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Smart home networking standard Project CHIP rebrands as ‘Matter’

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Igor Bonifacic

Project Connected Home over IP (Project CHIP) is now referred to as matter. The Connectivity Standards Alliance, an organization made up of more than a hundred device manufacturers, including giants such as Apple, Amazon, Google and Samsung, announced the rebranding on Tuesday. These companies came together in 2019 to work on CHIP, hoping to develop … Read more

Smart home startup Deako raises $12.5M, says its light switches are becoming ‘industry standard’

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Smart home startup Deako raises $12.5M, says its light switches are becoming ‘industry standard’

With the plug-and-play light switches from Deako, builders and homeowners can easily exchange remote-controlled high-tech lighting. (Deako photo) New financing: Seattle-based startup Deako Lighting raised $ 12.5 million in a Series B round to help grow the company’s smart light switch technology. The business: With the plug-and-play light switches from Deako, builders and homeowners can … Read more