Apple has a new smart home hub and a door lock among other things. Plus, Jason’s been trying out Google’s flagship Gemini 4 Argon. Has Google caught back up in frontier models?

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https://www.engadget.com/2285079/everything-apple-announced-home-view-homepod-mini-2-event/
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/apple-homeview-smart-home-siri-ai.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/article/apple-debuts-homeview-hub-as-it-reinvents-smart-home-strategy-131744984.html
https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/apple-tv-4k-2026-gains-onboard-mics-and-better-processor-but-whoa-that-price/

Apple’s new smart home lineup includes a smart lock, thermostat, and video doorbells

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/introducing-apple-home-collection-a-new-lineup-of-smart-home-accessories/
https://www.engadget.com/2285346/some-older-apple-tv-models-are-also-getting-siri-ai/
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/13/apple-homepod-mini-2/

HomeView for your wall doesn’t include mount, which costs $59 minimum

LG and Schneider Home Smart Thermostats cost $199.95 with Adaptive Temperature

https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/apple-homeview-first-impressions-615ac94c?mod=rss_Technology

Meta releases its first frontier model, Muse Wonder

https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-claims-its-new-wonder-frontier-models-can-rival-chatgpt-claude

Gemini app rolling out Gemini 4 Argon to AI Pro and AI Ultra

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Fitbit Edge is Google’s middle ground between Fitbit Air and Pixel Watch

Epic Games reportedly pivoting to "AI first" game development model
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-shuts-down-refrigerators-at-french-supermarkets/
https://www.notebookcheck.net/OnePlus-16-launches-with-fastest-display-refresh-and-higher-price.1422061.0.html

Apple has reportedly increased its iPhone Duo orders by 30%

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-android-xr-smart-glasses-specs-colors-leak-3722498/

Console market craters as Xbox sales crash 33% to the lowest since launch 25 years ago, PS5 sales drop 25% — steep price hikes push Series X to $800 and PS5 Pro to $900
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Amazon announced a new smart tablet lineup, plus a developer at Artcraft vibe code replacements for all of Adobe’s Creative Suite.

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The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra is also out and can do a lot of parameters locally too. And Tom vibe codes a crappy but cute game on Google’s new Playground service.

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Everything Announced at Microsoft’s Windows and Surface Event
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra
Microsoft May Have Finally Fixed Windows Search by Turning It Into a Chatbot
Microsoft and Nvidia Launch Surface Laptop Ultra
Microsoft Surface and Windows Event 2026: Live Announcements and Analysis
Microsoft Windows and Surface Event 2026 Live Blog
Google’s New SynthID Website Can Identify AI-Generated Media
Google Launches Public SynthID AI Content Checker
SynthID
OpenAI Verify
Google Experiments With an AI-Powered Gaming Platform
Financial Times Report on Google’s AI Gaming Platform
Google’s Experimental Playground Platform Uses AI to Create Games for You
Google Introduces Its Experimental Playground Gaming Platform
Google Playground
Apple’s Smart Home Push Includes Doorbell, Lock, and Thermostat Codeveloped With LG
Apple Reportedly Worked With LG on Gadgets for Its Smart Home Push
Leaked Images Reveal Apple’s New Home Smart Lock, Thermostat, and More
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2026: Official Press Release
Francis Halzen Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
XREAL’s Aura Android XR Smart Glasses Will Cost at Least $1,279
Ring’s Smart Lock Has a Hand Crank So It Works Even if the Power Is Out
Formula 1 on Apple TV Is Getting Dolby Atmos This Month
Garmin Enduro 4 Smartwatch
ChatGPT for Teens Is Not Safe for Kids, Common Sense Media Report Says
OpenAI Just Posted Hundreds More Results on Major Math Problems
OpenAI Unleashes Hundreds More Math Results Upon a Field Already in Shock
INBRAIN’s MiniGraph Uses Magnetic Robots for Graphene Brain Implants
Dutch Tax Office Weighs Microsoft 365, On-Premises, and Open-Source Options
Toast: Voice of the Retail Industry Survey 2026
Biohub’s $1.8 Billion AI Biology Data Initiative
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Mistral and a New York company get competitive in open weights, and a startup wants to sell you a cheap AI PC. Cheap by AI standards.

Starring Tom Merritt and Jason Howell

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https://mistral.ai/news/mistral-large-4/

Mistral’s new 1T model aims to leapfrog closed and open rivals

https://www.thedeepview.com/articles/why-mistral-s-1t-model-is-a-hedge-against-lock-in
https://www.pcmag.com/news/nvidia-backed-startup-builds-open-weight-model-to-challenge-chinese-labs
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/05/2026/reflection-ai-unveils-an-open-source-answer-to-chinese-labs

At 19, founder raises $11M for Ghost, maker of a $3,499 computer for personal AI

https://www.techradar.com/pro/buy-this-24gb-nvidia-rtx-5080-class-gpu-and-get-a-free-ai-pc-generous-19-year-old-us-startup-ceo-happy-to-pass-on-our-savings-to-the-customer-as-he-raises-usd11m-from-andreessen-horowitz-and-others

LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature

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https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/openai-agents-tried-to-hack-wikipedia-tools-and-flooded-it-with-traffic/
https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/hackers-use-chinese-ai-tool-to-hit-south-korean-banks-exposing-new-risk-5d4d3885
https://qz.com/ofcom-meta-instagram-instants-investigation-100626
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https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/05/apple-two-sets-of-product-launches-october/

Emmys will move from broadcast TV to Prime Video in 2027

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Some Android apps don’t work as well on the Intel Googlebooks. How many? Google says don’t worry about it. Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says we need to put up with a little risk for great AI rewards.

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https://www.androidauthority.com/googlebooks-android-app-support-complicated-3718943/
https://www.engadget.com/2277034/google-admits-some-complex-android-apps-run-poorly-on-intel-googlebooks/

Google Acknowledges Some Android Apps Don’t Run Well on Intel-Based Googlebooks

Lenovo Googlebook 15 First Impressions

OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-will-show-visual-ads-in-chatgpt-while-you-generate-images/
https://thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt-visual-ads-dsa-europe
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/04/sam-altman-decoded-interview-ai-01106217
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/sam-altman-exclusive-interview-part-1
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/apple-says-it-will-flag-ai-requests-mac-data-after-metas-muse-draws-complaints-2026-10-02/
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Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI ‘agent fleet’

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/05/apple-intelligence-removal-tool-frees-mac-storage/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-05/qualcomm-licenses-patents-on-huawei-s-logicfolding-chip-tech
https://www.engadget.com/2276208/samsung-and-google-are-raising-prices-on-their-budget-phones/
https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-data-center-memory-chip-shortage-cheap-smartphones-digital-divide/
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/01/ai-agents-hacked-the-hackers-stealing-email-addresses-from-security-research-org/5300652
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-halts-open-source-bug-bounty-program-amid-ai-spam-surge/
https://deadline.com/2026/10/skydance-hbo-max-paramount-streaming-bundle-1237145362/
https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-is-getting-a-shortcut-that-makes-jumping-into-appdata-much-easier/

John Ternus is taking a more ‘hands-on’ role in Apple’s design teams as CEO: report

https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/ai-token-spending-businesses-431ee94a?st=1trc2u&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Tom Merritt talks to Tom Persky, the proprietor of Floppydisk.com, about how he’s still able to sell new blank floppy disks, how he ended up in the business, and how much longer he thinks it can go on.

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Robert Heron from Heron Fidelity joined us to talk about the lawsuit over the meaning of MiniLED, what it means to you, and what to keep in mind when shopping for a TV.

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OpenAI introduced Dots this week; proactive agents that run in the cloud and act for you without being asked. Meta’s Muse and Manus offer similar capabilities. The big question: Do you want your AI agent to be proactive? Plus Amazon unveiled a new Kindle lineup this week aimed at new readers. Amazon says 60% of buyers are first-time Kindle owners. The second question of the week: Ebook or real book?

Starring Sarah Lane, Tom Merritt, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe

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We break down the new Kindles, talk about Gemini 4 Argon, and assess the iPhone’s China comeback.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-01/amazon-debuts-2026-kindles-6-inch-kindle-paperwhite-colorsoft

Amazon Launches New Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft Models

https://www.engadget.com/2274088/amazon-latest-kindle-accessories-bring-physical-buttons-to-ereaders/

Amazon introduces Kindle Click, a $35 remote for turning pages

Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, called its most powerful model yet

https://www.axios.com/2026/09/30/google-gemini-4
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-30/google-grapples-with-employee-skepticism-about-new-gemini-model

Google Gemini 4 Argon closes the gap with OpenAI and Anthropic but doesn’t take a clear lead

The iPhone 18 Pro is selling well in China for three reasons

https://www.lapost.com/content/huawei-unveils-mate-90-phones-leans-on-homegrown-chip-design-to-offset-us-curbs
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-01/huawei-predicts-more-smartphone-price-hikes-due-to-memory-crunch
https://www.engadget.com/2273550/hps-omnibook-5-features-an-oled-screen-and-costs-dollar699/
https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/hp-boards-the-macbook-neo-competitor-train-omnibook-5-comes-in-four-colors-with-wildcat-lake-and-starts-at-usd699-99
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Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/ps5-emulation-is-suddenly-making-big-strides-on-pc/
https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-duo
https://www.engadget.com/2271652/neurable-one-eeg-headphones/
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/01/1145588/ai-mind-reading-reconstructs-what-youre-looking-at/
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Connected Cars Are a Surveillance Platform
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Connected Cars Are a Surveillance Platform

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Apple’s going to release a smart home hub in a few weeks. Plus, the real US AI story you’re not hearing as much about and why you should care about a new Fire TV Stick!

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Apple Is Finally Ready to Enter Its Next Big Category: the Smart Home
Apple’s HomePad Smart Home Hub Launching on Oct. 13 With iMac G4 Design
Amazon Unveils a Thinner and Faster Fire TV Stick 4K, Plus a New Remote
Amazon Debuts New Fire TV Stick 4K With Sleeker Remote Control
Amazon’s New Fire TV Interface and Mobile App Will Come With Alexa+ Upgrades
OpenAI, Anthropic Face FTC Scrutiny on AI Safety After Security Breaches
Trump Responds to AI Backlash With ‘Super Intelligence’ Rebrand
Pledge Signed by President Trump and Top AI Leaders Misspells the United States
Trump’s AI “Constitution” Crowns Day of Accelerating Ambition
McDonald’s Is Reportedly Using AI to “Dynamically” Price Its Burgers
McDonald’s Is Reportedly Using AI to “Dynamically” Price Its Burgers
Modern Rogue on YouTube
Cloudflare Plans to Issue Quantum-Safe TLS Certificates
Instagram Rolls Out an AI Video Editor for Creators
DoorDash Unveils Text-to-Order AI Agent That Works With Apple’s iMessage
Windows 11 26H2 Update Has Known Issues. You Might Want to Wait
The Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 3’s Special Feature Is Being a Pet Activity Monitor
Anthropic Claims Popular Chinese AI Model Has Mythos-Class Hacking Abilities
Apple Pay Launches in India
Apple Makes the AirPods 5 Slightly Less Hostile to Repair
Google Paying About 100 Publishers 0.1% of Ad Revenue in AI Contribution Pilot
Microsoft Is Rolling Out Linux Container Support to WSL
Microsoft Is Rolling Out Linux Container Support to WSL
Signal Adds Encrypted Local Backup Support to iOS and Desktop Apps
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