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Apple HomeView Review: Lovely Display, Won't Fix Your Jumbled Smart Home - CNET

Apple’s new HomeView isn’t new. There are plenty of smart displays with voice assistants that incorporate speakers, cameras, video calling and other functionality. Our favorites include Amazon’s Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 11 and Google’s Nest Hub (2nd Gen) and Nest Hub Max. What makes the HomeView compelling is that it’s Apple’s first device designed specifically for Apple’s HomeKit ecosystem, and it also lets you manage calendars, grocery lists and more with the extra privacy of personalized Face ID profiles.

I spent two weeks putting the HomeView to the test, integrating it into my smart home in hopes it could pick up where my vintage 2023 Amazon Echo Show 8 left off. I used it to manage my household’s Apple calendars, play music, control a small army of smart home devices, create grocery lists and set reminders. Apple’s debut display is impressive, but you should know a few...

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Two days of the Microsoft 365 outage: Lessons from a manufacturing CIO

As the Microsoft 365 outage disrupted organisations worldwide, I spoke with the CIO of a large manufacturer based in India. He has asked not to be named, but was willing to share what the episode has taught him about depending on the cloud. His reflections follow. Here is the CIO

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Google DeepMind's AlphaGenome 2 Improves DNA Variant Detection

Every cell in your body carries the same DNA blueprint, yet a gut macrophage reacts to genetic glitches completely differently than a heart muscle cell. Google DeepMind announced AlphaGenome 2 on Nov. 11, introducing a DNA analysis model that predicts how genetic variations influence individual cell types and states. Trained

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Apple Harbor Explained: What We Know So Far

Your next AI server might already be sitting on your desk. Or perhaps it’s the Mac in the next cubicle that nobody’s using. Apple subsidiary Claris is testing Harbor, an application designed to turn Apple silicon Macs into private AI servers. It would allow users to run open-weight

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Apple Support Community Closing Nov. 20: What to Save

A bookmarked Apple troubleshooting answer may need a backup. The company is preparing to permanently shut down its Apple Support Community on Nov. 20, ending a 28-year-old forum where customers have helped one another troubleshoot Apple products, share workarounds, and document problems that official support resources may not always address.

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Two days of the Microsoft 365 outage: Lessons from a manufacturing CIO

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Apple Harbor Explained: What We Know So Far

Apple Support Community Closing Nov. 20: What to Save