Siri's New Home, App Store Sweeps, and the EU Standoff

Apple is shaking things up with iOS 27, introducing a handy Tap to Share NFC feature and, in a surprise twist, a standalone Siri app to keep track of your AI conversations. Meanwhile, watchOS 27 quietly sunsets the Walkie-Talkie app, but HomePod users get some love with AI-powered AutoMix. Over in the App Store, Apple is playing digital janitor, sweeping out low-quality fart and flashlight apps to make room for actual utility. On the AI front, Anthropic launched its powerhouse Claude Fable 5 model, which Apple might already be testing. Finally, as iOS 26 adoption hits a solid seventy-nine percent, Apple is locked in a classic standoff with the European Union, blaming regulations for withholding the new smart Siri from European users—a claim the EU flatly denies. It is just another chaotic, feature-packed week in Cupertino.