Apple Preparing New 'Gen AI' Website Ahead of WWDC — and New AI Features? (9to5mac.com)
(Sunday May 24, 2026 @05:11PM (EditorDavid)
from the thinking-different dept.)
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- News link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/26/05/24/1737259/apple-preparing-new-gen-ai-website-ahead-of-wwdc-and-new-ai-features
- Source link: https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/23/apple-new-gen-ai-subdomain-ahead-of-wwdc/
Apple just registered a new subdomain record: genai.apple.com.
The domain was spotted by a MacRumors contributing researcher, and though it doesn't yet lead to a live web page, they believe it's [1]tied to Apple's annual developers conference WWDC which starts June 8, "where the company has [2]promised to announce 'AI advancements ' across its software platforms."
The blog 9to5Mac speculates that "All signs point to WWDC 2026 being Apple's major AI renaissance, where the company will live up to the promises it made back at WWDC 2024, as well as a few additional new announcements."
> [I]it goes without saying that this is probably related to Apple's upcoming generative AI announcements at WWDC... Siri should finally be able to understand more personal context, have on screen awareness, and be able to take action in apps for you. This'll finally be made possible thanks to Apple's new partnership with Google, where Apple will be using Gemini-diffused models hosted on Private Cloud Compute to power Siri... Apple will also reportedly be introducing a new Siri app. This'll allow you to access your previous Siri conversations, as well as have [3]text-based conversations with Siri.
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> Other Apple Intelligence upgrades [4]coming at WWDC 2026 include the ability to generate wallet passes from physical tickets, new editing features in the Photos app, and additional functionality for Visual Intelligence...
[1] https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/23/apple-gen-ai-subdomain/
[2] https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/23/wwdc-2026-ai-advancements/
[3] https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/17/apple-launching-new-siri-app-next-month-with-auto-deleting-chat-history/
[4] https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/05/ios-27-seven-new-features-are-being-announced-next-month/
The domain was spotted by a MacRumors contributing researcher, and though it doesn't yet lead to a live web page, they believe it's [1]tied to Apple's annual developers conference WWDC which starts June 8, "where the company has [2]promised to announce 'AI advancements ' across its software platforms."
The blog 9to5Mac speculates that "All signs point to WWDC 2026 being Apple's major AI renaissance, where the company will live up to the promises it made back at WWDC 2024, as well as a few additional new announcements."
> [I]it goes without saying that this is probably related to Apple's upcoming generative AI announcements at WWDC... Siri should finally be able to understand more personal context, have on screen awareness, and be able to take action in apps for you. This'll finally be made possible thanks to Apple's new partnership with Google, where Apple will be using Gemini-diffused models hosted on Private Cloud Compute to power Siri... Apple will also reportedly be introducing a new Siri app. This'll allow you to access your previous Siri conversations, as well as have [3]text-based conversations with Siri.
>
> Other Apple Intelligence upgrades [4]coming at WWDC 2026 include the ability to generate wallet passes from physical tickets, new editing features in the Photos app, and additional functionality for Visual Intelligence...
[1] https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/23/apple-gen-ai-subdomain/
[2] https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/23/wwdc-2026-ai-advancements/
[3] https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/17/apple-launching-new-siri-app-next-month-with-auto-deleting-chat-history/
[4] https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/05/ios-27-seven-new-features-are-being-announced-next-month/
Re: (Score:1)
by drnb ( 2434720 )
Better local on your phone than in a data center.
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by drnb ( 2434720 )
There is an app you don't download for that
Registered a subdomain? (Score:3)
by Sethra ( 55187 )
Since when did anyone have to register a subdomain?
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> What Would Woz do.
Quietly focus on the things that work, that customers prefer, and pay the bills for Apple. Eventually fix the visionary products that the market is not embracing as expected, introducing to these new products the concepts he championed and the visionaries reject, and sitting back and watching these updated products go from unprofitable to profitable as a result.
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Laugh and say that we should use our Actual Intelligence.