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Apple’s long-delayed AI comeback is expected today, while Tim Cook hosts his final WWDC as CEO.
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off this morning, and it might be the most loaded one in years. There will be a new Siri, a new direction for Apple Intelligence, six updated operating systems, and a CEO on his way out.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When and Where to Watch
The keynote will begin at 10 AM Pacific Time today, Monday, June 8. That’s 1 PM Eastern, and 6 PM in the UK. The event will be held at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, but you don’t need to be there to watch. Apple will stream it live on Apple.com, the Apple TV app, and the Apple YouTube channel. The full conference will run through Friday, June 12, making it a hybrid online and in-person event.
Tim Cook’s Last Rodeo
This one carries extra weight. Apple has officially announced that Tim Cook will step down as CEO and become executive chairman on September 1, 2026, with John Ternus, Apple’s current head of Hardware Engineering, taking over as the new chief executive. Cook has presented every WWDC keynote since 2012, but this will likely be his last. He remains CEO until September, so Ternus hosting an event on his own will first happen at the iPhone launch later that fall.
The Siri Story
This is the main event. iOS 27 is expected to deliver the personalized, context-aware Siri that Apple first promised at the iOS 18 launch in 2024, but then failed to ship.
Bloomberg, MacRumors, and AppleInsider all report that Apple will give Siri a rebuilt, standalone app with a system-wide “Search or Ask” gesture, Dynamic Island integration, and a chatbot-style interface. Google’s Gemini foundational models will reportedly power the whole thing, bringing far better natural language understanding.
Key new abilities will likely include processing multiple requests in sequence, conversation history, and personal context that will let Siri adapt to your preferences and past interactions.
The new Siri interface will reportedly use dark colors, with a cursor blinking in the same colors as the current Siri animation around the Dynamic Island. Apple will likely roll out a beta version right after the keynote, though it may put early users on a waitlist first.
iOS 27, macOS 27, and Everything Else
Apple will unveil iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 27 today.
iOS 27 won’t deliver the kind of dramatic visual overhaul that last year’s Liquid Glass redesign did. Apple is going for stability improvements, bug fixes, and AI upgrades this time. The Photos app will reportedly get new AI tools, including Extend, Enhance, and Reframe, building on the existing Clean Up feature.
On the Mac side, Apple won’t ditch Liquid Glass despite months of user complaints. Instead, it will tune shadows, opacity behavior, and transparency effects throughout macOS 27 to fix the readability problems that frustrated people in macOS Tahoe. The core issue is that Apple built Liquid Glass for OLED screens. Most Macs still use LCDs, which don’t handle glass effects as cleanly, making text harder to read in places like Control Center and the Finder.
watchOS 27 will add new watch faces, including a variation of the Modular Ultra face with a large time readout and three complications below it.
Right after the keynote, Apple will release the first developer betas for each updated OS, giving developers immediate hands-on time with the new features.
Don’t Expect New Hardware Today
WWDC is primarily a software showcase, and Apple already had a packed hardware stretch earlier in 2026, including the MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, M4 iPad Air, and M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pro models.
Apple has reportedly finished a new Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini but is holding both back until it ships the new Siri properly in the fall. The iPhone Fold, which will reportedly carry a price tag as high as $2,400, won’t be available today either, though iOS 27 will almost certainly lay the groundwork for its software.
Wrapping Up
Two years of delays, one last keynote for Tim Cook, and a completely rebuilt Siri. Apple has a lot riding on the next few hours. Tune in at 10 AM PT and see if it delivers.
