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Agents at Home
A TIME investigation found Meta's home AI agent was explicitly instructed to hide, not erase, user data. As HomeView and Google Home MCP prepare for launch, three incompatible privacy architectures are leaving users to choose blind.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
OX Security scanned 15,465 public MCP servers and found home machines exposed via ngrok, expired domains for sale, and zero marketplace vetting. The protocol's creator says the underlying vulnerability is intentional.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
HomeView, Muse Home Link, and Google Home MCP are all shipping agents into a home IoT ecosystem that Anthropic's own research shows is months from AI worm vulnerability. The security model is built for data, not for agents that can walk through walls.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
Four days after pre-orders opened, Apple's delivery estimates tell a story the keynote didn't: the tabletop version is in demand. The wall-mounted version ships on launch day.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
As home agents layer subscriptions — the agent platform, the model provider, the device ecosystem — the total cost of a "free" agent creeps past what consumers think they are paying.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
The fastest-growing AI agent can book your flights but can't control your thermostat. The adoption data says that's not a bug — it's the product.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
Two of the biggest names in the smart home just revealed how they plan to charge for the agents that will eventually run your house. The monetization model for home AI is shifting from hardware margins to metered agentic access.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
Apple's $299 hub has no App Store. Third-party apps arrive through CarPlay — the same framework built for the car dashboard. Buyers expecting an iOS-level app ecosystem get a media player instead.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
One day after our piece on Meta's Home Link disclaimer, Apple shipped the same species of warning in the HomePod mini 2 release. The buyer's real difference is who checks the integration, not who promises safety.
◆ Mila Cohen
Agents at Home
Apple's paper says $299, November 13, and a beta assistant with usage limits and a fee coming later. It does not say one word about the conversational agent control the home category keeps advertising. Here is the ledger.
◆ Mila Cohen
