Apple’s AI Home Hub, OpenAI to Launch Agents Automation, Big Updates to Final Cut Pro

Apple released Final Cut Pro 11 with Magnetic Mask, caption transcriptions, and more, OpenAI nearing the launch of AI agents to automate user tasks, Apple's AI Home Hub rumored to come soon, the high barrier to enter the smart home world, and Jason’s wrong about his macOS Dock.

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Links from the show

• Final Cut Pro 11 begins a new chapter for video editing on Mac - Apple
• Kino — Pro Video Camera for iPhone
• Apple’s Find My enables sharing location of lost items with third parties - Apple
• OpenAI Nears Launch of AI Agents to Automate Tasks For Users - Bloomberg
• ChatGPT Search Made Me Quit Google for Good
• Bluesky reaches 15 million users; people look for alternatives to X
• Croissant App
• Apple Home Hub Detailed: Apple Intelligence, HomeOS, Square iPad-Like Design - Bloomberg
• Mark Gurman on Apple AI Home Device - X
• Sonos revenue falls in the aftermath of the company’s messy app debacle - The Verge
• Meta to Launch Ads on Threads in Early 2025 — The Information

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:58) - Jason At Web Summmit
• (05:18) - Primary Tech Merch!
• (08:48) - Final Cut Pro 11
• (16:53) - Find My Item Sharing iOS 18.2
• (22:27) - Sponsor: MoFT
• (25:14) - OpenAI Operator Agent
• (26:01) - SearchGPT Over Google Search
• (35:51) - Bluesky Makes a Comeback
• (41:24) - Sponsor: HelloFresh
• (45:10) - Apple's AI Smart Home Device
• (49:29) - Barriers to Smart Home
• (55:11) - Sonos Still Struggling
• (56:17) - Threads Ads Coming
• (57:03) - macOS Dock Preferences