The Facts

• A report from Bloomberg claims that Apple's new artificial intelligence (AI) features will have their release pushed back to October, meaning it will miss its planned inclusion in the upcoming iOS 18 and IPadOS 18 launches in Sept.

• The AI tools, known as Apple Intelligence, were announced at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference this June. It purportedly will include text and image generation, a summary maker for web pages, and AI integration for its Siri virtual assistant.

• The report claims that the delay is needed to fix software issues and ensure the stability of the AI system. Apple estimates that the iPhone 16, which was meant to launch with Apple Intelligence, will ship at least 90M units.