Apple's new home devices tie Siri AI to subscriptions and newer iPhones

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by JP/KR/TW: Korea Herald / Taipei Times / DigiTimes at 14 Oct, 01:15 UTC

The smart home hardware Apple unveiled on October 13 is priced as premium equipment, but the fine print points to two larger goals. The first is to put Siri AI, Apple's new generative assistant, on more screens and speakers around the home. The second is to turn those devices into a channel for…