Apple’s Smart Display Delayed as Siri AI Upgrade Faces Setback

Apple’s Smart Display Delayed as Siri AI Upgrade Faces Setback

Late last week, Apple delayed its big Siri AI upgrade, and it seems that will take the company’s rumored smart display with it. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter, Apple has postponed the device because it at least partially “relies on the delayed Siri capabilities.” Image:Google It’s been rumored for months now that Apple was planning to release a device early this year that would serve as a smart home hub with a display, similar to devices that its main smart home competitors, Amazon and Google, have both offered for years. The device is expected to be the first Apple smart home hub with support for Apple Intelligence. It’s also rumored to run on tvOS and support native Apple apps like Calendar, Notes, and, according to recent rumors, compatibility with Apple’s Messages app. Apple said last week that its upgraded smart assistant is taking “longer than we thought,” and will be released in the “coming year,” hinting that it may not be an iOS 18 feature as…