Apple’s CEO Hints That Heavy Use of Siri AI Could Cost You
Tech > Services & Software > AI Apple’s CEO Hints That Heavy Use of Siri AI Could Cost You Apple's already raising prices on products and services. Dashia Milden Editor Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET.… Read full bio Dashia Milden Editor Read full bio July 31, 2026, 2:00 pm ET 1 min read Siri AI will be available on iOS 27, but the public beta version is available now. Jeffrey Hazelwood/CNET Siri AI is coming soon.
- ▪Tech > Services & Software > AI Apple’s CEO Hints That Heavy Use of Siri AI Could Cost You Apple's already raising prices on products and services.
- ▪Dashia Milden Editor Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET.… Read full bio Dashia Milden Editor Read full bio July 31, 2026, 2:00 pm ET 1 min read Siri AI will be available on iOS 27, but the public beta version is available now.
- ▪Jeffrey Hazelwood/CNET Siri AI is coming soon.
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Tech > Services & Software > AI Apple’s CEO Hints That Heavy Use of Siri AI Could Cost You Apple's already raising prices on products and services. Is Siri next? Dashia Milden Editor Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET.… Read full bio Dashia Milden Editor Read full bio July 31, 2026, 2:00 pm ET 1 min read Siri AI will be available on iOS 27, but the public beta version is available now. Jeffrey Hazelwood/CNET Siri AI is coming soon. The redesign of Apple’s voice assistant was first unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in June. Since then, the buzz has been all about what to expect from the new Siri 2.0. But Siri AI may cost you, at least if you use it a lot. Outgoing CEO Tim Cook hinted at a possible upcharge during Apple’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday.
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