iPhones That Support Siri AI. Shopify Lets AI Checkout. Europe Drops Frontier Race. AI Fuels Hospital Costs.
The AI news for September 29th, 2026
Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:
Use of Siri AI: These iPhones can use it outside the EU.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Siri-AI-Die-Geraeteunterstuetzung-auf-dem-iPhone-minus-EU-11455400.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/28/shopify-opens-checkout-to-browser-based-ai-agents/
AI strategy: Europe should abandon the race for frontier models.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Fokus-auf-Anwendung-EU-plant-Strategiewechsel-bei-Kuenstlicher-Intelligenz-11468218.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag
Almost a billion dollars more: AI drives US hospital costs up.
Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Fast-eine-Milliarde-Dollar-mehr-KI-treibt-US-Krankenhauskosten-in-die-Hoehe-11467841.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag