Lastly, Apple makes fixing Siri a precedence [The CultCast]

This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: With a barely smarter Siri on the best way in iOS 18.4, a brand new rumor signifies Apple may truly repair Siri as soon as and for all … in 2026! We focus on the “LLM Siri” that supposedly will meet up with ChatGPT and different chatty rivals.

However the query stays: Can Apple actually afford to attend that lengthy to make its AI assistant much less of a laughingstock?

Additionally on The CultCast:

• New rumors and renders present what the iPhone 17 lineup may seem like.
• Uh-oh: We’ve received dangerous information about AirPods Max.
• And eventually, Griffin talks up a stable — and less expensive — stand-in for Apple’s Studio Show in an all-new Below Overview.

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The CultCast dwell stream archive: LLM Siri rumors

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This week’s prime Apple information

On the present this week: Your host Erfon Elijah (@erfon), Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace) and Cult of Mac author D. Griffin Jones (@dgriffinjones).

Listed here are the headlines we’re speaking about on this week’s present:

Below Overview

Griffin: Asus’ new ProArt 5K desktop monitor prices simply half of what you’ll pay for Apple’s Studio Show however presents lots of the similar options. Learn Griffin’s evaluation: Get Studio Show specs with out paying Apple costs

Or watch his video evaluation of the ProArt 5K: