Macworld Podcast: The seriousness of Apple’s Siri situation
Apple Intelligence and Siri have been making a lot of noise lately, and all for the wrong reasons. In this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about how Apple has made a mess of…
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Is Siri really that bad? Yes, yes it is
I’d like it to be known that I hated Siri before it was cool. I’ve written numerous articles on the subject. I’m an anti-Siri hipster. But when a bandwagon comes along, you better believe I’ll…
Apple ‘ousts Siri boss,’ finally taking failures seriously
The accumulated failures and humiliations that have dogged Siri in recent years have finally proved too much for Apple’s senior management, who have decided to oust John Giannandrea from his role as Siri boss. The…
Report: Apple internally acknowledges ‘ugly and embarrassing’ Siri delays
According to a report from Bloomberg, Senior Director of Siri and Information Intelligence Robby Walker held an all-hands meeting to discuss the recent delay of new Siri features. He called the delay of these key…
Siri isn’t an assistant, it’s an embarrassment
It’s time to call it: Siri sucks. And if we’re being honest, it’s been terrible for years. Apple’s voice assistant was so far ahead of the competition that it had every opportunity to basically become…
Which is the Siri delay gonna be: the C1 modem or AirPower?
Let’s talk about Severance. Perseverance. See what the Macalope did there? It’s a little play on words. Wordplay is a delightful way to draw a reader in. By tricking them. Anyway, the horny one doesn’t…
iOS 18.4 beta begins with huge Apple Intelligence expansion but no new Siri
iOS 18.4 is destined to be a big release. The headline feature of iOS 18 is Apple Intelligence, and the various AI features have been rolling out piece by piece. After getting no major new…
The new, improved Siri might take even longer to arrive
It’s been nearly three weeks since Apple released iOS 18.3 and we still don’t have the much-anticipated iOS 18.4 beta, which has long been expected to include the first look at the new and improved…
Bring Siri home with this super rare HomePod mini $20 discount
If you want a smart speaker with great sound and a small footprint, you can’t go wrong with a HomePod mini even at its full $99 MSRP. But today it’s an even better value: Best…
Why doesn’t Siri know what it doesn’t know?
Kids ask questions all the time, and I think it’s important as a parent to admit when you don’t know the answer. Naturally, it’s tempting to bluff, in order to preserve their childlike belief in…