# Apple Adds AI Talent and Smart Home Hub

> Apple hires Huxe staff and launches Siri-powered HomeView smart home hub.
- Title: Apple Adds AI Talent and Smart Home Hub · AI Insider
- Summary: Apple hires Huxe staff and launches Siri-powered HomeView smart home hub. Apple agreed to hire Huxe employees and will introduce a Siri-enabled smart home…
- Keywords: apple, huxe, homeview, siri, smart home hub, ai talent, reverse acqui-hire, technology, Adds, Talent, Smart, Home
- Source: AI Insider — https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/10/12/apple-expands-ai-ambitions-with-huxe-talent-deal-and-siri-powered-homeview-smart-home-hub
- Author: James Dargan
- Published: 2026-10-12T14:26:43+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: apple, huxe, homeview, siri, smart home hub, ai talent, reverse acqui-hire, ai, technology
## Apple hires Huxe staff
Apple agreed to make employment offers to certain Huxe employees and receive a non-exclusive license to the startup's intellectual property.
## Huxe shut down
Huxe shut down on May 21 after removing its app from Apple and Google stores and halting its service.
## Apple notifies EU
Apple notified the European Commission of the deal on June 9.
## HomeView hub launches
Apple will introduce a Siri-powered smart home hub called HomeView with a display and A18 chip.
## HomeView versions
HomeView will come in two versions: one for countertops and one for wall mounting.
## Apple expands smart home
Apple's HomeView represents its most serious push into smart home after limited traction for HomeKit.
## Key takeaway

Apple agreed to hire Huxe employees and will introduce a Siri-enabled smart home hub called HomeView.