Apple Is 'open To' Acquisitions To Boost Its Ai Roadmap

Apple activity discussed results and updates coming successful its third-quarter convention call, including immoderate statements astir its AI endeavors. As reported by CNBC, CEO Tim Cook said that nan institution is "significantly increasing retired investments" successful artificial intelligence, which shouldn't beryllium overmuch of a astonishment for immoderate players successful nan tech space. However, Cook did admit that an acquisition to boost its activity successful AI wasn't retired of nan question. "We’re unfastened to M&A that accelerates our roadmap," he said.

Cook said that Apple is "not stuck connected a definite size company" arsenic a imaginable target for an AI-related purchase. He noted that Apple has acquired "about" 7 businesses truthful acold this twelvemonth crossed aggregate disciplines but that nary were "huge successful position of dollar amount."

The institution besides has been beautiful quiet connected its promised plans to overhaul nan Siri sound adjunct pinch much AI features. The news is still sparse connected that subject; according to Reuters, Cook simply stated that nan squad is "making bully advancement connected a personalized Siri." Despite hopes that Siri improvements would beryllium unveiled astatine WWDC 2025, nan latest projections are that nan AI-powered update to that work mightiness not beryllium fresh until spring 2026.

Apple did denote a fewer Apple Intelligence iterations astatine WWDC, but nan wide statement is that nan company's AI efforts person been flagging down different large tech businesses. That has led to speculation that it whitethorn look externally to amended its opinionated successful nan title to build nan champion AI features. Most recently, immoderate execs wrong Apple person allegedly been eyeing up Perplexity arsenic a imaginable acquisition.