Siri is good now??

# Siri is good now?? Source: [https://www.theverge.com/podcast/949079/siri-ai-good-vergecast](https://www.theverge.com/podcast/949079/siri-ai-good-vergecast) [](https://www.theverge.com/authors/david-pierce) David Pierce is editor\-at\-large and Vergecast co\-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech\. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired\. 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](https://www.theverge.com/tech/942416/apple-siri-ai-update-wwdc), and it actually[seems to be pretty good](https://www.theverge.com/tech/947432/siri-ai-apple-intelligence-ios-27-wwdc)\. 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](https://www.theverge.com/tech/947898/meta-instagram-your-algorithm-main-feed-tell),[Bluesky](https://www.theverge.com/tech/948215/bluesky-communities-at-protocol-atmosphere-reddit), and[YouTube](https://www.theverge.com/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](https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/948262/trump-phone-t1-ifixit-teardown-htc-u24-pro),[Claude Fable](https://www.theverge.com/news/946725/anthropic-releases-claude-fable-5-mythos),[solar energy](https://www.theverge.com/science/948276/solar-has-overtaken-coal-in-the-us-for-the-first-time), and[a surprisingly good deal](https://www.theverge.com/tech/947574/att-unlimited-day-pass-ipad-data-plan)for iPad users\. In case you missed it this week: We also[livestreamed our initial reactions](https://www.theverge.com/podcast/946064/vergecast-live-wwdc-300-et)to WWDC, went deep on[Steve Jobs’ career arc and legacy](https://www.theverge.com/podcast/947222/todays-vergecast-how-steve-jobs-became-steve-jobs), answered[all your WWDC questions](https://www.theverge.com/podcast/948039/wwdc-2026-faq-vergecast), and tried to figure out[whether YouTubers are the future](https://www.theverge.com/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\. - David Pierce