Big Tech

Apple is opening Siri to rival AI assistants. According to multiple reports, iOS 27 will introduce an “Extensions” system that lets iPhone users pick Claude, Gemini or ChatGPT for Apple Intelligence features — the first time Anthropic’s Claude becomes a built‑in option on the iPhone. The setting will live in the Apple Intelligence & Siri … Read more

Microsoft has launched seven of its own AI models — branded “MAI” — in a clear move to lean less on OpenAI and cut costs for developers building on Azure. The lineup was unveiled at the company’s Build 2026 developer conference. The flagship is MAI-Thinking-1, Microsoft’s first reasoning model, alongside MAI-Code-1-Flash, which turns plain-English descriptions … Read more