CUPERTINO, Calif.—When Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi introduced the new multitasking UI in iPadOS 26 at the company Worldwide Developers Conference this week, he did it the same way he introduced the Calculator app for the iPad last year, or timers in the iPad Clock app the year before —with a hint of sarcasm. Wow, Federighi enthuses in a lightly exaggerated tone about an hour and 19 minutes into a 90 minute presentation . More windows, a pointier pointer,...
