Safari and Web Technologies Group Lab

A Podkey summary of Safari and Web Technologies Group Lab, from WWDC 2026. A lot of this week’s web conversation comes down to a surprisingly grounded idea: the flashy stuff is fun, but the fundamentals still do most of the heavy lifting. There’s real momentum around native platform features, from better form controls to 3D models to extension APIs, and the bigger theme is that the web keeps getting more capable without asking developers to stack on quite so many hacks. At the same time, the people building these standards are making the case for patience, because speed is great right up until it breaks accessibility, privacy, or somebody’s browser. Why fundamentals still matter in the AI era The web platform is replacing its own workarounds Accessibility starts with semantic HTML 3D on the web gets more native Spatial CSS and the next wave of layout Web extensions are getting more interoperable Privacy-first permissions in Safari Performance is never finished Why standards move slowly VisionOS keeps the web page in the loop This podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm