TechJun 8, 2026
Siri Gets an AI Brain Transplant as Tim Cook Takes His Final Bow at WWDC
Rhea Lobo
Hey Siri, can you save Apple’s AI ambitions? Apple unveiled “Siri AI” at WWDC 2026, a long-awaited upgrade powered partly by Google's Gemini models. The event also marked Tim Cook’s final WWDC as CEO before John Ternus takes over Sept. 1, with shares declining ~1.5% yesterday.
- Siri AI can hold conversations, understand on-screen content, and retrieve details from messages, though it won't launch in China and faces delays in the EU.
- iOS 27 will support devices back to the iPhone 11, while boosting photo loading speeds by 70% and AirDrop transfers by 80%.
Worth noting: Federighi took a jab at rivals “pursuing AI for the sake of AI,” positioning Apple’s personal-context approach as the smarter alternative. Apple also softened its controversial Liquid Glass redesign, added new parental controls, and unveiled macOS Golden Gate. Whether John Ternus inherits an AI comeback story or another “black eye” now hinges on whether Siri AI delivers this fall.
