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Apple Unveils $149 HomePod Mini 2 With S10 Chip and Future Siri AI Support
Apple’s $149 HomePod mini 2 gets the S10 chip, Sound Glow lighting and four-speaker surround sound. Siri AI will arrive through a future software update.
Shivangi Yadav
Technology writer, AI and startups
Covers AI companies, startup funding, digital platforms and consumer technology, and the regulation shaping them.
About Shivangi
Shivangi Yadav is a technology writer at TechAmerica.ai, covering artificial intelligence, startups, digital platforms, consumer technology, mobility, and emerging technologies.
Her reporting follows major developments across the global technology industry, from AI companies and startup funding to product launches, regulatory investigations, software platforms, and changes affecting large technology markets.
At TechAmerica.ai, Shivangi looks beyond the initial announcement to understand what a development means in practice. Her coverage often examines how new technologies, regulatory decisions, and business moves could affect companies, consumers, and the wider industry.
She writes for an international audience, focusing on clear, well-researched reporting that gives readers useful context on fast-moving technology stories.
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Latest Articles by Shivangi Yadav
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Apple unveils its $299 HomeView smart display with Siri AI, personalised home controls, and FaceTime. Preorders are open ahead of a November 13 release.
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American Express introduces Intent Intelligence to verify AI agent purchase instructions, enforce spending limits and help prevent unauthorised transactions.
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Giraffe Bio raises $6.4 million to develop tailored biomolecules for copper mining, targeting better mineral recovery using existing flotation equipment.
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