Oct 13, 2026 · 21 min
Apple expands its smart home as AI models race ahead
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The episode connects Apple’s push into connected living with Meta’s return to frontier AI and Epic’s attempt to rebuild game development around automation.
- 1Apple’s $299 HomeView anchors a broader smart-home push spanning HomeKit, LG, Schneider Electric, HomePod mini 2, and Apple TV 4K.
- 2Meta’s Muse Wonder models reportedly restore the company’s position at the frontier of artificial-intelligence performance.
- 3Epic delays a game while pursuing an AI-first development process that eliminates hand-written code.
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Epic Games delays a game while pursuing development with no hand-written code, turning an AI strategy into a production experiment.
The brief
Brian McCullough opens with Apple’s Welcome Home event, where the $299 HomeView smart display arrives alongside a wider expansion of its connected-home ecosystem.
Apple’s strategy reaches beyond one device: HomeKit links new LG and Schneider Electric products, while the HomePod mini 2 and upgraded Apple TV 4K extend the platform.
The episode then turns to Meta’s Muse Wonder models, which reportedly return the company to frontier-level performance on agentic and personal tasks.
Epic Games supplies the sharpest contrast, delaying a game while pursuing an AI-first process built around no hand-written code—a wager on how software gets made.
Taken together, the stories show technology companies competing not only over products, but over the systems and labor models that will define everyday computing.