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October 13, 2026

Apple makes another push into the smart home market with HomeView

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Apple-HomeView-lifestyle-living-room-261013_big.jpg.medium_2x.jpg?w=1200 Apple is taking a big swing at the smart home market. The company on Tuesday unveiled its long-rumored smart home hub, dubbed HomeView, that can […]
October 13, 2026

Pluto Security raises $42M as AI gives enterprise security teams a new headache

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Screenshot_20261013_211032.png?resize=1200,815 The problem with giving everyone in a company access to AI tools is that people will use them in unexpected ways. And that fact is […]
October 13, 2026

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

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Apple-Home-Collection-lineup-261013_big.jpg.large_2x.jpg?w=1200 Apple is getting serious about the smart home space. The company on Tuesday showed off its new Apple Home Collection, which includes a new smart […]
October 13, 2026

Apple refreshes its HomePod mini with a new chip and $149 price tag

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Apple-HomePod-mini-2-color-lineup-261013_big.jpg.large_2x.jpg?resize=1200,675 Apple’s new HomeView device was the center of the show at its smart home event on Tuesday, but the company also refreshed its HomePod mini […]
October 13, 2026

Disrupt 2026: Day 1 | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Battlefield-crowd.jpg?resize=1200,800 Day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is officially underway, bringing together 10,000+ startup founders, investors, and tech leaders under one roof at San Francisco’s Moscone […]
October 13, 2026

Apple launches a new Apple TV 4K with Siri AI and remote-free voice commands

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Apple-TV-4K-261013_big.jpg.large_2x.jpg?resize=1200,675 Apple launched a new $299 Apple TV 4K streaming device today, with an upgraded chip, integration with the updated version of Siri AI for content […]
October 12, 2026

Former Plaud exec raises $26M for AI app that listens to you in the background

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Ambi-by-Mistlabs.jpeg?resize=1200,800 One of the core promises of AI is that the more it knows about a person, the better it will be able to assist them […]
October 11, 2026

Will the HomeView be Apple’s first smart home success?

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/homepod.jpg?resize=1200,854 Apple will announce a new smart home hub on Tuesday called the HomeView, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Over the past couple of years, we’ve […]
October 9, 2026

Surveillance company Flock cuts staff as privacy backlash grows

https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/langley-2270933352.jpg?resize=1200,789 Surveillance camera maker Flock is cutting its workforce as the company faces ongoing and growing backlash to its license plate readers and people-tracking technology. News […]