We're all starting to test Apple's newest software post-WWDC, and the most surprising thing has happened: Siri actually seems to be pretty good now. Nilay and David discuss how that happened, and what it means for the AI industry, and all of us, that Apple's voice assistant is finally useful. Then, we have some news about Bluesky, Threads, and YouTube that adds up to a big change in social networks, plus the Hype Desk, Brendan Carr, the Trump Phone, and a really great deal for iPad users
Further reading:
Apple announces Siri AI and its next generation of Apple Intelligence
I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works
Apple’s new Siri AI knows when to shut up
I’m relieved Siri AI isn’t trying to be a health coach
You can just tell the Instagram algorithm what you want now
YouTube is introducing DMs (again)
Bluesky is getting ‘communities’
Anthropic releases its first Mythos-class model Claude Fable
Claude Fable won’t answer basic biology questions
Anthropic apologizes for invisible Claude Fable guardrails
Microsoft restricts Claude Fable for employees over data retention concerns
YouTube is introducing DMs (again)
Bluesky is getting ‘communities’
iFixit Trump phone teardown confirms it’s an HTC dupe
Solar has overtaken coal in the US for the first time
AT&T is launching $3 ‘unlimited’ day passes for iPads
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(Timestamps are approximate.)
00:00:00 Intro
00:03:00 New Siri is good
00:04:00 Search Index Breakthrough
00:08:00 Cloud vs On Device
00:11:00 Siri Upends AI Apps
00:20:00 Where Is The Computer
00:24:00 EU Interoperability Fight
00:31:00 Social News Lightning Trio
00:33:00 Mosseri Algorithm Control
00:35:00 Bluesky Communities
00:37:00 YouTube DMs Social Push
00:41:00 Bluesky Bets on Communities
00:50:00 Talking to Your Algorithm
00:51:00 AI Made-to-Order Instagram
00:54:00 Bespoke Apps Break Reality
01:01:00 Hype Desk
01:02:00 Social Reckoning Trailer Breakdown and Casting
01:14:00 CBS News Meltdown
01:17:00 Carr vs Newsrooms
01:20:00 SpaceX IPO Favors
01:24:00 Claude Fable Guardrails
01:30:00 Trump Phone Teardown
01:34:00 AT&T iPad Day Pass
01:36:00 Solar Beats Coal
01:38:00 Signoff
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