Apple Risks Becoming the Blackberry of AI with its Upcoming “Auto-Deleting Chats” Update

Apple has always promised that users shouldn’t have to give up their privacy for advanced tech. That idea has guided everything from Siri’s design to Apple Intelligence, relying heavily on on-device processing, synthetic data, and closely managed cloud systems through the “Private Cloud Compute” framework. Now, the latest news about iOS 27 points to a major shift. the company is preparing its first standalone Siri chatbot app, which will have memory systems, chat history, and auto-delete options for conversations. And, more importantly, it is leaning on Google’s Gemini tech for parts of the system a sign both of growing pressure […]