Posted May 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM EDT
Apple execs aren't going to appear on The Talk Show Live at WWDC this year.
John Gruber of Daring Fireball has been hosting a WWDC live podcast session for years, and every year since 2015, Apple senior execs have shown up. That won't be the case for the 2025 edition, and after his recent report on unmet promises of Apple Intelligence, I think I can guess why.
If you missed the recent Decoder episode with John discussing Apple, its App Store, and Apple Intelligence, you can listen to it right here.
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