A line in President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address activated Apple’s Siri on some iPhones mid-speech as users watched at home.
In the closing moments of the marathon address, as Trump recounted the story of Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover, who was part of the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January, users got a shock.
A word in Trump’s speech voice-activated Siri, which is now triggered by “Siri” alone, not “Hey Siri.” The word woke up devices because, presumably, it sounded like the activation cue for some devices.
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