Gurman: Apple Working On Revamped Siri Experience That Doesn’t Require ‘Hey Siri’ Trigger Phrase

Apple is working on an updated Siri experience that moves away from the trigger phrase “Hey ‌Siri‌” currently required to invoke the digital voice assistant hands-free, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reports. In his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says that Apple is working on a way for ‌Siri‌ to be able to understand phrases and commands…

Apple Issues iPhone 14 Pro Shipment Warning Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season

Apple today said it expects iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments to be lower than the company previously anticipated due to temporary COVID-19 restrictions at the primary Foxconn factory where the devices are assembled in Zhengzhou, China. The warning was shared in a press release on the Apple Newsroom site:COVID-19 restrictions have…

EU opens ‘in-depth investigation’ into Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The European Commission has opened what it calls an “in-depth investigation” into Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Regulators in the EU first started looking at Microsoft’s Activision acquisition in September and set a provisional deadline of today to approve it or signal a more in-depth…