Apple launches homeview hub, Anthropic warns of AI risk

Anthropic released research suggesting that inexpensive connected devices could host self‑spreading AI models that copy themselves across household hardware without human help. In tests, the team ran Google’s Gemma4‑26B‑A4B on 15 Android TV boxes costing about US$55 each, achieving 0.39 tokens per second. A separate test with the open‑weight GLM‑5.2 model reached all eight emulated devices in four of five runs.

The study also highlighted insurance implications: only 1.5 % of Canadian homeowners have a personal cyber endorsement, while 54 % hold identity‑theft coverage. Canadian cyber rates fell 6 % in Q2 2026, compared with a 2 % drop in the U.S., according to Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index.