Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2026

Stephen Attorney General Flexy
Charity Chooser Score: 1 point
Flexing: 85.7%

Federico Keynote Chairman Score: 3 points
Flexing: 83.3%

Myke Generous Donor Score: 0 points
Flexing: 33.3%

The Rickies

Round 1
Apple unveils a new Siri experience+1
Ungraded: chatbot UI, previous chats, powered by Google
Round 2
The Camera app gets Siri/Apple Intelligence integration+1
Risky Pick
The new Siri will be partially based on Google technology+1
1. A model based on the Gemini 3.5 Flash family
2. A "translation layer" (MCP or JSON) for App Intents when the Google model is involved
3. No 'Thinking' selector in the UI for users

Round 1
No new hardware is announced+1
Round 2
We see Lil Finder in some capacity+1
Risky Pick
Apple announces a paid AI service-1
1. Removes caps on Siri chatbot usage
2. Unlocks better image generation in Image Playgrounds
3. Is not part of any existing Apple bundle

Round 1
Apple Intelligence gains grammar checking features+1
Round 2
Apple opens up to more third party AI providers to be integrated in to the system0
Risky Pick
Apple unveils a standalone Siri app-1
1. It will be available in the App Store
2. It includes an integrated storefront for downloading chatbot-style AI apps
3. In this store there will be ‘AI Extensions’ for non chatbot-style apps. These will let developers give access to their data to Siri to use for Personal Context. This will be Apple essentially offering MCP support in to the Siri system.

Some hardware is announced👎
Google, Anthrophic, and OpenAI will all be said aloud in the Keynote👎
A Formula 1 Car appears at some point in the keynote👎
Tim says that one of the best parts of his job has been to enable so many developers to be on the App Store💪
Tim hands over to John Ternus and they close the event together👎
Apple makes a big focus with on-device AI💪