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Apple\u2019s WWDC 2026 event kicked off this morning at 10 a.m. PT at Apple Park, starting a week full of expected announcements around Siri<\/a>, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more, along with developer events and demos. This year\u2019s event is particularly notable for a couple things. It marks CEO Tim Cook\u2019s last with the company, after announcing he\u2019s handing things off to Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus September 1<\/a>. And it\u2019s expected to play host to Apple\u2019s attempt to give Siri and its AI efforts overall a big boost<\/a> after handing some work off to Google<\/a> and delaying some releases<\/a>.<\/p>\n Are they succeeding? Keep tabs on this page, and the rest of our ongoing coverage, to find out!<\/p>\n As expected, Apple made the case for an improved experience with its longstanding Siri assistant, which it admitted faces greater expectations from users in the age of AI. With Google Gemini under the hood, Apple claims that the new Siri updates will more it more capable, conversational, compatible with visual intelligence, and it will be housed in a standalone app<\/a> in addition to working across existing apps. You can get a full rundown of all the new Siri AI updates right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Before rolling out the enhancements and features, Apple was adamant about its privacy-centric approach to AI. \u201cWe believe privacy in AI is non-negotiable,\u201d Apple Senior Vice President Craig Federighi said during the stream, going so far as to say that \u201cdata is only used to execute your request, and outside experts can continue o verify this promise at any time.\u201d<\/p>\n \nApple reveals Siri AI<\/h2>\n