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