{"slug": "podcast-upgrade-629-jony-ive-loves-a-handle", "title": "(Podcast) Upgrade 629: Jony Ive Loves a Handle", "summary": "OpenAI is preparing a smart speaker with a familiar design, while Apple has released public betas for macOS, iOS, and watchOS featuring Siri AI and new Photos capabilities, according to the Upgrade podcast.", "body_md": "#### This Week's Sponsor\n\n**Magic Lasso Adblock:**\n\n[Effortlessly blocks ads, trackers and annoyances on your iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV](https://www.magiclasso.co/)\n\nWhile OpenAI readies a familar-sounding smart speaker, Jason and Myke break down the public betas for macOS, iOS, and watchOS, including Siri AI and new Photos features.\n\nPodcast: [Play in new window](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/613/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/upgrade/upgrade629.mp3) | [Download](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/613/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/upgrade/upgrade629.mp3)\n\nSubscribe: [RSS](https://sixcolors.com/feed/podcast/)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-629-jony-ive-loves-a-handle", "canonical_source": "https://sixcolors.com/podcast/2026/07/upgrade-629-jony-ive-loves-a-handle/", "published_at": "2026-07-20 22:07:58+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-20 22:36:15.689787+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Apple", "Siri"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-629-jony-ive-loves-a-handle", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-629-jony-ive-loves-a-handle.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-629-jony-ive-loves-a-handle.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/podcast-upgrade-629-jony-ive-loves-a-handle.jsonld"}}