A closer look at the upcoming Siri AI-powered home hub, a key pillar of Apple's strategy for the home; sources: Apple started cutting Fitness+ staff
THE SO WHAT
Apple is consolidating the home around a Siri-centric AI hub while trimming Fitness+ headcount—signal that it’s prioritizing platform-level control over individual content verticals. If your product lives in the home, assume the primary interface will be an AI assistant and design for deep integration, not just an app icon.
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