A Quiet Confidence

In the 51st episode of the AVALON podcast, Neil discusses his initial thoughts attending WWDC 2026.

Discussion topics include: 

• What it was like to be on the ground at Apple Park for WWDC. What was the overall feeling / sense in the air? 

• How Neil's expectations compared to what Apple announced. 

• Apple / Google Gemini collaboration.

• Apple Foundation Models (third generation). 

• More on Apple's post-keynote tech talk with Craig Federighi and Mike Rockwell. 

• Siri's future. 

• How Neil thinks about the future of computing. 

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