604: The Floor of the Street

Apple has announced new accessibility features coming to iOS, Google has announced ... a lot of things... at IO, and Federico has announced Shortcuts Playground. (Myke and Stephen don't have anything to announce.)

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Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. (relay.fm/connected/join)
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When Was the ISS Last Over Your House? (astronauts-for-dinner.jonas-langlotz.de)
Jay's ISS Photo (files.relay.fm/assets/jay-ISS-photo.jpg)
Instagram redesigns iPad app to what it always should have been - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com/2026/05/08/instagram-redesigns-ipa…)
Apple unveils new accessibility features, and updates with Apple Intelligence - Apple (apple.com/newsroom/2026/05/apple-unveils-new-a…)
Apple Intelligence-Infused Accessibility Features Promise Greater Flexibility and Power - MacStories (macstories.net/news/apple-intelligence-infused…)
Ferret-UI 2: Mastering Universal User Interface Understanding Across Platforms - Apple Machine Learning Research (machinelearning.apple.com/research/ferret-ui-2)
Google I/O 2026: News and announcements (blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/devel…)
Google I/O 2026 keynote in 35 minutes - YouTube (youtube.com/watch?v=OMhKgQmeMhI)
The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026 | The Verge (theverge.com/tech/933415/google-io-2026-bigges…)
Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you…)
Introducing Shortcuts Playground: Create Apple Shortcuts with Claude Code or Codex - MacStories (macstories.net/stories/introducing-shortcuts-p…)
Shortcuts Playground — Describe it. Build it. Run it. (macstories.net/shortcuts-playground)
Apple iOS 27: AI Writing, Grammar Help; New Shortcuts App; Custom Wallpapers - Bloomberg (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-18/apple-i…)