Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference brought its usual load of software announcements last week and El Kaiser and J.D. share some thoughts about it all — including the new Liquid Gas, er, Liquid Glass interface design. But it’s not ALL about Apple this episode, as Google and Nintendo had some announcements of their own. Spin up PTJ 380 for the commentary!

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·      Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference 2025 announcements (Apple)

·      Introducing Liquid Glass (Apple on YouTube)

·      Apple introduces a delightful and elegant new software design (Apple)

·      Liquid Glass isn’t a design failure; it is Apple’s most tactile digital future yet (UX Collective)

·      Why Apple’s ‘Liquid Glass’ Design Is a Step Backward for UX (Prototypr)

·      Apple's Liquid Glass is a grim portent for UX (The Product Picnic)

·      Android 16 is here (Google Keyword blog)

·      Separating Material 3 Expressive from Android 16 was Google's smartest move all year (Android Police)

·      7 Things We Love And 4 Things We Hate About The Switch 2 (Kotaku)

·      Agatha All Along (Disney+)

·      Andor (Disney+)