Apple unveiled a software-only WWDC 2026, spotlighting the new Siri AI, now powered by Google’s Gemini, and updates across iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27. Tim Cook delivered his final keynote, confirming his exit on August 31, with John Ternus taking over as CEO. Features include faster apps, enhanced AirPods EQ, and agentic password security.
It was the end of an era and, Apple would have you believe, the beginning of a smarter one. Tim Cook took the stage at WWDC 2026 for the last time as CEO, and Apple used the moment to finally deliver on a promise it made two years ago - a completely rebuilt Siri. There was no new hardware. This was a software-only event, and AI was the whole story.
Here are the ten announcements that matter most.
1. Siri AI
The headline act was impossible to miss. Siri AI will be more conversational, detailed, and engaging, and will no longer hand off queries to third-party AI providers like ChatGPT. Siri AI is itself powered by Google's Gemini model. Apple confirmed its next generation of Apple Foundation Models were custom-built in collaboration with Google and its Gemini models, a real philosophical shift for a company that has long sold on-device silicon and processing as a core advantage. Bloomberg reported the arrangement was expected to cost Apple roughly $1 billion a year. The new Siri can hold back-and-forth conversations, read what's on your screen, and dig through your own messages, emails, and photos to answer questions. A new standalone Siri app will let users revisit old conversations and results, available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
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