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Ikea’s new low-cost line is a huge win for Matter and your smart home 

The new Matter-over-Thread lineup delivers affordable, platform-agnostic lighting, sensors, and remotes for every smart home.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Ikea’s new smart home collection is entirely Matter-compatibleIkea’s new smart home collection is entirely Matter-compatible
You can keep using your iPad as an Apple Home hub until FebruaryYou can keep using your iPad as an Apple Home hub until February
I let Gemini watch my family for the weekend — it got weird

Google’s Nest cams now use AI to tell you what they see, not just show you. Only sometimes it tells me about things that aren’t there.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Justine Calma
Justine Calma
Energy Star might survive after all.

The US Environmental Protection Agency is considering keeping it alive, following news earlier this year that the Trump administration would shutter the money-saving program as part of its efforts to roll back energy and water efficiency standards.

E.P.A. Retreats From Plans to End the Energy Star Program

[The New York TImes]

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