Apple finally steps into the smart home display race with HomeView, shakes up its HomeKit lineup, and partners with major brands for "second-party" devices. Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard break down what these big changes mean for everyday users and power tinkerers alike.

• Apple debuts major Home app updates in iOS 27
• HomeKit Secure Video gets AI-powered descriptions, smarter notifications, and search
• New HomeKit features: Thread, Matter support, energy monitoring, 4K streaming
• Apple reveals HomeView: smart display for the home with speaker or wall-mount options
• HomeView's features, FaceTime, and multi-user support
• Apple TV 4K updated with better Siri AI, microphones, and Find My remote
• Four-speaker HomePod/HomePod mini surround sound with latest Apple TV
• HomePod mini 2 announced: new sounds, color-matched features, and Siri AI caveats
• Apple's "second-party" Home accessories line launches with LG, Schneider Electric
• Overview of new cameras, video doorbell, floodlight, thermostat, and smart lock
• Matter support in Apple Home devices: features, pitfalls, and real-world advice
• Shortcuts Corner: Advanced HomeKit automations, weather integration, and triggers
• App Caps: HomePass for HomeKit and Signals for HomeKit automate and simplify smart homes

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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Hosts: Louis Maresca, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

From AI-generated Halloween scares to personal assistants that just won't quit, the age of at-home intelligence is here. But with each new feature, your privacy, security, and digital autonomy hang in the balance.

• Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
• Meta's Muse AI agent hits 10.9 million downloads as ChatGPT slides 25%
• Released This Week : Flux 3 Image Klein (Open Weights)
• "Introducing Muse Spark Open,
• The Most Capable US Open‑Weight Model to Date"
• Video on the DSX Pod starting at 30:40
• What if we've misunderstood how AI thinks?
• First large‑scale agentic cyberattack on OpenCode
• AI Just Found a Bug That Puts up to 70% of the World's Websites at Risk
• The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs
• German Court Rules Google Earth is 'Spying' on People by Publishing Aerial Photos of Their Homes
• Anthropic quietly pitches its own AI safety bill to lawmakers
• Musk, Anthropic outline dueling approaches to AI-era philanthropy
• Anthropic S-1
• Larry Ellison Went on Borrowing Spree to Bankroll His Son's Warner Bros. Bid
• ** Bill Gross's AI Tool Could Supercharge the Number of Startups
• Roundtables: A Conversation With the Creator of AI-Designed Viruses
• New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests
• Craig Newmark AMA
• A new SubwayTakes star rises: Debbie
• How SubwayTakes's First Spinoff Star Outwitted Conan
• Some final words on Foursquare.
• Squad

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On this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah answers a question from Otis, who relies on the 6-digit text-message codes his bank sends at sign-in but has started to worry about SIM swap attacks, and wants to know whether those codes are still worth anything and whether he can lock down his number at the carrier.

Host: Mikah Sargent

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