MBW 1028: The Finder Guy of Your Choosing - Meet the New Siri AI

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Ios, Iphone, Twit, Mac Os X, Technology, Ipad, Imac, Macintosh, Apple, Mac

3.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2026

⏱️ 138 minutes

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Summary

Apple held its big WWDC 2026 keynote and introduced the new Siri AI for iOS 27, with sign-ups now available for the iOS 27 beta. However, Siri AI will be delayed in the EU for iOS and iPadOS 27. Liquid Glass has some opt-in options to roll back elements of the design. And Apple highlights its commitment to child safety with new child-safety features in its operating systems.

WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more.
iOS 27 tidbits: share a phone number on two iPhones, independent alarm volume, faster AirPlay and more.
OS overview - top OS features.
Apple previews new child safety features.
Introducing the third generation of Apple's foundation models.
New dummy units give our closest look yet at the iPhone Fold.
visionOS 27 features a new Thórsmörk Environment.
Due to DMA, Siri AI delayed in EU for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27.
No tech rule exemption for Apple, EU regulators say amid spat over Siri AI delay.

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0:00.0	It's time for Mac Break Weekly, Andy and Christina are here.
0:02.3	Jason Snell is still in Cupertino.
0:04.5	Micah Sargent joins us as we talk about everything Apple announced at WWDC.
0:10.1	Some say the keynote was meh, others are very excited.
0:14.8	What do you think?
0:16.0	We'll find out what our panelists think next.
0:20.6	Podcasts you love.
0:22.1	From people you trust.
0:24.7	This is Twitter.
0:29.2	This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 1028, recorded Tuesday, June 9th, 2026,
0:37.2	The Finder Guy of Your Choosing. It's time for Mac Break. recorded Tuesday, June 9th, 2026, the finder guy of your choosing.
0:40.5	It's time for Mac break weekly, the show we cover the latest news from Apple, and there is some news.
0:47.3	Christina Warren is here. She's back from Build. Did you have a good time?
0:50.5	I did. I had a great time. There was actually a lot of cool stuff at Build.
0:54.8	There was. There really was that we can, I think, talk about and maybe in context to how now we've seen all
0:59.3	the major, you know, tech developer things we can kind of compare. But yeah, build was a lot of fun.
1:04.9	They, seven new models, Microsoft announced AI models. Yeah. Which is quite a few. They also announced their new
1:14.4	agentic AI. AI was definitely on the table at Build and and I hope you get one of these.
1:20.9	You have a DGX Spark, don't you? Oh no, you have the framework. Yeah, no, I want that RTX spark.
1:26.2	The RTS, they're not going to give me one, but I would definitely wish that I mean, they should. You're a valued employee. I mean, look, I'm sure that the list of people who want that is very long and I'm sure that I'm not on it. But, um, I was going to say, I don't want to think about how much the 128 gig version of that will cost, but I want one.
1:46.0	And so if anybody is listening to the Mac Break Weekly podcast from Microsoft, please, please let it be known.
1:53.0	They listen to see what the competition's up to. That's Andy Inocco, who is now competing with every website in the world with his new inotco.com.
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