The Ultimate Guide to Smart Home
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Smart Home.
What to know about Smart Home
The Smart Home tag showcases the transformative world of home automation and connected living. Explore stories about innovative smart devices, from security systems and smart speakers to energy-saving appliances and AI-powered assistants, shaping modern homes globally and locally.
Discover insights into the latest technologies redefining convenience, comfort, and security in living spaces. Learn about challenges such as cybersecurity, privacy concerns, and market adoption, along with expert tips to make your smart home both efficient and safe.
Dive into product reviews, industry trends, and breakthroughs in smart home integration, including emerging concepts like Smart Home-as-a-Service and voice-controlled environments. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or a curious homeowner, these stories offer valuable guidance on navigating and embracing the future of smart living.
American Smart Home News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
QNTUM spins off roofing tech arm, eyes US expansion
QNTUM breaks away from Energy Service Partners to launch AI-driven roofing business, targeting rapid expansion across the US market.
Media-for-equity gains ground as startups face funding crunch
Amid a venture capital slump, Mercurius Media Capital offers US startups media-for-equity deals, trading advertising slots for equity to spur growth.
Adobe predicts US holiday online spend to hit USD $253.4 billion
Adobe forecasts US online holiday spending to reach a record USD $253.4 billion in 2025, up 5.3%, with mobile shopping and AI playing key roles.
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Recent Smart Home News
Matter & OpenADR link up for home energy management
A clearer route for utilities to control home devices could cut integration costs for manufacturers as demand response programmes expand.
Dreame unveils 20-plus smart home products in San Francisco
The launch signals Dreame’s push beyond robot vacuums, with new appliances designed to share its bionic robotic arm system across the home.
Google Cloud unveils agentic enterprise infrastructure tools
The rollout aims to help businesses run autonomous AI agents more securely, while easing data, networking and sovereignty constraints.
Trend Micro rebrands consumer arm as TrendLife with Kaleida
Households facing rising AI fraud risks are the target of a new family assistant as the firm shifts its consumer unit around digital safety.
Acer Gadget takes minority stake in Plugable Technologies
The deal should widen Plugable’s reach in hybrid work gear, with faster product launches and steadier supply for customers across more markets.
Synology adds private home monitoring to BeeStation Plus
Users can now monitor homes and small workspaces privately, with footage stored locally on BeeStation Plus and no subscription fees.
Norway tops iSelect home security index as UK ranks seventh
Britain’s seventh-place finish reflects weaker search interest in home protection, even as its smart security infrastructure score remained high.
AliExpress raises UK Brand+ price guarantee to £40
AliExpress boosts its UK Brand+ price promise, lifting per-item refunds to GBP £40 and monthly claim caps to GBP £160 on select goods.
Arduino, Qualcomm launch Hackster contest for UNO Q
Arduino and Qualcomm launch a global Hackster contest around the new AI-focused UNO Q board, giving away 300 units to developers.
Nvidia pushes Jetson as edge hub for open AI models
Nvidia is pitching Jetson as the key edge platform for open generative AI, pushing speech, vision and robotics models out of the data centre.
Salesforce unveils Agentforce AI-powered contact centre
Salesforce debuts Agentforce Contact Centre, unifying AI agents, voice, digital channels and CRM data to simplify customer service operations.
Firewalla app update boosts DAP security & family tools
Firewalla's latest app update tightens DAP network security while rolling out smarter family time controls and a refreshed interface.
Ultrahuman unveils Ring PRO & Jade AI health coach
Ultrahuman debuts Ring PRO smart ring and Jade AI, promising weeks-long battery life and real-time health guidance across its ecosystem.
HONOR unveils AI robot phone concept & Magic V6 foldable
HONOR debuts Robot Phone concept, flagship Magic V6 foldable, MagicPad 4 and a humanoid robot in an AI-first hardware push at MWC.
Most homes never change router passwords, guide warns
Most households leave router admin passwords unchanged, prompting insurer Everywhen to issue a 10‑step guide to secure home Wi‑Fi.
TCL unveils Milan showcase for Milano Cortina 2026
TCL opens Edelweiss Land near Milan Central, showcasing tech and campaign as its Olympic partnership debuts at Milano Cortina 2026.
Global router hijack campaign silently reroutes DNS
A global “shadow DNS” campaign is hijacking vulnerable Wi‑Fi routers, silently rerouting users' web traffic towards scams and malware.
Global router hijack uses rogue DNS to monetise web
Hackers are hijacking ageing home routers worldwide, covertly rewiring DNS to quietly cash in on everyday web browsing traffic.
Salesforce disputes reports it cut 4,000 roles over AI
Salesforce denies axing 4,000 jobs for AI as critics question Agentforce reliability and the need for hard-coded fallbacks in workflows.
LG hits record 2025 sales as tariffs & EV slowdown bite
LG posts record 2025 revenue of AUD 88.6 trillion but operating profit slips on U.S. tariffs, EV slowdown and one-off restructuring costs.