Who is HomeView For? Apple’s Fight for the Smart Home, Anthropic Thinks Claude Has Feelings

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
• Download LM Studio - Mac, Linux, Windows
• Oceans Battery Organizer
• Electric Lunch Box Food Warmer

• (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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