Apple's Oct. 13 Smart-Home Event: The Koda Signal, 2026-10-11

Koda Signal daily AI briefing for 2026-10-11.

In this episode: • Apple's Oct. 13 Smart-Home Event: Apple opens its fall hardware cycle with a 'Welcome home' smart-home event in New York on Oct. 13. It is expected to show the long-rumored HomePad display hub, a new HomePod mini and an updated Apple TV. Apple reportedly delayed the HomePad until its Siri AI was ready, which ties the device's debut directly to the state of its assistant. • Copilot Workshop With Shane Young: Shane Young, a 21-year Microsoft MVP, leads a free live Copilot workshop on Wednesday, October 21 at 12PM ET. He will map Copilot's out-of-the-box, no-code and low-code tiers and show how to build Excel formulas that hold up when data changes. The session also demonstrates multi-step work in Cowork using skills.

Full briefing: https://www.koda.community/morning-briefing-koda-2026-10-11.html