This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories Federico and John are joined this week by Myke Hurley and Chris Lawley to share their first impressions of the WWDC keynote and discoveries in the hours following the presentation. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro Spotify YouTube In a second special WWDC edition of AppStories, Federico...
Apple at Human Scale
I’ve been to WWDC every year (except for the COVID year) since 2013. I’ve gone as a parent, a developer, a writer, and more recently, part of the invited press. Though my role has changed over the years and each conference is different from the last, one thing keeps bringing me back: the people. The...
Previously, On MacStories
WWDC 2026: Between Seasons WWDC 2026: macOS 27 Icon Refinements WWDC 2026: By the Numbers visionOS 27: The MacStories Overview Apple Highlights New Services Features Coming This Fall watchOS 27: The MacStories Overview macOS 27 Golden Gate: The MacStories Overview The Third Generation of Apple’s Foundation Models and AFM Core Advanced iOS and iPadOS 27:...
Interesting Links
FedericoApple released the official design resources for the 27 family of OSes. (Link) At WWDC, Apple confirmed that Notion is migrating its app to SwiftUI, hoping to deliver better performance and consistency than its current Electron-based stack. I can’t wait to get my hands on this. (Link)
McSweeny’s has an excellent satirical take...
App Debuts
Locally AI Not long ago, LM Studio bought indie app Locally AI, an app for running LLMs locally. At WWDC, Federico and I got a demo of Locally AI running Kimi K2.6 on a cluster of M3 Ultra Mac Studios with a combined 2TB of memory. With this week’s update to Locally AI, that...
WWDC 2026: The Apple Design Award Interviews
In a second special WWDC edition of AppStories, Federico and John interview Apple Design Award finalists and winners, including the developers of The Outsiders and Tide Guide and the publishers of Pine Hearts and BALL x PIT.
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WWDC 2026 with Special Guests Myke Hurley and Christopher Lawley
Federico and John are joined this week by Myke Hurley and Chris Lawley to share their first impressions of the WWDC keynote and discoveries in the hours following the presentation.
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Next Stop, WWDC
Today, I take off for WWDC. Aside from the year COVID kept us at home, I’ve been to every WWDC since 2013, which was the year of the trash can Mac Pro and iOS 7. WWDC is an exciting time for us at MacStories. It sets the stage for the rest of our year, both...
This Week on MacStories Podcasts
This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and John share their WWDC automation wishes. On AppStories+, they share more details on their research setups for the summer. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro Spotify YouTube NPC: Next Portable Console This week, we update listeners on the SN Operator and consider what...