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- Apple plans to add Korean to Siri's generative AI features this month, per 36Kr
Apple plans to start supporting Korean in its generative AI version of Siri this month, industry sources said on Wednesday, according to a Sina Finance report carried by 36Kr. That would let users in South Korea use the AI assistant soon.
- Apple prepares to debut its first Apple Intelligence features in China in December with iOS 27.3, per Bloomberg
Apple plans to bring its first Apple Intelligence features to China in December with iOS 27.3, Bloomberg reports. The rollout is expected to include Genmoji, notification summaries, writing tools and Photos Clean Up, but not the new AI Siri, Apple's in-house image generation or some text features. Alibaba is to provide content guardrails and Baidu search and Siri-related services, and Chinese regulators granted permits on September 29, according to the report. Apple has not announced the plan.
- Apple reverse-acqui-hires Huxe AI team and licenses its personalized podcast tech, per TechCrunch
In an EU filing, Apple said it will offer jobs to certain Huxe AI employees and take a non-exclusive IP license from the NotebookLM alumni startup that shut down in May; TechCrunch notes the deal could feed AI-generated podcast features in Apple Podcasts.
- Apple tightens macOS Full Disk Access over new risks from AI agents, per TechCrunch
Apple announced stricter controls around macOS's Full Disk Access permission, so apps can only gain it through very explicit user action, per TechCrunch's Sarah Perez. Full Disk Access lets apps read files, mail, messages and browsing history, and Apple wrote that as AI agents grow more autonomous, the risks of this level of access will grow substantially. The move follows an Inc. column claiming Meta's Muse agent knew private messages without permission — which Meta disputed — and a Wired report on a ChatGPT Mac app flaw that could have exposed sensitive data. No timeline for the change was given.