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Agents at Home
Three competing visions for where AI lives — distributed across every room, centralized in one subscription hub, or democratized on any device — are forcing the biggest architectural bet in smart home history.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
A Bloomberg report confirms seven LG-branded, Apple-engineered smart home peripherals — the doorbell, lock, thermostat, and cameras that turn the HomePad from a standalone hub into the center of an actual home.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
One week before Apple's HomePad reveal, the free alternative just got agent-native. Over 2,000 integrations, zero subscription fees, and a $20/month undercut that changes the pricing equation.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
With eight days until the expected launch, Apple's silence on the HomePad's cost is the most telling detail in a market crowded with subscription-heavy rivals.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
Three devices, three price points, one AI. Apple is betting that bundled intelligence beats subscriptions and free alternatives. October 13 is the test.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
Apple is building a home security camera that doesn't record video. In a market built on subscriptions and surveillance, that changes everything.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
Five platforms, five pricing models, zero dominance. Which business model can sustain a presence in your living room?
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
Apple's October 13 lineup brings the HomePad, refreshed HomePod mini, and new Apple TV 4K with bundled Siri AI. The real calculation: what three years of ownership costs versus $720 in competing subscription fees.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
LG's ThinQ ON hub gets Microsoft Voice Live as a free firmware update within 2026, undercutting the $20-a-month subscription model Google and Amazon are betting on.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
Meta's AI agent leaked a Marketplace seller's home address to a buyer who showed up at his door. The 'Allow Always' consent model that let it happen has no federal remedy until 2027.
◆ Mila Cohen
