{"id":4716,"date":"2026-07-31T00:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=4716"},"modified":"2026-07-31T00:48:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:48:31","slug":"apple-ceo-tim-cook-icloud-plus-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=4716","title":{"rendered":"Tim Cook hints at iCloud Plus tier for AI power users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Apple may allow users to pay to increase their AI usage limits. During an earnings call on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he believes people will want to use Apple Intelligence and the upcoming Siri AI \u201ca lot,\u201d adding that \u201cwe will have some kind of upgrade possibilities on iCloud Plus where people can buy up the stack.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">This fall, Apple will broadly launch its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/964714\/siri-ai-public-beta-preview-ios-27-hands-on\">long-delayed Siri AI<\/a> with iOS 27, which can do things like answer questions about what\u2019s on your screen and take action across your apps. It also includes a new standalone Siri AI app that offers a ChatGPT-like interface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">In June, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/06\/09\/icloud-subscribers-get-higher-apple-intelligence-usage-limits\/?link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=6a28101657887c0001f3feb1&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook\">Apple said that its AI features<\/a>, including image generation, have \u201cdaily usage limits because they rely on powerful server models.\u201d It added that \u201cincreased access\u201d is available across most of its iCloud Plus plans, but it seems that Apple may want to add tiers for people who plan on using its AI features heavily.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/973430\/apple-q3-2026-earnings\">reported earning $30.74 billion<\/a> in revenue from its services business over the past few months, which includes subscriptions like iCloud Plus, Apple TV, and Apple One.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/973552\/apple-ceo-tim-cook-icloud-plus-ai\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple may allow users to pay to increase their AI usage limits. 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