WWDC 2026 Closes: Rebuilt Siri AI, iOS 27 and Google Gemini Inside Apple
Apple's WWDC 2026 wrapped June 12 after unveiling a rebuilt, Apple Intelligence-powered Siri, iOS 27, and macOS 'Golden Gate' (Apple Silicon only). New extensions let developers wire in Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, and reporting indicates Apple's roughly $1B/year Gemini license helps power Siri's cloud reasoning - deepening Apple's reliance on rival labs.
Apple's WWDC 2026 wrapped June 12 after unveiling a rebuilt, Apple Intelligence-powered Siri, iOS 27, and macOS 'Golden Gate' (Apple Silicon only). New extensions let developers wire in Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, and reporting indicates Apple's roughly $1B/year Gemini license helps power Siri's cloud reasoning - deepening Apple's reliance on rival labs.
Source: TechCrunch · 2026-06-09 · https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/09/wwdc-2026-everything-announced-on-siri-ai-os-27-apple-intelligence-and-more/
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