Apple's AI Overhaul Signals a Defining Shift for the Smartphone

Commentary: Siri AI and Apple Intelligence updates are less about "catching up" with competitors and more about a broader mobile evolution.

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I won't play the bitter "Android did it first" game. But I will say that after seeing the slew of AI features Apple unveiled at WWDC on Monday, I'm glad iOS 27 is getting some supercharged capabilities that are on par with what Android has offered for years.

Updates to Apple Intelligence and Siri -- partly powered by Google's Gemini models -- push smartphones deeper into the AI-first era, where smart assistants can start to fulfill their long-promised potential.

Siri AI, which finally arrives two years after Apple first announced a Siri revamp, can now handle more complex and multi-step tasks. The company says its improved assistant can understand the context of what's on your screen, pull up relevant information across various apps...

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