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    #587: We're All Confused

    January 22nd, 2026 · 79 minutes

    Myke and Ticci dig into Mark Gurman’s report on Siri in the ’27 OS releases, check their vibes for Apple and AI for the year, and talk about the “Personal Super Intelligent” lobster known as Clawdbot.

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    Links and Show Notes

    iOS 27: Apple to Revamp Siri as Built-In iPhone, Mac Chatbot - Bloomberg
    Private AI Compute advances AI privacy – Google Blog
    Introducing Gemini 3 Flash: Benchmarks, global availability – Google Blog
    ‎Queue - Simple Podcasts App - App Store
    Clawdbot Showed Me What the Future of Personal AI Assistants Looks Like - MacStories
    Clawdbot
    Closing the capability gap between frontier AI and everyday use in 2026 – Fidji Simo