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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