{"id":9910,"date":"2025-02-11T15:04:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/?p=9910"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:04:17","slug":"slap-and-flop-siri-ios-18-3-update-apple-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2025\/02\/11\/slap-and-flop-siri-ios-18-3-update-apple-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Slap and Flop &#8211; Siri, iOS 18.3 Update, Apple Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xwqi58VczQ4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s going on with Siri? iOS 18.3 update is out now, along with a fix to a zero-day flaw. You can buy iPhones on eBay with TikTok installed on them as TikTok is still not available for download on the App Store. And on January 27th, 2010, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad at an Apple event.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Siri is super dumb and getting dumber.<br \/>\n\u2022 iOS 18.3 is now available for everyone.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple makes a change to its AI team and plans Siri upgrades.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple fixes zero-day flaw affecting all devices.<br \/>\n\u2022 iPhone&#8217;s with TikTok installed.<br \/>\n\u2022 Update now: iOS 18.3 and macOS Sequoia 15.3 include 20+ security updates.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple Music pays artists more than 2x Spotify\u2019s average rates, per report.<br \/>\n\u2022 Trump&#8217;s chip tariff threat takes aim at Apple&#8217;s TSMC partnership.<br \/>\n\u2022 iPhone SE 4 appears in new photos and video, notch and all.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple releases tvOS 18.3, HomePod 18.3, and visionOS 2.3 for all users.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple earnings are coming.<br \/>\n\u2022 Office printer mishap sparks landmark gender pay discrimination lawsuit at Apple.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple buys Boylston Street building for $88 million.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple\u2019s next immersive Vision Pro film involves bull riding and arrives soon.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple introduces the 2025 Black Unity Collection.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple Watch bands are safe to wear, says Apple, after lawsuit filed.<br \/>\n\u2022 Oscar nominations completely snub Apple TV+.<br \/>\n\u2022 Severance &#8211; Tim C.<br \/>\n\u2022 Apple announced the iPad 15 years ago today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s going on with Siri? iOS 18.3 update is out now, along with a fix to a zero-day flaw. 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