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Apple might recommit to the smart home, Smart Siri feels a long way off, Apple's movie movies anger Hollywood creatives, and Jason's done with the era of App Store exclusivity. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code UPGRADE. Fitbod : Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Data Citizens Dialogues : Unpacking the importance of data and its impact on the world. Listen now. Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback Bears Stage Memorable Comeback To Win Big Game - California Golden Bears Athletics Cal Highlight Vault: "The full Fernando Mendoza post game interview after defeating Stanford" Get 20% off a year of Upgrade+ Give the Gift of Relay Review: Belkin Travel Bag and Head Strap for Vision Pro – Six Colors Apple’s first smart display needs to make the smart home just work - The Verge Time for Apple to take the Smart Home seriously – Six Colors How Apple Intelligence can take over the world (or just the Apple ecosystem) | Macworld Jason Snell (@snell.zone) — Bluesky Myke Hurley (@myke.social) — Bluesky Introducing Sill | Tyler Fisher The Eleventh Annual Upgradies Nomination Form Apple Readies More Conversational LLM Siri in Bid to Rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT - Bloomberg Mark Gurman on iOS 19 – Threads Downstream - Relay FM Jon Watts On Why He Canceled George Clooney & Brad Pitt 'Wolfs' Sequel – Deadline Paramount Boss on Gladiator II, Scary Sequels and Wicked Showdown - Bloomberg Once again, the only way forward is the Mac | Macworld "Say Anything" - Myke at the Movies #6 - The Incomparable