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As a smart-home war with Amazon looms, Nest releases its first new products since rejoining Google (AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL)

For instance, if you use the Nest app to open the new Nest x Yale lock, it can automatically disarm the Nest Secure home security system. Or, you can use the Google Home smart speaker to cue up the Ne... read more

Alarm.com Holdings' (ALRM) CEO Steve Trundle on Q1 2018 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Please note that these forward-looking statements made ... smart home system that has best-in-class dependable security at its core. I am frequently asked about the impact of new entrants on our marke... read more

A better front door: What will it take for smart locks to succeed?

Starting with home automation and wearable technology (Google Glass, Nest ... must allow for simple customization of look and feel to match the décor and trimmings of the structure or building. The sm... read more

Chalcots Estate evacuees slam hotel they've been moved to

There have been a lot of problems ... long since the last review it appears have been able to install cladding only tested for safety using computer software. Combustible cladding has been passed as s... read more

Are Smartphone-Controlled Locks Worth Putting On Your House?

This is worth noting because the Kevo’s large footprint on the door’s interior size made the lock extremely difficult to install ... tugging me in all directions. Still, something to note is that Kevo ... read more

An Open Letter to Pro-Lifers

I am fortunate enough to be a financially comfortable stay-at-home mom; we have health insurance, many friends, a good support system, etc ... Should the potential of the embryo inside me to grow into ... read more

My very first real life encounter with a Tea Partier

I don't even know how to start this today, so I'll just let it come out. I'm so angry and fed up at this point. I'm no longer shocked, I'm no longer sad, I'm no longer surprised. I'm just fed up ... read more

Sacrificing liberty in the pursuit of security

This doesn't make it acceptable practice, however, and the Government's new measures ... has meant that a lot of people - governments included - have been willing to sacrifice liberty in the interest ... read more

What do we mean by “middle class”?

Liberals credit government programs with helping create a thriving American middle class after World War II. They cite the G.I. bill, home mortgage interest deduction and state university system as ex... read more

Intel Vets Challenge ‘Russia Hack’ Evidence

VIPS member William Binney, a former Technical Director at the National Security Agency, and other senior NSA ... have been completely candid with their new director regarding how this all went down. ... read more

Concept could sustainably meet human resource needs of 'full Earth'

Credit: Purdue University image/Rakesh Agrawal, Pamela Burroff-Murr A new concept ... of a full Earth using scarcer resources, and the sun is the key energy source to achieve this goal." He is leading ... read more

Anti-terror laws: Control order plan takes us closer to a police state

We're not arguing blind; these laws have been trawled over exhaustively by lawyers much smarter and well-informed than me. Way back in 2012, the then Independent National Security Legislation ... Aust... read more