Some Apple Employees Have 'Concerns' About iOS 26.4's Revamped Siri

Some Apple Employees Have 'Concerns' About iOS 26.4's Revamped Siri

iOS 26.4 is expected to introduce a revamped version of Siri powered by Apple Intelligence, but not everyone is satisfied with how well it works. In his Power On newsletter today , Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman said some of Apple's software engineers have "concerns" about the overhauled Siri's performance. However, he did not provide any specific details about the shortcomings. iOS 26.4 will likely be released in March or April, so Apple still has around five to six months to improve any lingering issues with the voice assistant. When it first previewed the new Siri at WWDC 2024, Apple said it would have three main capabilities: on-screen awareness, personal context, and in-app controls. For example, Apple showed an iPhone user asking Siri about their mother's flight and lunch reservation plans, based on info from the Mail and Messages apps. The new Siri was initially expected to debut with iOS 18.4 last year, but Apple delayed it . In July, Apple CEO Tim Cook said his company was making "good progress" on the more personalized Siri, and he said the features were on track to launch next year. However, if issues persist, then even an iOS 26.4 launch might not be guaranteed. Related Roundups: iOS 26 , iPadOS 26 Tags: Apple Intelligence , Mark Gurman , Siri Related Forum: iOS 26 This article, " Some Apple Employees Have 'Concerns' About iOS 26.4's Revamped Siri " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

Europol Dismantles SIM Farm Network Powering 49 Million Fake Accounts Worldwide

Europol Dismantles SIM Farm Network Powering 49 Million Fake Accounts Worldwide

Europol on Friday announced the disruption of a sophisticated cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) platform that operated a SIM farm and enabled its customers to carry out a broad spectrum of crimes ranging from phishing to investment fraud. The coordinated law enforcement effort, dubbed Operation SIMCARTEL, saw 26 searches carried out, resulting in the arrest of seven suspects and the seizure of

A look at some US energy companies linked to AI infrastructure, such as Sam Altman-backed Oklo, whose stocks have soared despite having little to no revenue (Jinjoo Lee/Wall Street Journal)

A look at some US energy companies linked to AI infrastructure, such as Sam Altman-backed Oklo, whose stocks have soared despite having little to no revenue (Jinjoo Lee/Wall Street Journal)

Jinjoo Lee / Wall Street Journal : A look at some US energy companies linked to AI infrastructure, such as Sam Altman-backed Oklo, whose stocks have soared despite having little to no revenue —  Concept stocks with no revenue have soaring valuations  —  Forget about the froth in tech valuations.  The real excess might be building up in energy stocks.

Counsel Health, which uses a medical AI chatbot and human physicians to provide virtual care, raised a $25M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and GV (Emma Beavins/Fierce Healthcare)

Counsel Health, which uses a medical AI chatbot and human physicians to provide virtual care, raised a $25M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and GV (Emma Beavins/Fierce Healthcare)

Emma Beavins / Fierce Healthcare : Counsel Health, which uses a medical AI chatbot and human physicians to provide virtual care, raised a $25M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz and GV —  Artificial Intelligence Andreessen Horowitz Google Ventures Telehealth  —  AI-enabled virtual care company Counsel Health …

Paris-based Upciti, which offers city operations software and hardware to over 150 municipalities in 17 countries, raised a $20M Series A led by Notion Capital (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)

Paris-based Upciti, which offers city operations software and hardware to over 150 municipalities in 17 countries, raised a $20M Series A led by Notion Capital (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)

Tamara Djurickovic / Tech.eu : Paris-based Upciti, which offers city operations software and hardware to over 150 municipalities in 17 countries, raised a $20M Series A led by Notion Capital —  UPCITI's platform helps cities run essential operations with greater efficiency and security, offering a clear, proven ROI that simplifies adoption for municipalities.

Boston-based OneLayer, which offers zero-trust security and device management for private 5G and LTE networks, raised a $28M Series A led by Maor Investments (Dan Jones/Fierce Network)

Boston-based OneLayer, which offers zero-trust security and device management for private 5G and LTE networks, raised a $28M Series A led by Maor Investments (Dan Jones/Fierce Network)

Dan Jones / Fierce Network : Boston-based OneLayer, which offers zero-trust security and device management for private 5G and LTE networks, raised a $28M Series A led by Maor Investments —  private 5G private LTE cybersecurity funding  — OneLayer has scored $28 million in funding  — SNS Telecom said that it already has 30 private network customers

Sources: Chinese companies including Ant Group and JD.com pause plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong after instructions from regulators not to move ahead (Financial Times)

Sources: Chinese companies including Ant Group and JD.com pause plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong after instructions from regulators not to move ahead (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Sources: Chinese companies including Ant Group and JD.com pause plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong after instructions from regulators not to move ahead —  Regulators raise concerns about the rise of privately controlled currencies  —  Chinese tech giants have paused plans …

A profile of Credo, which makes active electrical cables to connect AI servers and whose stock price has more than doubled this year, after soaring 245% in 2024 (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

A profile of Credo, which makes active electrical cables to connect AI servers and whose stock price has more than doubled this year, after soaring 245% in 2024 (Kif Leswing/CNBC)

Kif Leswing / CNBC : A profile of Credo, which makes active electrical cables to connect AI servers and whose stock price has more than doubled this year, after soaring 245% in 2024 —  In July, Elon Musk posted photos from inside an xAI data center called Colossus 2, which the artificial intelligence startup aims …

These are the best new MacBook deals right now: options starting at $599

These are the best new MacBook deals right now: options starting at $599

In the Apple Silicon era, MacBooks have become more affordable than ever – with brand new models starting as low as $599 . With looming global tariffs, these great deals could potentially be coming to an end soon – so if you’re in the market for a new MacBook for any reason, now may be one of the best ever times to purchase. Apple’s latest macOS Tahoe update also dropped support for practically all Intel Macs (with some small exceptions ). If you’d like to stay on the latest and greatest Apple software, nows a fitting time to upgrade. more…

How Robinhood is expanding beyond commission-free trading into retirement accounts, tokenized equities, and sports betting, with some 27M people using its app (Bloomberg)

How Robinhood is expanding beyond commission-free trading into retirement accounts, tokenized equities, and sports betting, with some 27M people using its app (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg : How Robinhood is expanding beyond commission-free trading into retirement accounts, tokenized equities, and sports betting, with some 27M people using its app —  After making its name on millennials and meme stocks, the popular brokerage app is riding its Trump bump into the S&P 500 and beyond.

A profile of Anton Pavlovsky, CEO of Kyiv-based Headway Inc, which develops gamified educational apps and has 160M users across its five-product portfolio (Martina Di Licosa/Forbes)

A profile of Anton Pavlovsky, CEO of Kyiv-based Headway Inc, which develops gamified educational apps and has 160M users across its five-product portfolio (Martina Di Licosa/Forbes)

Martina Di Licosa / Forbes : A profile of Anton Pavlovsky, CEO of Kyiv-based Headway Inc, which develops gamified educational apps and has 160M users across its five-product portfolio —  Shelf-ish: “Books and reading are really important to me, but we realize not everyone is so into books,” says Headway founder Anton Pavlovsky …