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Apple made its foray back in the smart home with the new HomeView device, Apple TV 4K, HomePod mini 2, and Home Collection devices. We debate who will benefit from the HomeView, have a theory about Siri AI and Apple TV, plus try to make sure we all understand Claude isn’t alive.

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Links from the show
Stephen's Apple Home Event Recap Video
Anthropic Just Banned Being Cruel to Claude – The Reason Should Concern Us All - Inc. (01:12:26)
McSnake App - App Store
Welcome Apple HomeView: Designed for life at home - YouTube
Apple HomeView - Apple
Apple Event: HomePod surround, HomeView, and Apple TV - YouTube
All features of Apple's new HomeView - YouTube
Third-party HomeView apps? Think CarPlay – Six Colors
Apple TV 4K - Apple
Siri Remote - Apple
Apple announces the next generation of HomePod mini - Apple
Will the Full-Sized HomePod Get Siri AI? Apple's Website Offers a Clue - MacRumors
Latest HomePods can output Mac system audio - AppleInsider
Introducing Apple Home Collection, a new lineup of smart home accessories - Apple
LG Floodlight Cam - Apple
Here’s how much iPhone Duo costs to repair out-of-warranty - 9to5Mac
2026 Usage Policy update – Anthropic
X post from OpenAI Newsroom
Meta has some Wonder Full new AI models | The Verge
Google finally releases Gemini 4 Argon | The Verge
YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs | The Verge
It Turns Out the Only Thing People Like Less Than AI Is Paying for Adobe Creative Cloud - Inc. (01:27:29)
GitHub - boykopovar/AnyPS5: Tool for automatic PS5 executables
Netflix is laying off around 1,000 employees | The Verge
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(00:00) - Intro

(05:11) - HomeView Impressions

(48:07) - Sponsor: Ramp

(49:54) - Sponsor: SerpAPI

(51:21) - Sponsor: Origin

(52:55) - New Apple TV 4K

(01:02:43) - HomePod mini 2

(01:06:15) - Apple Home Collection

(01:11:32) - Claude Isn’t Alive

(01:23:20) - Lightning Round

(01:27:10) - Local LLMs

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Apple may be partnering with LG for new smart home accessories, Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra reveal with “MagSafe” USB-C port, Muse AI in real use cases, OpenAI may be going too far with its models, and Stephen finally tries Tailscale.
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Links from the show
Amazon's New Kindle Lineup for 2026 | About Amazon
Amazon Kindle Bundle with Remote
Apple’s new ‘second-party’ accessories for Home are bigger than we thought, per leak
X post from pdfu: First look at home accessories Apple co-developed with LG
Schlage Sense Pro Smart Lock Showdown - YouTube
Apple TV 4K Rumored to Support Four HomePods for Surround Sound - MacRumors
Microsoft finally confirms Surface Laptop Ultra pricing | Windows Central
Microsoft is giving Copilot more control over Windows and your files | The Verge
Jason on Action News- 6abc Philadelphia
The Biggest Launch Since ChatGPT (Muse) - Cleo Abram
AI Just Crossed the Terrifying Line - Now What? - YouTube
OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results | TechCrunch
OpenAI is adding text watermarking in ChatGPT and Codex | The Verge
ChatGPT Gets GPT-6 and New Intelligent UI With Visual Answers - MacRumors
OpenAI releases progress on more than 300 math research problems - The Washington Post
Fired OpenAI Researchers Ask Company to Preserve Visibility Into AI Reasoning - WSJ
Google's SynthID AI Detector is Now Available to Everyone - MacRumors
SynthID Detector
Apple Intelligence Comes With a Very Annoying Feature. How to Turn It Off | Inc.
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery complete $110 billion media megamerger | The Verge
Emmys will move from broadcast TV to Prime Video in 2027 | TechCrunch
Disney Plus will stream Super Bowl LXI | The Verge
Today Marks the 15th Anniversary of Steve Jobs' Death - MacRumors
The Weirdest Part of Remembering Steve Jobs

(00:00) - Intro

(09:37) - New Kindles

(13:40) - Apple Smart Home Products

(25:46) - Microsoft Surface Event

(32:34) - Sponsor: ElevenLabs

(35:32) - Sponsor: Framer

(37:11) - Sponsor: CleanMyMac

(39:00) - Muse is Useful and Horrible

(01:02:30) - ChatGPT Crossed a Line

(01:10:44) - Google SynthID Tool

(01:12:33) - Annoying Siri Bubble

(01:19:29) - Streaming News

(01:21:18) - Stephen Tried Tailscale

(01:28:29) - Steve Jobs and Founder CEOs

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Apple's smart home hub may arrive October 13 with an iMac G4-inspired design, tech leaders outline AI self-policing under new accords, OpenAI introduces its new Dots AI agents, plus an mini app-recommendation lightning round!

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The AI Industry Has a Jurassic Park Problem - Inc.
Meta's Strategy to Get You to Use Muse Is to Lie About Your Friends - Inc. (21:31)
Get in losers, we're ditching Raycast - YouTube
You Can 'Get Ready' for iPhone Duo Pre-Orders on October 12 - MacRumors
Apple's HomePad smart home hub launching on Oct 13 with iMac G4 design – Bloomberg - 9to5Mac
Ron Johnson on Letting the Best Ideas Win - Creative Effort - Apple Podcasts (15:33)
YouTuber Says Muse Gave His Address to a Marketplace Buyer - Business Insider
Mark Zuckerberg on Muse, Audio-Only Glasses and Killer AI - YouTube
Here’s how tech leaders will self-police AI safety under Trump’s deal | The Verge
OpenAI Pauses Training Its Most Powerful Models After Rogue Agents Target Government | WIRED
The Ezra Klein Show: Bill Gates - The New York Times
DevDay 2026 Recap | OpenAI
Introducing dots | OpenAI
Introducing Gemini 4 Argon
Paramount Co-CEO
DoorDash launches an AI agent you can text to order food | TechCrunch
Halide 3.2: The App for Aperture
Amazon’s delivery driver smart glasses will reportedly take photos ‘almost constantly’ | The Verge
Daring Fireball: Anthropic's IPO Prospectus Is a Fucking Doozy
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(00:00) - Intro

(06:47) - iPhone Duo Pre Pre-Order

(10:16) - HomePad Coming Soon

(15:22) - Jason Covering Muse AI

(37:30) - Sponsor: Origin

(39:31) - AI Self-Regulation

(52:12) - ChatGPT Dev Day

(01:07:27) - Lightning Round

(01:17:55) - Personal Tech: Apps

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We review both the M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini along with our week review of iPhone 18 Pro, Jason discovers Meta's Muse AI was reading his texts without permission, Siri AI with apps is a mixed bag, and more.

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Links from the show
Stephen's Woz Shirt - Threads
M6 Mac mini has my Mac Studio sweating - YouTube
Jason's M5 Pro Mac mini Review
The M5 Ultra Mac Studio tears through our benchmark tests | The Verge
Stephen's iPhone 18 Pro Review - YouTube
iPhone 18 Pro Camera Review: Dunton, Colorado — Austin Mann
AT&T seemingly has no plans to support Apple’s new iPhone Handoff feature - 9to5Mac
The Most Hidden iOS 27 Features - YouTube
Apple Watch Series 12 Ceramic - YouTube
Meta’s New Muse AI Agent Read My Private Messages. I Never Asked It To - Inc. (45:01)
Meta Threads post from Jason Aten
Meta Keeps Apologizing for Muse. Its Explanations Miss the Point Entirely - Inc.
Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think | The Verge
Daring Fireball: Meta’s New Muse AI Agent Read Jason Aten's Messages Database
Meta Connect 2026: The 7 biggest announcements | The Verge
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, boasting lower cost and fewer mistakes | TechCrunch
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5 with stricter safeguards for cybersecurity | The Verge
Daring Fireball: The iPhone 4 ‘Antennagate’ Press Conference Q&A — Finally
Premium Video - Apple Podcasts for Creators
Made On YouTube | Innovation for the YouTube Era
New features for the YouTube Era: Made on YouTube 2026 - YouTube Community
Disney+ and Hulu Raise Prices Again, Ad-Free Plans Now $21.49 - MacRumors
18 Apps that "Work" with Siri AI Right Now - YouTube
What’s Really Happening with Siri AI and Apps - Apple Podcasts (01:14:26)
Mastodon post from Ryan Ashcraft
Siri AI Coming to HomePod - MacRumors

(00:00) - Intro

(03:53) - Apple Care Family Update

(07:20) - M6 Mac mini Review

(17:47) - iPhone 18 Pro Review

(29:14) - Screen Time Debacle

(37:27) - Sponsor: Claude

(40:14) - Sponsor: Copilot Money

(41:36) - Sponsor: OriginHQ

(43:35) - Muse AI Read Jason's Texts

(01:01:12) - Meta Connect

(01:05:31) - Lightning Round

(01:14:08) - Siri AI IRL

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Special guest Ryan Wesley, maker and founder of Foodnoms the excellent food tracking app, explains what’s really happening when you ask Siri AI to interact with third-party apps on your devices. He explains the limitations, the bugs, and what the ideal integration could look like.
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Foodnoms | Simple Food and Nutrition Tracker App
18 Apps that "Work" with Siri AI Right Now - YouTube
Mercury Weather App - App Store
Flighty – Live Flight Tracker App - App Store
Lumy App - App Store

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