How Should the Siri App Be Graded?

This week on AppStories, John and Federico check in on Apple’s betas with a close look at the new Siri app and how it compares to past-Siri and other chatbot products.
On AppStories+, John and Federico explain how they manage multiple Macs for automation and coding tasks.
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Links and Show Notes
Beta Season
macOS 27 Golden Gate
iOS 27 Preview
iPadOS 27 Preview
macOS 27 Golden Gate: The MacStories Public Beta Preview
Siri AI and Apple’s Trickle-Up Strategy
Siri and Apple Intelligence
Siri
Apple Intelligence
App Intents
Chatbots and Models
ChatGPT
Improving GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT and expanding access to GPT-5.6 Luna for free users
Claude
Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5
Gemini
Grok
Kimi K3
Open Minis
Agents and Automation
Claude Code
Claude Cowork
OpenAI Codex
Shortcuts Playground
RemCTL
Local AI on the Mac
MLX
oMLX
DeepSeek V4 Flash for MLX
AppStories+ Post-Show:
Multi-Mac Setup and Remote Access
Tailscale
Syncthing
1Password
cmux
Jump Desktop
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