Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream
From The Vergecast by The Verge
June 8, 2026 · 1h 6m
About this episode
The episode discusses Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote, focusing on AI advancements and new features like Siri and Screen Time.
Apple's annual developer conference keynote was a strange one this year. The company breezed by its normal slew of operating system upgrades, and talked instead about helping people manage their relationships with their devices, and AI. Lots and lots of AI. On this post-keynote livestream, David Pierce, Hayden Field, and Jake Kastrenakes give their first takes on Siri AI, the Apple Intelligence features coming this fall, Apple's new Screen Time design, and everything else we liked and disliked from the keynote. Including the corner radii. Further reading: Apple WWDC 2026: The 7 biggest announcements Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed.We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. (Timestamps are approximate.) 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:00 Why This Keynote Felt Chaotic 00:05:00 AI Takes Center Stage 00:06:00 Apple Plays Catch Up 00:09:00 Privacy and Private Cloud 00:12:00 Useful Versus Creepy AI 00:18:00 Why Apple Went All In 00:25:00 New Siri Voice 00:33:00 Siri App Intents 00:37:00 Vibe Coding Shortcuts 00:39:00 Siri Goes Orb Mode…
People in this episode
Hosts: David Pierce, Hayden Field, Jake Kastrenakes
Topics covered
- Apple WWDC 2026
- Siri AI
- Screen Time
- AI features
- device management
- operating system upgrades
Keywords
- Apple
- WWDC 2026
- Siri AI
- Screen Time
- AI features
- device management
- operating systems
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Apple
Products: Siri, Screen Time
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