Siri AI could get a boost from news content with new publisher deal
The iOS 27 beta is underway, and with it, users can test the new Siri AI. One of the first things users might notice with Siri AI is its tendency to share blocks of text pulled from sources rather than summarizing it. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Apple is reaching out to publishers to enter multi-year deals that would supply journalistic content for use with Siri AI.
- ▪The iOS 27 beta is underway, and with it, users can test the new Siri AI.
- ▪One of the first things users might notice with Siri AI is its tendency to share blocks of text pulled from sources rather than summarizing it.
- ▪According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Apple is reaching out to publishers to enter multi-year deals that would supply journalistic content for use with Siri AI.
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| Publication time | Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:15:03 +0000 |
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News Siri AI could get a boost from news content with new publisher deal Wesley Hilliard 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Wed Aug 12 2026, 09:15 PM EDT · 1 minute read Siri AI could get news content direct from publishers via a partnership Hallucinations are a problem with any AI, especially when it involves summarizing content, so instead, Apple could let Siri AI provide news directly from an outlet via paid partnerships. The iOS 27 beta is underway, and with it, users can test the new Siri AI. One of the first things users might notice with Siri AI is its tendency to share blocks of text pulled from sources rather than summarizing it.
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