{
  "id": 14211337,
  "title": "Apple unveils colorful new HomePod mini 2 with no Siri AI at launch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-unveils-colorful-new-homepod-mini-2-with-no-siri-ai-at-launch",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:31:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/tech/apple-homepod-mini-2-smart-speaker-announced"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has refreshed its smart speaker after six years, unveiling the new HomePod mini 2 in five colors. The company confirmed rumors that had been swirling for weeks. The updated mini will support Siri AI, Apple's AI assistant, but it won't be functional at launch on October 30th. Instead, the AI capability will arrive in a forthcoming software update. Apple has not specified when this update will be available, only that it will be coming soon. The HomePod mini 2 operates on the Apple S10 chip and delivers 360-degree sound. When music is playing, the top of the speaker glows with the colors of the album art and beats in time with the rhythm. Apple also introduced a new HomeView smart display, an enhanced Apple TV 4K, and a lineup of smart home security gadgets. Multiple HomePod mini 2 speakers can be linked to an Apple TV 4K, forming a surround-sound setup. The new device is compatible with Mac computers. Priced at $149, it's $20 more expensive than the previous version. The HomePod mini 2 is now on preorder in pink, green, blue, white, and midnight.",
  "summary": "Apple has announced the new HomePod mini 2 smart speakers. The $149 smart speaker comes in five colors and won't have Siri AI at launch.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple unveils the $149 HomePod mini 2, with an S10 chip, \"Sound Glow\" interactive lighting, and Siri AI via a future update, in five colors, shipping October 30 (Apple)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-unveils-the-149-homepod-mini-2-with-an-s10-chip-sound-glow",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:05:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Apple announces HomePod mini 2: Siri AI, new colors, Sound Glow, more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-announces-homepod-mini-2-siri-ai-new-colors-sound-glow-more",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:08:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple unveils the fourth-gen Apple TV 4K, with Siri AI, an A19 chip, 128GB of storage, far-field mics, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 6, shipping November 13 for $299 (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-unveils-the-fourth-gen-apple-tv-4k-with-siri-ai-an-a19-chip",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:08:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Apple launches a new Apple TV 4K with Siri AI and remote-free voice commands",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-launches-a-new-apple-tv-4k-with-siri-ai-and-remote-free-voice",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:16:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Six Colors",
        "title": "New HomePod mini 2 offers Siri AI–but not yet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/new-homepod-mini-2-offers-siri-ai-but-not-yet",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:18:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "Apple releases HomeView smart display with Siri AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-releases-homeview-smart-display-with-siri-ai",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:18:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple HomeView demo: a square screen with a personalized, iPhone-like experience based on facial recognition, up to six users, Siri AI, and a closed ecosystem (Nicole Nguyen/Wall Street Journal)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-homeview-demo-a-square-screen-with-a-personalized-iphone-like",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:25:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "That five-year-old Apple TV 4K is getting Siri AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/that-five-year-old-apple-tv-4k-is-getting-siri-ai",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:36:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple says the HomeView will not be available in the EU because Siri AI is currently unavailable on iOS there and it is \"working constructively with the EU\" (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/apple-says-the-homeview-will-not-be-available-in-the-eu-because-siri",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:46:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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