Siri AI, Screen Time, and the rest of WWDC 2026: The Vergecast Livestream

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

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(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

00:41:00 Too Many Siri Gestures

00:42:00 Apple Trust and Screen Time

00:46:00 Kids Safety and App Responsibility

00:50:00 App Store Dissonance and Regulation

00:52:00 OS 27 Device Cutoffs

00:59:00 Favorite Features and Liquid Glass

01:04:00 Dictation Confusion and Wrap Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices