Sunday Reboot: Dear Hair Force One, help us all out at WWDC

News Sunday Reboot: Dear Hair Force One, help us all out at WWDC Malcolm Owen 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Sun May 31 2026, 07:12 PM EDT · 5 minute read Craig Federighi, during one of the traditional WWDC skits. Dear Craig: Your operating systems need some help, and we all know it. Hopefully, WWDC won't just be a massive AI push. I know it's a bit weird writing to you, as you'd expect I'd be appealing to Tim Cook . He's in a bit of a transition period right now, probably telling John Ternus where the keys to the executive volleyball court are kept and other important matters. At the same time, you are the most appropriate person to write to about WWDC. It's practically your event, since it deals primarily with big software changes that everyone will be able to use later in the year. Then there's your comedy shenanigans, adding humor to a keynote that would in any other company be a dry affair. That, and it regularly turns you into a meme that lasts long beyond the week's end. Face it: you are WWDC Santa. Anyway, as you and your software engineering "elves" prepare for the keynote and the tsunami of complaints that ensues, I do have some wishes for what you end up presenting to the world. Siri desperately needs its revamp. The first and obvious thing is AI. I know the rumors have talked about things like more editing options in Photos, but the big one is the Siri revamp. This is a thing that we were told was on the way two long years ago. Instead, we were given reports of delays, including an overhaul of the workforce and how Siri was managed. I can appreciate you having an increased workload from that debacle. Mockup showing what's expected to be the new design of Siri - image credit: Sam Hall, Bloomberg We are all waiting for the smarter Siri, that can somehow determine who my mother is and what flight she's on from my emails and messages with her. Followed by looking up when the flight is landing at an airport, when I should leave to pick her