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Hands-on with the Apple Home Collection
We’ve just gotten a closer look at Apple’s new video doorbell, security cameras, a door lock, and thermostats following the company’s “Welcome Home” event on Tuesday.
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Google finally releases Gemini 4 Argon
After months sitting on the sidelines of the frontier AI race, Google has finally launched its long-awaited Gemini 4 Argon model, claiming it can compete with the best the industry has to offer.
Software
Buying Apple’s wall-mounted HomeView? The mount costs extra
The HomeView smart home display announced by Apple today comes in two models that both cost $299: one with a speaker base, and the other being a self explanatory “Wall Mounted” version.
Hardware
Apple’s HomeView display is now available to preorder
Apple is getting into smart displays with its new HomeView. It has a seven-inch squircle design, looking similar to a gargantuan Apple Watch mounted to a speaker base.
Artificial Intelligence
Here are all the new HomePod Mini 2 colors
Apple’s HomePod Mini 2 is here, and we’ve gotten a close-up look at the second-gen smart speaker. The HomePod Mini 2 comes with an upgraded S10 chip capable of powering Siri AI, though Apple says support for new AI features will roll out as part of a future update.
Gaming
Epic shifts to ‘AI-accelerated development’ for upcoming Disney game
Epic Games plans to use AI to generate code and art for an unannounced Disney game, which is now delayed from its original March release window, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Software
Apple’s HomePod Mini 2 is available to preorder
After nearly six years, Apple debuted a new, improved HomePod Mini. The $149 HomePod Mini 2 will launch on Friday, October 30th, and you can place a preorder now through Apple. The speaker includes the S10 chip, which debuted in the Apple Watch Series 10, and it can power a host of features.
Gaming
DLSS 5 gets toned down for its Hogwarts Legacy debut next month
When Nvidia originally showed off DLSS 5 earlier this year, the technology immediately got branded as gen AI for video games. To gamers, Nvidia had lost the plot. I personally couldn’t get over how faces were transformed using DLSS 5.
General Tech
Discovery Plus is getting more expensive
Discovery Plus is raising prices across its ad-free and ad-supported plans. Starting Tuesday, the ad-supported plan will go from $5.99 to $6.99 / month, while the ad-free tier will jump from $9.99 to $11.99 / month.
Software
Where to preorder the new Apple TV 4K
Apple debuted its latest Apple TV 4K - its first in four years - and it’ll be available starting Friday, November 13th. It’s powerful, with the A19 chip (the now-discontinued 2022 model has the A15 Bionic), and it features better wireless connectivity than its predecessor, too.
Mobile
Watch Apple’s reveal video for the HomeView
Apple just announced its long-rumored smart home hub, the HomeView, during its “Welcome home” event taking place today. As part of the event, it showed a video featuring the new device, and if you want to see it for yourself, you can watch it right here. The HomeView is a 7-inch square display.
Startups
Getty Images is going private after failed Shutterstock merger
Getty Images intends to file for bankruptcy and go private as part of a restructuring agreement after its plans to merge with rival stock platform Shutterstock fell through earlier this year.
Mobile
Everything Apple launched at its ‘Welcome Home’ event
Apple unveiled a slate of new smart home gadgets at its aptly named “Welcome Home” event today, including its first (and highly anticipated) smart home hub.
Hardware
Elgato takes on DJI with a tiny wireless mic for creators on the go
Elgato already dominates the market for hardware built for creators that use powerful desktop PCs, and it’s now turning its attention to creators on the go with its first wireless microphone.
Mobile
Apple launches HomeView, its first smart display for the home
It’s finally here: Apple’s long-rumored smart display, the Apple HomeView, has arrived. I got a first look at the device in New York City this week, and it’s gorgeous.
Mobile
The new Apple Home Collection includes a video doorbell, smart lock, and more
Apple has partnered with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric to launch the Apple Home Collection, an assortment of smart home devices meant to be easy to set up and use.
Artificial Intelligence
Apple announces the HomePod Mini 2, but it isn’t ready for Siri AI at launch
Apple is announcing the long-awaited HomePod Mini 2 with a new chip that can power Siri AI - but support for those new AI features won’t be available at launch.
Artificial Intelligence
The new Apple TV 4K has built-in microphones so you can talk to Siri AI
Apple is introducing a refreshed Apple TV 4K today with a pair of interesting new hardware features: far-field microphones to talk to Siri hands-free and Find My built into the remote.
Mobile
All the news from Apple’s ‘Welcome home’ event
Apple is hosting an event on October 13th that seems like it will be all about its efforts for the smart home. The event’s tagline is certainly a big hint — “Welcome home” — but the company is also heavily rumored to be launching a series of new smart home products soon.
Artificial Intelligence
Character.AI files for bankruptcy
Character.AI, one of the first breakout startups of the generative AI boom, has filed for bankruptcy and is selling some of its assets to Disney.
General Tech
The Social Reckoning is flopping at the box office
As important as some of the messages in The Social Reckoning are, the movie has been drastically underperforming at the box office.
Artificial Intelligence
Meta has some Wonder Full new AI models
Meta is making up for lost time in the AI race. After launching Muse Spark, the first model from its revamped Superintelligence Labs division, and buzzy AI agent Muse, it’s now launching two new models it claims can go toe-to-toe with the industry’s best.
Startups
Elon Musk has donated over $276 million to Republican midterm efforts
Elon Musk has handed out at least $276 million to Republican groups since July, The New York Times reports, making him both the party’s top known donor and the biggest established midterm donor.
Hardware
The Yandex outage probably didn’t blitz Russian bots
Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes over the last week have taken Russian data centers offline and reportedly caused online bot traffic to plummet - but in reality it’s probably not the kind of bot activity most people associate with Russia.
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