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summary: "AI Siri beta arrives in English this month, with support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish arriving in October. The new assistant integrates with the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, which launch Sept. 18 starting at $399 and $799 respectively. The Ultra 4 offers 50 hours of battery life, and both models utilize an S11 chip to power \"Siri Recap\" note taking and a 15 second audio rewind feature that stores data in a Secure Exclave. AirPods 5 enter the market at $129 with a higher end $149 model featuring wireless charging and a 5 hour battery life with active noise cancellation. A redesigned Health app using Apple Intelligence will launch later this year in the U.S. providing personalized guidance and $119 Quest lab testing. Neither the updated Siri nor Apple Intelligence will be available in China or the European Union."
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# Apple Ships AI Siri Beta and $399 Watch to Rival AI Wearables

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**Published:** 2026-09-09T23:51:10.000Z
**Category:** Products
**Topics:** apple, siri, ai\-siri, watch, wearables, chips, google, gemini

## Summary

AI Siri beta arrives in English this month, with support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish arriving in October\. The new assistant integrates with the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, which launch Sept\. 18 starting at $399 and $799 respectively\. The Ultra 4 offers 50 hours of battery life, and both models utilize an S11 chip to power "Siri Recap" note taking and a 15 second audio rewind feature that stores data in a Secure Exclave\. AirPods 5 enter the market at $129 with a higher end $149 model featuring wireless charging and a 5 hour battery life with active noise cancellation\. A redesigned Health app using Apple Intelligence will launch later this year in the U\.S\. providing personalized guidance and $119 Quest lab testing\. Neither the updated Siri nor Apple Intelligence will be available in China or the European Union\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/apple-ships-ai-siri-beta-and-399-watch-to-rival-ai-wearables-16ef8861>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/2097739736941305948>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2097745627816096107>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/mweinbach/status/2097743981757231457>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2097741383448813593>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/StockMKTNewz/status/2097743411621110173>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2097743946466406559>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/business/status/2097773313242153041>)