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New Italian unicorn Exein rides the physical AI wave (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-15 | by Anna Heim | tags: exein, physical ai, photon

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Operation Smart Kettle – Börzels Blog (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-10 | by Benjamin Börzel | get smart wifi electric kettle gooseneck → | tags: smart kettle, lidl smart home, http 418

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Tado’s new thermostat is designed as a Nest killer (theverge.com)

2026-09-02 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get Tado Smart Thermostat X starter kit → | tags: tado, nest thermostat, google

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FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure (wired.com)

2026-08-26 | by Andy Greenberg | get Firewalla Purple smart firewall → | tags: fbi, qtrouter, nanjing xinjiuwei

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This robot vacuum solves my kitchen stool problem (theverge.com)

2026-08-19 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | tags: robot vacuum, mova v70 ultra, smart home

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Whisker’s AI-powered litter robot thinks my cats swapped bodies (theverge.com)

2026-08-17 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | tags: litter-robot, whisker, cat-facial-recognition

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I finally found a robot lawnmower I’d trust with my yard (theverge.com)

2026-08-13 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | tags: robot lawnmower, wirecutter, iot

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Zigbee vs. Matter over Thread:Understanding IoT Protocol Performance in Practice (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: zigbee, matter, thread

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The ban on robot vacuums won’t make them safer, only worse (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | tags: robot vacuums, federal communications commission, cybersecurity

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Honey Bee Colony Monitoring via Audio IoT Sensors, Tensorgrams and RNNs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: honey bee, audio iot sensors, tensorgrams

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How a virtual LAN can better protect your home network - and the best way to get started (zdnet.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jack Wallen | tags: vlan, home network, iot devices

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Surprise! Facial recognition smart locks are actually good (theverge.com)

2026-07-18 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | tags: schlage sense pro, facial recognition, uwb radio

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Robot vacuum flaw lets one stolen certificate run root commands on other Shark robovacs in the same AWS region — unpatched flaw exposes live camera feeds, stored home maps, and Wi-Fi credentials (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-17 | by Luke James | tags: shark iq robot vacuum, aws iot policy, sharkninja

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Inside the room where the smart home industry is still betting on Matter (theverge.com)

2026-06-27 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | tags: matter, smart home, iot

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My backyard made me a color-changing smart lighting convert (theverge.com)

2026-06-17 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get Smart RGB LED Strip → | tags: smart home, iot, rgbicw

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SwitchBot’s acquisition of Nanoleaf is about more than lighting (theverge.com)

2026-06-03 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get Smart Home Automation Kit → | tags: nanoleaf, switchbot, onerobotics

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IoT gadget maker AcuRite shares reasoning for killing customers’ favorite app (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-21 | tags: acurite, weather-monitoring, acurite now

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I review robot vacuums for a living, ask me anything! (theverge.com)

2026-05-21 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get iRobot Roomba i7 → | tags: robot vacuums, smart home, iot

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These are the robot vacuum-mops I recommend for every type of home (theverge.com)

2026-05-19 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get iRobot Roomba Combo → | tags: robot vacuum-mop, apple watch, wirecutter

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Weather-monitoring firm hangs dark cloud over customers’ heads by forcing new app (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-15 | get Ambient Weather WS-2902A → | tags: acurite, weather stations, acurite now

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Show HN: Mezz, a curl-able WiFi sandbox for IoT pentesting (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | get WiFi Penetration Testing Kit → | tags: mezz, wifi sandbox, iot pentesting

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Trump administration reportedly debating ban on Chinese cellular modules in expansion of FCC crackdown — potential restrictions could impact everything from smart devices and routers to connected cars and industrial IoT systems (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-12 | by Etiido Uko | get Wi-Fi 6 Router → | tags: cellular, china, chinese

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The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion (theverge.com)

2026-05-04 | by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | get Cozmo by Anki → | tags: roomba, colin angle, familiar machines

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Weak IoT security could make EV chargers vulnerable to mass shutdowns (techspot.com)

2026-04-24 | get Smart EV Charger Security Kit → | tags: iot security, ev chargers, shared e-bikes

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5 easy ways you wouldn't think to automate your home - but you really should (zdnet.com)

2026-04-23 | by Maria Diaz | get Smart Wi-Fi Light Switch → | tags: smart home, automation, zdnet

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Operation PowerOFF identifies 75k DDoS users, takes down 53 domains (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-16 | get DDoS Mitigation Hardware → | tags: ddos, europol, poweroff

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Critical flaw in wolfSSL library enables forged certificate use (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-13 | get wolfSSL Developer Toolkit → | tags: wolfssl, cve-2026-5194, ecdsa

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Invences Empowers Small Businesses With Smart Telecom Networks (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-03-30 | by Kathy Pretz | get Smart Telecom Router → | tags: invences, open ran, ieee

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Feds Disrupt IoT Botnets Behind Huge DDoS Attacks (krebsonsecurity.com)

2026-03-20 | get IoT Security Camera → | tags: iot, botnets, ddos

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DoJ dismantles botnet made of 360,000 infected routers and IOT devices spread across 163 countries that ran for 16 years — SocksEscort proxy network eliminated in joint operation with Europol (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-14 | by Bruno Ferreira | get IoT Security Router Kit → | tags: doj, socksescort, routers