Apple Archives – Matthew Cassinelli

John Giannandrea to retire from Apple »

December 1

Apple has announced a leadership transition, with John Giannandrea retiring and former Gemini lead Amar Subramanya will fill his AI role under Craig Federighi.

Apple is Hiring a Home Screen UI Engineer »

November 21

Apple’s job listing for the role of Home Screen UI Engineer provides an interesting look at how they view the experience – and where it might be going.

Ideally, Apple Intelligence Could Query Your Personal Context »

November 5

Jason Snell and Myke Hurley discussed the theoretical possibility that Apple Intelligence could query the data on your phone – but that idea is very much real in the form of Entity Queries in App Intents.

Mark Gurman on TBPN: How Siri Will Be Powered By Google’s Gemini »

November 3

Bloomberg editor Mark Gurman stopped by TBPN to discuss Apple Intelligence, Siri updates, and the iPhone 17.

Tune In to TBPN for Today’s Technology and Business News (With These Shortcuts)

October 27

Tune into TBPN’s livestreams on weekdays or catch the show after – using my set of shortcuts.

Creative Neglect: What About the Apps in Apple? »

October 23

Joe Rosensteel writes at Six Colors on his concerns for Apple’s apps – how Clips, Pixelmator, and Final Cut Pro are growing worries (and I would add Shortcuts in too).

OpenAI acquires Software Applications Incorporated, maker of Sky

October 23

My former Workflow teammates have sold Sky to Open AI – an exciting new step for the ChatGPT app.

Former Apple Engineer Matthew Cassinelli Reveals iWork Powers Internal Operations

October 23

I went viral on Twitter sharing a story about joining Apple – the first place I worked where everyone actually used iWork.

Dual Capture and Landscape Selfies for iPhone Need Shortcuts Support

October 21

The new iPhone 17 models allow for Dual Capture and Selfie Videos – but the Camera app’s Shortcuts support lags behind.

What’s New in Shortcuts for iOS 26 »

September 16

Apple has shared their release notes for Shortcuts across the iOS 26 platforms – including new & updated actions, updates to the Shortcuts Editor, plus Mac improvements like Spotlight, Automations, and Control Center.

New Apple Intelligence Features Are Available Today »

September 15

Apple has released their annual updates, highlighting Visual Intelligence and Intelligent Shortcuts (among other features).

Here are Apple’s WWDC25 Developer Sessions on the Foundation Models Framework

June 18

Discover WWDC25’s Machine Learning & AI sessions for developers—Foundation Models, MLX, Vision, and SpeechAnalyzer, all focused on private AI

Apple Supercharges Its Tools and Technologies for Developers to Foster Creativity, Innovation, and Design »

June 9

Apple Newsroom has shared developer updates out of WWDC, including support for Visual Intelligence in App Intents.

AI + iOS: The State of Apple Development Ahead of WWDC (feat. Rudrank Riyam)

May 27

This week, developer Rudrank Riyam, author of the AiOS Dispatch newsletter, joins me to talk about his experiences developing for Apple platforms using AI-assisted coding, and what we’re interested in ahead of Apple’s WWDC.

6 Years Later: ‘Worth A Look. Something For Everyone.’

May 15

Reminiscing about the time Tim Cook quote tweeted my story about apps that work with Shortcuts and Siri.

The Future of App Development: Artificial Intelligence and App Intents (feat. Connor Hammond)

April 14

AI consultant and app developer Connor Hammond joins me to talk about the future of app development in a world of AI, particularly in relation to Apple’s App Intents APIs.