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A hand holding a smartphone showing a voice assistant's listening screen — illustrating an assistant that now runs on a daily allowance.

Consumer Tech 6 min Siri AI Has Arrived With a Daily Limit, and Apple Says a Paid Tier Is Coming The new Siri runs on iPhone 15 Pro and later, in English only, and not in the EU or China. Apple's release say... AM Amelia Wong 15 Sep

An outstretched arm wearing a square smartwatch with a blank screen — illustrating the wearable that now listens to conversations around it.

Consumer Tech 7 min Apple Built the Privacy Case for the Wearer, Not the Room Siri Recap keeps audio inside a secure exclave and deletes summaries after seven days. Every protection belong... AM Amelia Wong 14 Sep

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Consumer Tech 5 min A Humanoid Arrives in Living Rooms on Tuesday, Sold for Company UBTech begins delivering the UWORLD U1 against 13,361 orders. Each carried a 3,000-yuan deposit, which on the... AM Amelia Wong 13 Sep