Here is The Core Apple News for November 8
Siri to become more like an agent next year
Apple is watching agentic AI. I guess it wants to do it better — and more safely.
Bloomberg says Apple still has problems in AI leadership
Part of the problem is a push on the part of CEO John Ternus to do more AI faster, prompting some degree of internal power-wrangling, report claims.
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Apple changes its approach to development, report claims
Apple is changing how it develops iOS 28, iPadOS 28 and macOS 28. Engineers are getting more time to explore and build new features before locking them in.
Has the iPhone Duo fault been identified?
I’m reticent to put too much trust in a single source rumor, but it feels something like what I expect is the case, a specific fault affecting a small number of devices.
Apple’s Personal Knowledge Graph
macOS 13 and later Macs allegedly build a personal knowledge graph about the user and their relationships in ~/Library/IntelligencePlatform. It combines info from Contacts, Calendar, and elsewhere, with inferred relationships and behaviours.
Apple skips $2.7bn off its taxes thanks to Singapore
Used Singapore tax incentives to lower its taxes after attributing as much as $50bn in profits through there in 2026.
Tim Cook in Turkey
A great visit with our incredible teams at Apple Bağdat Caddesi and Benji, the designer and founder of Les Benjamins!
iPhones are about the U.S. as much as the rest of the world
“If not for the iPhone being a global endeavor, there would be many fewer employed by it stateside.”
