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Siri AI is much more intelligent and personalized compared to classic Siri, but it is still not nearly as advanced as proactive, always-on agents like OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse. That may change, though, according to a new rumor. In his Power On newsletter today , Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman said he was told that Apple could make Siri function "more like an agent" as early as next year. However, if this plan moves forward, the exact implementation remains to be seen. "Dots, Muse and Grok can keep track of goals, determine what needs to happen next and continue pursuing objectives without the user initiating every individual step," said Gurman. "Apple ultimately wants to go in this direction, I'm told, and I believe the company could make Siri more like an agent as early as next year." Apple's AI ambitions could go beyond making Siri more agentic. In a closed-door meeting in recent weeks, Gurman said that Apple CEO John Ternus told Apple's software engineering chief Craig Federighi that Apple needs to "accelerate" its software roadmap and "move quickly beyond merely making necessary improvements to Siri." Tags: Craig Federighi , John Ternus , Mark Gurman , Siri , Siri AI This article, " Siri AI Rumored to Become 'More Like an Agent' as Early as Next Year " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
Apple has made a change to its development process for iOS 28, macOS 28, and corresponding software updates, according to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today , he said Apple separates development of each year's new operating systems into three major stages. Typically, he said each stage consists of four weeks of coding followed by a four-week "convergence" period where new features are integrated into the operating systems. This time around, Apple has made a change. The first stage of development for iOS 28 and the other updates apparently consisted of six weeks of coding and two weeks of feature convergence. This change gives Apple's software engineers more time to come up with new features. "Instead of the normal split between two four-week efforts, Apple engineers were tasked with six weeks of coding, exploration and feature development, and then only two weeks of convergence," he said. "Employees say they like the change, indicating that it creates more time for coming up with ideas and exploring them before needing to lock things in." Gurman did not reveal any specific features planned for iOS 28. The update should be available in beta in June and released in September next year. Tags: iOS 28 , Mark Gurman This article, " Apple Taking New Approach to Developing iOS 28 and macOS 28 " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
A new "Backglow" app created by designer Juan Buis lets you customize the illuminated Apple logo on the lid of the new MacBook Pro models. The free version of the app allows you to manually adjust the brightness level of the Apple logo, independent of the MacBook Pro's display brightness level. You can also turn it off entirely with a single click, rather than having to use Terminal . Another free option is a "Breathe" mode that makes the logo's light gently pulse similarly to the sleep indicator light on older MacBooks. A one-time payment unlocks the Pro version of the app: $9 for a limited time or $15 later. This gives you two additional modes: "Music" mode makes the logo's light move to the beat of the music you play on your Mac, while "Agents" mode makes the light pulse while Claude Code is working and blinks when your attention is needed. here's what it can do: - manually set logo brightness (apple doesn't let you) - breathe slowly, like the old mac sleep light - pulse to your music - blink when claude needs you - turn the logo light off with one click try it here: https://t.co/WZTWMq5yAf https://t.co/FI0o9ayKBZ — juan (@juanbuis) November 6, 2026 Apple began phasing out the glowing logo on MacBooks in 2015, but it brought back the feature with the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with PROLED XDR displays released on Friday. On older MacBooks, the logo was illuminated by the display's backlight, but OLED displays do not have a backlight, so a new method was required. Daring Fireball 's John Gruber was told that Apple engineered a "custom light source just to enable the logo to glow once again, without adding any additional thickness to the lid." Why? "Because it's awesome," he heard an Apple representative say. By default, Apple says the logo is illuminated whenever the Mac is awake. It automatically brightens or dims based on the screen's brightness level and your environment's lighting conditions detected by the computer's ambient light sensor. Buis said the logo is lit by a white LED that does not change colors. Related Roundup: MacBook Pro Buyer's Guide: MacBook Pro (Buy Now) Related Forum: MacBook Pro This article, " 'Backglow' Lets You Customize New MacBook Pro's Glowing Apple Logo " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
