Why You Might Already Own SpaceX Shares; Inside the Knicks' Owner's Surveillance Machine
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Okay, on to the show. I'm a little tired, but it's because I got to see Lionel Messi play soccer last night and score a goal on a penalty kick.
That's really fun.
Yeah. It was a friendly of Argentina versus Iceland. You'll never guess who won.
What new features did Apple announce for Siri AI?
I literally won't.
No. No. It was Argentina. Sorry.
Got it. Okay. Is that an obvious thing?
They're very good at soccer.
Cool. That's so nice for them. Happy for them. Welcome to Wired's Uncanny Valley. I'm Zoe Schiffer, Director of Business and Industry.
And I'm Brian Barrett, Executive Editor. On today's show, we're discussing Apple's key releases from their annual developer conference, especially the company's long-awaited AI makeover for Siri. It's far from their first attempt, but is it going to stick this time?
We're also taking an early look at the SpaceX IPO this week, which is slated to become the world's largest IPO of all time. We'll get into who is slated to benefit the most, Elon Musk, who is already the world's richest man, but on track to become even richer, and why you might find yourself among the investors without even realizing it.
And in case you missed it, Wired reporters recently uncovered that Meta had silently embedded code that would power a face recognition system for its smart glasses in the Meta AI app on millions of people's phones. A day after we reported that story, Meta removed the code. We'll talk about how all that unfolded.
And later in the show, for all of the basketball fans who've been glued to the NBA finals, we have a special guest who will tell us about his investigation into Madison Square Garden's surveillance system.
So, Zoe, another week that we get to talk about a developer conference.
How is SpaceX's IPO set to change the market?
I know. Leah's away, and wow, have you taken advantage of that situation.
Oh, yeah. No, yeah. I'm pushing it through. You were so thrilled about Google I.O. This week we've got WWDC.
I will say, slightly more excited because Apple, as you and I have discussed many times, a bit of a laggard in the AI race, and I feel like this was their opportunity to tell the world what has changed since the last developer conference.
For people who aren't familiar with WWDC, this is Apple's annual event where it gathers a bunch of developers from all over the world. And they announced upcoming releases and changes to their software for the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac.
Who stands to benefit the most from the SpaceX IPO?
This year, the biggest announcement, which, as we said, has been their biggest announcement the last couple of years, was around Siri. They're rebranding it as Siri AI. Siri was always an AI product, but now they're for real serious about it. And it's a ground-up rebuild, or so they're billing it, of Apple's voice assistant. This version of Siri will be powered by the next generation of Apple intelligence, which is Apple's personal AI system. All of this probably sounds familiar, and that's because we've heard it before. Apple's senior VP of software engineering, Craig Federighi, first announced Apple intelligence back in 2024 at the WWDC keynote.
We are embarking on a new journey to bring you intelligence that understands you. And there are already some really impressive chat tools out there that perform a vast array of tasks using world knowledge. But these tools know very little about you or your needs.
And they would still not for some time. Again, in 2025, more promises for even more powerful AI, or really AI that was powerful at all, and hinting at a rebirth for Siri
we're continuing our work to deliver the features that make Siri even more personal. We're making the generative models that power Apple intelligence more capable and more efficient.
Zoe, this is so much like when you and I are both reporters and editors to a certain extent, but it's very familiar when you are in a situation where you're going to your editor and saying, I'm just going to do a little more reporting. I have made so much progress on this story, but I just need like another week or two for more calls. It's so tiny.
A teeny bit more time. Just a little more time. I will say, distracted by how smooth Craig's voice sounds, he must practice so much for that.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:48
2
What new features did Apple announce for Siri AI?
0:48–2:18
3
How is SpaceX's IPO set to change the market?
2:18–2:56
4
Who stands to benefit the most from the SpaceX IPO?
2:56–7:27
5
What facial recognition technology did Meta embed in its app?
7:27–8:30
6
Why did Meta remove the facial recognition code?
8:30–8:40
7
What is the extent of the surveillance system at Madison Square Garden?
8:40–10:55
8
How does James Dolan's surveillance impact Knicks fans?
10:55–41:27
Speakers
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