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Apple is paying $250 million to settle claims that it failed to deliver an AI-upgraded Siri, and eligible US iPhone owners can now submit claims. The settlement covers iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 16 models purchased during the covered period.

Consumer AI • The Verge AI

ByteDance's Doubao Phone Assistant has launched its consumer version, adding screen-based Q&A, local search, and voice activation. The 'operate phone' feature is in beta.

AI Applications • TechNode

DeepSeek has started limited testing of AI voice interaction, with some users seeing a speaker button and four selectable voice profiles. The feature is in gray testing.

AI Applications • TechNode

OpenAI → Glass Imaging

OpenAI reportedly agreed to buy smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300 million; Glass Imaging was founded by former Apple engineers who developed Apple's Portrait Mode.

Apple has finally shipped its rebuilt Siri AI, built on Google's Gemini models and running partly on-device and partly through Private Cloud Compute. Early testers praise multi-step requests and screen context, but report hallucinations and gaps with some tasks. The new Siri is not available in the EU.

Product • The Decoder

OpenAI → Glass Imaging

OpenAI is acquiring smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300 million, according to a report. Glass Imaging was founded by former Apple engineers who developed Apple's Portrait Mode.