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Google Nest to become Center of Smart Home

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Nest Labs is taking the next step in its quest to become a central hub for the smart home, by letting creators of other gadgets and services access its learning thermostat and smoke detector for the...

Google Buys Nest Just As Internet Of Things Suffers First Global Cyber Attack

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Following this week’s announcement that Google has agreed to purchase connected home device maker Nest for $3.2 billion there has been a lot of speculation about whether Google can be trusted with...
    






Google Buys Nest, The $3 Billion Distraction

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One of the most surprising things about Google and its purchase of Nest is the price. Over $3 billion! That’s what you’d pay for a fast growing social network. But seriously, Nest hardly has the...
    






Google builds a ‘Nest’ for future of smart homes

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Google counts on latest acquisition to open doors as homes get smarter in digital world SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When our Internet-connected gadgets and home appliances all learn to talk to...
    






5 Reasons Nest Sold To Google

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The big obsession yesterday was with why Google spent $3.2 billion on startup Nest Labs. But lost in the shuffle of the breathtaking price and lots of questionable speculation about whether this is...