Benjamin and Chance get excited for the upcoming Siri roadmap, with Bloomberg reporting that the delayed features will arrive with 26.4 and a full chatbot experience is due before the end of the year. The Information says Apple is developing an AI pin, the iPhone 18 Pro cutout positioning situation is seemingly clarified, and Apple makes App Store ads even less noticeable.
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Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and search results
iPhone 18 Pro Dynamic Island confusion now appears resolved
Apple reportedly replacing Siri interface with actual chatbot experience for iOS 27
The new Siri chatbot may run on Google servers, not Apple's
Apple is working on an AI-powered wearable pin