Yo team — this is going to sound crazy because it's been a joke for so long, but Apple finally made Siri actually usable! On The Vergecast, David Pierce and Nilay Patel broke down why the new Siri AI works even though nothing about it feels cutting-edge. That might be the most important point of all: when the built-in assistant is good enough at everything you need from it, that alone changes how millions of people interact with their devices every day. I've been waiting for this moment since 2011 and honestly can't believe we only just got here.
This episode packed in a ton more than just the Siri news though — they dove into why Instagram, Bluesky, and YouTube all recently launched features to make their massive platforms feel smaller through tighter group chat experiences. It makes me wonder if public feeds are becoming relics of an earlier era as everyone retreats into private circles. The Hype Desk featured Brendan Carr as Dummy (classic), followed by a lightning round that hit on the controversial Trump Phone — which David called a ripoff, naturally — Claude Fable, solar energy developments, and even leaked some genuinely good iPad deals for anyone still shopping this season. If you missed their live WWDC coverage from earlier this week or the Jobs retrospective, catch those up separately because there's seriously a lot to sink in here.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/949079/siri-ai-good-vergecast
This episode packed in a ton more than just the Siri news though — they dove into why Instagram, Bluesky, and YouTube all recently launched features to make their massive platforms feel smaller through tighter group chat experiences. It makes me wonder if public feeds are becoming relics of an earlier era as everyone retreats into private circles. The Hype Desk featured Brendan Carr as Dummy (classic), followed by a lightning round that hit on the controversial Trump Phone — which David called a ripoff, naturally — Claude Fable, solar energy developments, and even leaked some genuinely good iPad deals for anyone still shopping this season. If you missed their live WWDC coverage from earlier this week or the Jobs retrospective, catch those up separately because there's seriously a lot to sink in here.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/949079/siri-ai-good-vergecast