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Agents at Home
Meta is open-sourcing the SDK and giving away the hardware, betting that developers will build the ecosystem Apple and Google are still designing on paper. The Muse Home Link is the first dedicated smart home device from any of the three major AI agent competitors — and it costs nothing.
◆ Mila Cohen
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
