AI TRENDS | Gurman Says Apple's New CEO Faces Major AI Test in September

According to Jin10, U.S. tech reporter Gurman said Apple's 2026 product lineup includes a series of especially ambitious devices that incoming CEO Ternus has been pushing internally for months, including the company's first foldable iPhone and a smart display that can identify the speaker and adjust content for different users. Gurman said Ternus's biggest challenge is extending Apple's decades of success in the AI era, and that September will bring a major test when Apple rolls out its new Siri AI to compete with ChatGPT. Apple ultimately wants to charge for such AI systems or find ways to monetize them by integrating third-party apps into the voice assistant, but Siri must first overcome long-standing criticism that it is unstable and not very useful. Early reviews of Siri AI are generally positive.