 27 set up Apple’s next iPhone cycle as AAPL whipsawed from $317 intraday to $301 close, with targets lifted to $350–$360.
AI is eroding hard-won skills the way cockpit automation eroded pilots’ instincts. Aviation’s answer wasn’t to ban the autopilot. It was to build a place to put novices back on the controls.
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Apple’s iOS 27/macOS 27 cycle is revealing something new: AI is only as good as the operating system that supports it. The latest beta releases show that after two years in which the company has promised to become AI-native, testers finally believe it’s happening as Apple prioritizes improved system performance and Siri AI. For example, the second developer beta (released this week) has clarified the vague “indexing” prompt that showed up two weeks ago, replacing it with a clearer message reading “Optimizing Search and Siri.” What is indexing doing? Developers digging into the code found the system is proactively building contextual maps of messages, notes, and photos, allowing the updated on-device architecture to swiftly pull up personal data without compromising privacy. It still takes time, but at least its purpose has been clarified. The improved indexing seems to deliver smoother device performance overall, reflecting the deep architectural improvements supporting the entire rele
To put their language on the AI map, the people of one tribal district are finding that saving Bhili means saving the culture it holds. As India races to reach millions by voice, Nandurbar’s struggle is the test case everyone else will learn from.
Siri’s AI overhaul may have grabbed the headlines at WWDC, but some of Apple’s most useful AI features are arriving elsewhere in iOS 27.
AirPods Pro 3 shown with an iPhone and live translation features. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Now that we're clear of WWDC and all of the new AI-powered features coming to Apple's platforms, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman has more details about rumored new hardware, like the camera-equipped AirPods he'd previously written about. He says they are currently on schedule for a late 2027 launch, and that while we're checking out beta releases for this fall's iOS 27 update, the new earbuds are internally being tested with next year's update, iOS 28. With cameras mounted in their stems and lights to indicate when data is being uploaded to the cloud, they could give the upgraded version of Siri "visual context" about your surroundings, be … Read the full story at The Verge.
