Siri is good now??

Apple released a new version of Siri that appears to function reliably after years of inconsistent performance. The improved assistant, discussed on The Vergecast, marks a significant shift for the iPhone's built-in AI, which now works effectively without feeling cutting-edge. This development could reshape user expectations and the broader AI industry.

You’d be forgiven for thinking this day would never come. Siri has spent a decade and half somewhere between “sort of useful at a few things” and “utterly disastrous, why did I even try, can it honestly not even set a timer.” But the wildest thing just happened: Apple put out a new version of Siri /tech/942416/apple-siri-ai-update-wwdc , and it actually seems to be pretty good /tech/947432/siri-ai-apple-intelligence-ios-27-wwdc . Siri is good now?? On The Vergecast: Our first days with Siri AI, the next phase of social networks, and the Trump Phone’s a ripoff. On The Vergecast: Our first days with Siri AI, the next phase of social networks, and the Trump Phone’s a ripoff. On this episode of The Vergecast https://pod.link/vergecast , David and Nilay talk about their early experiences with Siri AI, and what it means for users, and the rest of the AI industry, for the iPhone’s built-in assistant to be good enough at most things. There’s very little about Siri AI that feels bleeding edge or brand new, but it works. And that might change everything. After that, they talk about the changing winds in social networking, as Instagram /tech/947898/meta-instagram-your-algorithm-main-feed-tell , Bluesky /tech/948215/bluesky-communities-at-protocol-atmosphere-reddit , and YouTube /streaming/948256/youtube-brings-back-private-messaging-feature-availability all announced new features designed to make their huge ecosystems feel a little smaller and a lot more personal. Group chats have been replacing public posts for a while now, but is the era of the Twitter feed really over? After that, it’s time for the Hype Desk, Brendan Carr is a Dummy, and a lightning round filled with news about the Trump Phone /gadgets/948262/trump-phone-t1-ifixit-teardown-htc-u24-pro , Claude Fable /news/946725/anthropic-releases-claude-fable-5-mythos , solar energy /science/948276/solar-has-overtaken-coal-in-the-us-for-the-first-time , and a surprisingly good deal /tech/947574/att-unlimited-day-pass-ipad-data-plan for iPad users. Watch https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL39u5ZEfYDEO5PaNRWyqloGY6zzJ1fjBa | Listen https://bit.ly/3hkwRl2 | Get ad-free /bulletin/795051/verge-podcast-ad-free-set-up-how-to In case you missed it this week: We also livestreamed our initial reactions /podcast/946064/vergecast-live-wwdc-300-et to WWDC, went deep on Steve Jobs’ career arc and legacy /podcast/947222/todays-vergecast-how-steve-jobs-became-steve-jobs , answered all your WWDC questions /podcast/948039/wwdc-2026-faq-vergecast , and tried to figure out whether YouTubers are the future /podcast/948659/youtube-backrooms-hollywood-vergecast of movie theaters. And we want to hear all your thoughts about all of it Call the Vergecast Hotline at 866-VERGE11, send us an email at vergecast@theverge.com, and tell us everything that’s on your mind. And make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss an episode Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.