Apple partners with two rivals to improve Siri functionality

Apple has announced a collaboration with two rival companies to address issues with Siri. The move aims to finally fix performance gaps that have affected the voice assistant. Apple has not named the two partner firms in the announcement. The partnership reflects a shift toward external expertise for AI improvements. Siri's shortcomings have been a point of criticism compared with competing assistants. The collaboration is expected to bring new capabilities and reliability to Siri. No timeline for the rollout of the enhancements was provided. Industry watchers will assess how the joint effort impacts Apple's ecosystem.