Apple's best defense in the AI race could be winning your home

Apple is rolling out a big update on Monday. Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images This post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here . Apple's defending its distribution moat by setting up one around your home. At 9 a.m. ET, the company will hold an event — "Welcome Home" — where it's expected to unveil some smart-home devices as part of its bigger strategy in the space. Details are scant. Apple's teaser only includes a catchy tune and someone doing a trendy hobby (cross-stitching). But according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman , we'll learn more about HomeView, which will serve as a sort of hub to interact with and direct Apple's smart devices in your home. It's a big push for Apple into the smart-home market, where it hasn't succeeded as much as rivals Amazon and Google.