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Sorry, Apple, but the iPhone Duo Wasn’t the Smart Display I’m Waiting For

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Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” on Wednesday featured plenty of callouts to AI, with Apple envisioning its iPhone and the new foldable iPhone Duo as “personal hubs” where artificial intelligence is everywhere, especially the new Siri AI. But one major announcement was notably missing, and it’s especially frustrating for smart home fans.

Throughout 2026, I’ve heard reports from publications citing Apple insiders that the delayed Apple smart home push was finally — no, really this time — coming during the Apple fall event. Most importantly, the rumors said Apple was ready to unleash a smart home display, similar to Amazon Echo Shows but with a unique, versatile design and updated features like facial recognition. Reports mentioned several installation options, including wall mounting or a pivoting smart display that could let Siri watch different faces in turn.

With Siri AI early access debuting throughout this year, and Apple...

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Hackers turn business backup servers into crypto mines after sneaking malware disguised as Microsoft Edge

* Attackers exploited critical AhsayCBS backup software flaws to compromise organizations’ backup servers * Intrusions deployed webshells and disguised XMRig cryptominers for persistence and stealth * Researchers urge immediate patching, restricted access, and full system reimaging if compromised In a particularly brazen hack, threat actors were seen targeting the servers that businesses use
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Scuba, which is building a “context engine” designed to serve as a shared memory hub for human workers and AI agents, raised $34M across pre-seed and seed

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