Apple has appointed a 36-year veteran software executive to fix the troubled Siri assistant and advance its various artificial intelligence efforts to catch up to rivals.
Apple appoints a new executive to fix Siri
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The App Store chief reportedly joins OpenAI’s board as an observer
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Jony Ive’s departure was once estimated to erase $50 billion from Apple’s market value
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Tim Cook may remain CEO until Apple’s augmented reality gadgets launch
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Apple tried, unsuccessfully, to poach Google’s former search chief Ben Gomes
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Apple delays return to in-person work, again
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Apple will report June 2021 quarter earnings on July 27
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