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HomeView: Apple's reported smart home hub due Tuesday
TechCrunch reports Apple plans to show a Siri-powered display hub on Tuesday, plus new Apple TV and HomePod mini hardware.
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Apple-ADT Partnership Rumored Ahead of Smart Home Hub
MacRumors reports several clues suggesting Apple will announce a home security partnership with ADT alongside its new smart home hub.
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Apple's Oct. 13 launch: home hub, refreshed HomePod, Apple TV 4K
MacRumors reports Apple marketing chief Greg Joswiak announced the Oct. 13 event, highlighting a new home hub with a 6-inch display, a refreshed HomePod mini, and an upgraded Apple TV 4K.
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Mecka AI raises $60M for human motion data to train robots
The startup pays people to record everyday tasks while wearing sensors, aiming to do for robotics what data-labeling companies did for AI models, TechCrunch reports.
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Safeworld raises $12M seed to validate generative AI robot safety
The Carnegie Mellon spinout uses simulation to test robots in unpredictable human environments, aiming to set an industry safety standard before robots enter homes.
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Vitamix MaxExtract Juicer: $500 Cold Press Worth It?
CNET got a first look at Vitamix's first juicer and says it lives up to the blender maker's name.