On September 21, 2026, Mark Gurman reported Apple planned roughly half a dozen AI-native devices over 18 months, starting with a square-screened Siri hub. That hub launched October 13 as the $299 HomeView, with tabletop and wall-mounted variants, a 7-inch screen and an A18 chip, shipping November 13; a robotic-arm version will likely cost more than $800. LG-branded smart home accessories are in FCC filings, and a second launch is expected around October 27 for a touchscreen MacBook, a new iPad mini and M6 Macs. The discussion has moved to the HomeView's privacy requirements, a face scan plus an iPhone on the same network, developer terms that let a CarPlay app run on it with little ability to turn it…