Summary

  • This year’s Apple WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) usually signifies the company’s biggest conference of the year, however, with the company under increased scrutiny regarding its Machiavellian business practices, criticism around its AI shortcomings, and regulators significantly reining in Apple’s control over its app store, the pressure is on for this year’s event to deliver.
  • AI integrations and shortcuts are likely to be a key area of focus at this year’s event, alongside possible new iPhone and iPad features, with the company’s AI-powered Siri suffering multiple setbacks since its launch.
  • The other big gadget news comes in the form of the Nintendo Switch 2, with The Vergecast discussing the alterations and upgrades from the previous model.
  • Other topics covered in this week’s episode included Meta’s experimental new smart glasses, Joanna’s theory on what Jony Ive and OpenAI are working on, and in the lightning round, a round-up of other news stories.

By David Pierce

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