Overview
- Elon Musk replied "I’m down" to an X user’s call for Apple to replace Siri’s intelligence with xAI’s Grok 4.1, indicating willingness to collaborate.
- xAI launched Grok 4.1, described as its most advanced model with stronger reasoning, creativity-focused interactions, and reduced hallucinations, available on X and grok.com.
- A U.S. judge allowed antitrust claims by X and xAI against Apple to proceed, with allegations including favoritism toward ChatGPT in App Store visibility.
- Reporting citing Bloomberg says Apple is considering Google’s Gemini to handle parts of a next‑generation Siri for roughly $1 billion annually, a deal that is not finalized.
- Developer code in the iOS 26.2 beta for Japan suggests users could assign a third‑party assistant to the side or Action button, expanding system-level invocation beyond Siri.