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Apple spending policies over the past five years have dumped increasing amounts of money into research and development for products.

Apple Spending Has Seen $100 Billion Go to R&D in the Past Five Years

The tech giant shows no signs of slowing down its innovation engine, but where is that money going?

News December 13
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Voice Assistants Are Stalling. Could a Market Shift be in Progress?

Standalone voice assistants have proven to be largely unprofitable, yet its hard to picture a home without them.

News December 1
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Amazon Expected to Bleed $10 Billion from Alexa and Other Devices

Company notes difficulty in monetizing interactions on device; retains “conviction” in pursuing other options.

News November 23
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Amazon Alexa, which, as part of a new partnership with Samsung, will be able to aide in faster device setup on Matter.

Samsung to Simplify Device Setup on Matter with Amazon Partnership

Pair will utilize multi-admin support and Thread network to expedite onboarding process of new technology.

News November 9
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Amazon Details Why It Is Good for Integrators’ Businesses

Amazon brands Ring and eero discuss on Smart Stage at CEDIA Expo how the company is helping custom…

News October 11
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Matter 1.0 Standard Officially Released

Connectivity Standards Alliance unveils the Matter 1.0 standard and certification program for smart home wireless connectivity.

News October 6
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Amazon eero Targets CE Pros with New Service, Products

PoE 6 AP and PoE 6 Gateway products, along with Eero for Pro Installers service aim to simplify…

News September 28
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Amazon Acquires iRobot Roomba for $1.7B in Cash

Amazon adds iRobot's Roomba vacuum cleaner to its growing portfolio of smart home solutions including Ring, Fire TV…

News August 5
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Fire TV Interface Updates

Amazon has announced that it has upgraded the user interface for its Fire TV smart TV platform. Outlining…

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