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    Apple is also reportedly developing an AI-powered wearable pin that is equipped with multiple cameras.
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    New details emerge about Apple's big Siri overhaul

    Apple plans to revamp Siri later this year by turning the digital assistant into the company’s first artificial intelligence chatbot, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday (paywall).

    The chatbot, code named Campos, will be embedded deeply into the iPhone, iPad and Mac operating systems and will replace the current Siri interface, the report said, citing people familiar with the plan.

    Siri’s revamp is a crucial part of Apple’s strategy to catch up to its Big Tech peers in the AI race after its initial “Apple Intelligence” roll-out in 2024 met with lukewarm reception.

    Campos will run a higher-end version of the custom Google model, comparable to Gemini 3

    Earlier this month, Apple struck a deal with Google to use its Gemini models to power Siri, in a major win for the Alphabet-owned firm that also has its own line of smartphones.

    Campos will run a higher-end version of the custom Google model, comparable to Gemini 3, that is known internally as Apple Foundation Models version 11, according to the report.

    The chatbot capabilities will come later in the year and Campos, which will have both voice- and typing-based modes, will be the primary new addition to Apple’s upcoming operating systems, the report said.

    Wearable pin

    Separately, The Information on Wednesday reported (paywall) that Apple is developing an AI-powered wearable pin that is equipped with multiple cameras, a speaker, microphones and wireless charging. The device could be released as early as 2027, the report said.

    Read: Apple tops global smartphone rankings in 2025

    Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on both the reports.  — Zaheer Kachwala, (c) 2026 Reuters

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