Apple will open Siri to developers and launch Amazon Echo-like smart speaker, report says

Apple has big plans for Siri that will make the company's famous assistant a lot more useful, according to a new report. The company will soon open up Siri to developers with new software tools that will allow Siri to tap into more third-party services, according to a new report in The Information . Apple is also working on a new pice of a hardware, an Amazon Echo rival that will work with Apple's smart home platform. SEE ALSO: 19 times people went next level with Siri Apple plans to put Siri in