WWDC, IPOs and Qubits

By the Orchestra editors · 4 min read

TL;DR

Apple overhauls Siri and opens free cloud AI APIs for smaller developers at WWDC 2026
OpenAI follows Anthropic with a confidential IPO filing, heating up the public-markets race
Google ships Gemini 3.5 into NotebookLM with search-powered research tools
PsiQuantum will test Brisbane quantum computer components in Chicago ahead of its AU facility build

AI · Worldwide

Apple ships Siri AI, free cloud APIs for small devs

WWDC 2026's headline act is a ground-up Siri rebuild Apple calls "Siri AI" — more conversational, app-aware and powered by a two-tier Google-backed model. Separately, Apple is waiving cloud AI API costs for developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads, a direct play to keep indie devs building on its platform as inference costs climb.

Safari lets users vibe-code their own extensions

Apple showed off a Safari feature where you describe an extension in plain language and Apple Intelligence generates it for you. It's a creative workaround for Safari's thin extension library and a sign that vibe coding is going mainstream in consumer products.

OpenAI files confidentially for IPO

OpenAI has submitted a confidential S-1 to the SEC, just over a week after Anthropic did the same. Financial details aren't public yet, but the dual filings signal both companies are racing to list while AI valuations hold.

NotebookLM upgrades to Gemini 3.5

Google's NotebookLM now runs on Gemini 3.5 and can kick off research from a plain question instead of requiring you to upload sources first. The catch: the meatiest features are limited to AI Ultra and enterprise accounts for now.

Australian Tech

PsiQuantum tests Brisbane quantum parts in the US

PsiQuantum will ship equipment destined for its Brisbane-based quantum computer to Chicago for testing, telling the federal government the Australian facility (though not the computer itself) will be operational within 18 months. The company is still securing land at the newly announced project site.