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Smart Home Automation Market is driven by the increased reliance on wireless technologies - Technavio

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

The increasing reliance on wireless technologies stands out as a primary driver, offering easy installation and operation through remote control.

Key Points: 
  • The increasing reliance on wireless technologies stands out as a primary driver, offering easy installation and operation through remote control.
  • Wireless devices for heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) control, security surveillance, and other home automation applications contribute to this growth trend.
  • The market also benefits from the affordability of retrofit smart home devices, meeting the rising demand for home security and monitoring systems.
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    Cloud-Centric Intelligence: The surge in smart home automation is significantly influenced by the widespread adoption of cloud-based technologies.

SKULLCANDY CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH LIMITED-EDITION ACID SNOW CAMO COLLECTION

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

PARK CITY, Utah, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Skullcandy announced today the limited-edition Acid Snow Camo collection. Designed exclusively for boardsport retailers and Skullcandy.com, the collection is a key part of Skullcandy's strategy to return to the brand's roots. Acid Snow Camo features the bright color and uncontrolled chaos of retro Skullcandy with a '90s skate spin and includes Crusher ANC 2 Sensory Bass Headphones, Dime 3 True Wireless Earbuds and Kilo Wireless Bluetooth Speakers, available now on Skullcandy.com and at select boardsport retailers.

Key Points: 
  • PARK CITY, Utah, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Skullcandy announced today the limited-edition Acid Snow Camo collection.
  • Designed exclusively for boardsport retailers and Skullcandy.com, the collection is a key part of Skullcandy's strategy to return to the brand's roots.
  • "Twenty years ago, Skullcandy arrived on the scene as the original lifestyle audio brand and we've been serving the action sports community ever since," said Justin Regan, VP of Marketing at Skullcandy.
  • "We're celebrating this milestone with the launch of our new Acid Snow Camo collection, dialing up the creativity and delivering an extra dimension of fun to the lifestyle."

New Video Smart Lock Delivers 3-in 1 Home Protection and High-quality 2K Video Imaging

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Friday, November 10, 2023

BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- eufy, Anker Innovations' smart home brand, today announced the latest addition to its home security lineup, the Video Smart Lock E330. This device combines a 2K resolution camera, ultra-accurate fingerprint access and a video doorbell into a sleek and durable design. The E330 includes 8 GB of built-in local storage with no subscription fees.

Key Points: 
  • eufy, Anker Innovations' smart home brand, today announced the latest addition to its home security lineup, the Video Smart Lock E330.
  • BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- eufy, Anker Innovations' smart home brand, today announced the latest addition to its home security lineup, the Video Smart Lock E330.
  • The E330 Video Smart Lock offers the ultimate in proactive protection for any home or business entryway.
  • "The E330 Video Smart Lock offers the ultimate in proactive protection for any home or business entryway," said Frank Zhu, eufy General Manager.

Is capitalism dead? Yanis Varoufakis thinks it is – and he knows who killed it

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

His late father, a chemical engineer in a steel plant, instilled in his son a critical appreciation of how technology drives social change.

Key Points: 
  • His late father, a chemical engineer in a steel plant, instilled in his son a critical appreciation of how technology drives social change.
  • In his striking response, Varoufakis argues that we no longer live in a capitalist society; capitalism has morphed into a “technologically advanced form of feudalism”.
  • Review: Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism – Yanis Varoufakis (Bodley Head)

Rent over profit

  • Such capitalists are clearly still flourishing, but Varoufakis argues they are not driving the economy in the way they used to.
  • “In the early 19th century,” he writes,
    many feudal relations remained intact, but capitalist relations had begun to dominate.
  • many feudal relations remained intact, but capitalist relations had begun to dominate.
  • If you are a seller, the platform will determine how you can sell and which customers you can approach.
  • The terms in which you interact, share information and trade are dictated by an “algo” that “works for [Jeff Bezos’] bottom line”.
  • This is not extracting profit through the production or provision of goods and services, as these platforms are not a “service” in the sense in which the term is used in economics.
  • They are extracting rents in the form of the huge cuts they take from the capitalists on their platforms.

Cloud serfs

  • Every time we use our cloud-linked devices – smartphones, laptops, Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri – we replenish the capital of the Big Tech cloudalists.
  • This in turn increases their capacity to generate more wealth.
  • We train their algorithms, which train us, to train them, and so on, in a feedback loop whose goal is to shape our desires and behaviour.
  • They could innovate “attention-grabbing” ways of “manufacturing” consumer desires – and it was delivered free-to-air!

Quantitative easing

  • First, the “internet commons” of Web 1.0 transformed into Web 2.0, privatised by American and Chinese Big Tech.
  • Coupled with “austerity” economics for the many, this “murder[ed] investment” and led to what Varoufakis calls “gilded stagnation”.
  • Much of the central bank money, particularly following another round of quantitative easing during the COVID pandemic, made its way to the Big Tech companies.
  • In an environment where profit became “optional”, loss-making Big Tech companies run by “intrepid and talented entrepreneurs” chose to build up their cloud capital.

GFC: the turning point

  • So why was the GFC such a pivotal point?
  • From the 1970s, economies were progressively deregulated and free-market policies were increasingly enthusiastically practised, leading to a new “financialised” version of capitalism.
  • Their collapse in 2008 would have taken down the US banking system, and the rest of the world with it.
  • What happened instead was that bankers, handed large bailouts, did not direct the money to where it was most needed.
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    'Greed is amoral': how Wall Street supermen cashed in on pandemic misery and chaos

A tech-driven economic revolution

  • For Varoufakis, we are not just living through a tech revolution, but a tech-driven economic revolution.
  • He challenges us to come to terms with just what has happened to our economies – and our societies – in the era of Big Tech and Big Finance.
  • The first decades of the 21st century have brought challenges that we are still struggling to come to grips with.
  • One thing is for sure – we have no hope of improving things without properly understanding our predicament.
  • The proposals are pretty radical, but I think Varoukais would say they are as radical as the times require them to be.


Christopher Pollard does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Amazon Music Soundtracks the Holiday Season With New Amazon Music Original Songs From Chlöe, Stephen Sanchez, Jorja Smith, Meghan Trainor, and TWICE

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Today, Amazon Music announced new Original songs from some of today’s hottest global artists, some appearing in new holiday films and soundtracks on Prime Video, just in time for the holiday season.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Amazon Music announced new Original songs from some of today’s hottest global artists, some appearing in new holiday films and soundtracks on Prime Video, just in time for the holiday season.
  • This collection of holiday songs includes new Original tracks and unique spins on holiday classics from Chlöe (Chloe Bailey), Amazon Music Breakthrough Artist Stephen Sanchez, Jorja Smith, Meghan Trainor, TWICE, and more.
  • Also appearing in Candy Cane Lane is a previously released Amazon Music Original from Foo Fighters, “Run Rudolph Run,” their cover of Chuck Berry’s original holiday favorite.
  • I hope fans feel holiday joy and cheer when they hear my Amazon Music Original holiday tracks this year, however it means to them!”
    Check out the full list of new exclusive Amazon Music Original holiday songs for 2023 below.

GoveeLife Unveils Flagship Smart Space Heaters to Warm Up Just in Time for Winter

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

As winter approaches, GoveeLife is excited to announce their smart heater line featuring the GoveeLife Smart Space Heater Pro , Smart Space Heater Max , and Smart Space Heater Lite .

Key Points: 
  • As winter approaches, GoveeLife is excited to announce their smart heater line featuring the GoveeLife Smart Space Heater Pro , Smart Space Heater Max , and Smart Space Heater Lite .
  • The GoveeLife heater line aims to revolutionize the conventional inconvenient heaters with the latest in smart home technology.
  • Automated Experience: GoveeLife smart heaters and their integrative qualities support seamless, hands-free control with door sensors and other appliances.
  • GoveeLife Smart Space Heater Max features a charming flame light to enjoy all the perks of a real fireplace.

Leading Commercial Real Estate Firm Horrell Company Announces New Head of Commercial Property Management

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Monday, November 6, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Horrell Company, one of the oldest commercial real estate companies serving Nashville and Middle Tennessee, today announced that Alexa L. Barnett, a Nashville native, will serve as its Head of Commercial Property Management.

Key Points: 
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Horrell Company, one of the oldest commercial real estate companies serving Nashville and Middle Tennessee, today announced that Alexa L. Barnett, a Nashville native, will serve as its Head of Commercial Property Management.
  • Barnett brings to the company significant commercial property management expertise, with substantial experience managing commercial properties in Nashville and Middle Tennessee.
  • Barnett joins Horrell Company from Southern Land Company, where she served as Commercial Property Manager overseeing the company's 82,111 SF Class-A restaurant, retail, office and parking garage space at Vertis Green Hills.
  • "Horrell Company is thrilled to welcome Alexa and I believe her depth of experience in commercial property management and ties to Nashville and Middle Tennessee make her a strong addition to the team," said Elliott Smith, President & CEO of Horrell Company.

Thompson Thrift to Develop Luxury Multifamily Community in Phoenix

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Monday, November 6, 2023

PHOENIX, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Thompson Thrift, a full-service nationally recognized real estate company, announced today the development of Refinery at Pointe17, a 224-unit Class A multifamily community near the $40+ billion Taiwan Semiconductor Plant (TSMC) in northern Phoenix. Construction is set to begin this month and Thompson Thrift plans to welcome new residents starting in the latter half of 2025. 

Key Points: 
  • PHOENIX, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Thompson Thrift , a full-service nationally recognized real estate company, announced today the development of Refinery at Pointe17, a 224-unit Class A multifamily community near the $40+ billion Taiwan Semiconductor Plant (TSMC) in northern Phoenix.
  • Construction is set to begin this month and Thompson Thrift plans to welcome new residents starting in the latter half of 2025.
  • Thompson Thrift is a full-service real estate development company focused on ground-up commercial and multifamily development across the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest.
  • Since its founding more than 30 years ago, Thompson Thrift has invested more than $4 billion in real estate developments in 21 states.

Deck the Halls with Millions of Deals During Amazon’s Black Friday Event Starting November 17

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Monday, November 6, 2023

To find the most up-to-date deals during the events, visit amazon.com/blackfriday and amazon.com/cybermonday .

Key Points: 
  • To find the most up-to-date deals during the events, visit amazon.com/blackfriday and amazon.com/cybermonday .
  • The New York Jets will take on the Miami Dolphins during the first ever Black Friday NFL game on November 24 with coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m. EST.
  • To sign up for an Amazon account, visit amazon.com/newuser , and watch the game for free on any device from anywhere.
  • Amazon also makes it easy for customers to find deals they’re interested in with personalized recommendations.

Quantum Computing Inc. Achieves Milestone with First Sale of Reservoir Computer and Quantum Random Number Generator

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

LEESBURG, Va., Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Computing Inc. ("QCi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: QUBT), an innovative, quantum optics and nanophotonic technology company announced a milestone in its quest to bring cutting-edge quantum solutions to the market. The Company has secured multiple hardware sales of its state-of-the-art Reservoir Computer and Quantum Random Number Generator to Assured Cyber Protection Ltd and AI firm millionways, kicking off the commercial delivery of its computing technologies.

Key Points: 
  • Quantum Computing Inc.'s partners Assured Cyber Protection Ltd and millionways order Reservoir Computers and Quantum Random Number Generator to enhance their AI capabilities.
  • The Company has secured multiple hardware sales of its state-of-the-art Reservoir Computer and Quantum Random Number Generator to Assured Cyber Protection Ltd and AI firm millionways, kicking off the commercial delivery of its computing technologies.
  • The Reservoir Computer, available now, is QCi's first major step on its path to building a hardware-based, Quantum Reservoir Computer to be released in 2024.
  • Additionally, the Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) developed by QCi has garnered interest from organizations that require true randomness for applications in cryptography, secure communications, and data encryption.