39 place 13 fresh

150 Ikea's Big Smart Home Push Arrives With 21 New Matter Devices

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · today 05:00 EDT

Ikea's Big Smart Home Push Arrives With 21 New Matter Devices

The Scandinavian furniture giant has unveiled 21 new ultra-affordable Matter-over-Thread smart home devices across three launch segments: lighting, sensors, and control. With prices starting at just a few dollars, Ikea is pushing hard to replace its old Zigbee lineup and become a serious player in the Matter ecosystem. Forbes reports: Back to the 21 new devices specifically and they are all native Matter ones though, so you don't actually need Ikea's hub to get involved, as Matter controllers from other bra

To see detailed statistics for the news please log in »

Read the original

Add your comment
You must be logged in with Facebook to read and write comments.

A newsletter a day!

You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.

or register

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

News from the same source
Slashdot Slashdot
Business Insider
Pete Syme @ Business Insider 1 place · today 07:41 EDT

These are the airlines most affected by the FAA's order to cancel hundreds of flights during the government shutdown

American Airlines canceled over 200 flights on Friday, as the FAA ordered airlines to reduce capacity amid the government shutdown. Read more

797 fresh

🔮
07.11.2025 ♌︎ Horoscope for Leo Today Dear Leo, today will bring you a variety of emotions and... Read more ›
Ars Technica
Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica 1 place · 11/06/2025 14:25 EDT

Bombshell report exposes how Meta relied on scam ad profits to fund AI

Meta goosed its revenue by targeting users likely to click on scam ads, docs show. Read more

787

Tom's Hardware
Tom's Hardware 1 place · today 07:00 EDT

Defying anti-cheat, creator gets Battlefield 6 running on 12-year-old AMD FX-9590 CPU, playable at 40+ FPS in 786p with an RX 5700 GPU — experiment reveals only SecureBoot, not TPM, is necessary for Javelin anti-cheat

AMD's Bulldozer-era FX-9590 CPU from 2013 managed to run Battlefield 6 at over 30 FPS at 1080p resolution, boosting to 40+ FPS at lower resolutions on smaller maps. FX-9590, despite being more than a decade old, does support SecureBoot, which was enough for BF6 launch, confirming TPM is not neccesary. Read more

783 fresh

Eurogamer.net
Matt Wales @ Eurogamer.net 1 place · today 07:17 EDT

Take-Two blames Borderlands 4's "softer" than expected sales on troublesome PC release Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford insisted was "pretty damn optimal"

In a wide-ranging interview conducted following this week's GTA 6 delay, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has admitted Borderlands 4's sales were "softer" than expected - blaming the dip on "challenges" with the heavily criticised PC release that Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford previously insisted had "few real issues", despite significant performance complaints. Read more Read more

711 fresh

Business Insider
Tom Carter @ Business Insider 2 place · today 05:55 EDT

How Tesla has prepared to defend Musk's mega pay package from legal challenges

Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire, but first he needs to meet a series of ambitious goals. Read more

657 fresh

Financial Times
Financial Times 1 place · 11/06/2025 22:04 EDT

Elon Musk celebrates $1tn Tesla pay vote victory

Record package of shares approved by 75% majority, reinforcing billionaire’s control of the electric-car maker Read more

536

Business Insider
Tim Paradis @ Business Insider · today 05:33 EDT

What Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package can teach you about negotiating your own salary

Discover how you can negotiate your salary like Elon Musk by leveraging your value so you can get paid what you're worth. Read more

468 fresh

Business Insider
Elana Rabinowitz @ Business Insider · today 05:07 EDT

I'm not married and don't have children. I still have a will specifying where my money should go.

I'm not married and I don't have kids, so I never felt the need to have a will. Now in my 50s, I'm glad I know where my money is going when I'm gone. Read more

424 fresh

Vox
Jack Meserve @ Vox 1 place · today 06:00 EDT

Welcome to the age of viral police body cam footage

If you’re arrested in America for a minor charge — say, for speeding or loitering — the punishment from the legal system might end up being the least of your worries. You might wake up a few months later and see your arrest, filmed through a police body camera, with a million views on TikTok […] Read more

359 fresh

Wired
Farideh Sadeghin @ Wired 1 place · today 07:04 EDT

What to Do in Dumbo If You’re Here for Business (2025)

The Big Apple has had a tech boom in the past few years—here’s where to stay, play, eat, and work in the city’s tech-dense Dumbo neighborhood. Read more

319 fresh

Business Insider
Katie Notopoulos @ Business Insider · today 05:00 EDT

I tried Taco Bell's Mountain Dew Baja Blast pie. I can see — and taste — who the fast food restaurant is targeting.

Taco Bell's bright green Mountain Dew Baja Blast pie looks disgusting. But it's part of a strategy to reach Gen Z. And it's surprisingly good. Read more

308 fresh

Irish Tech News
Simon Cocking @ Irish Tech News 1 place · today 07:00 EDT

ENLIGHT European university alliance funding for 25 collaborative projects

University of Galway has been awarded funding for 25 collaborative projects as part of the ENLIGHT European university alliance. Title photo From left, Aishling Hanrahan, ENLIGHT Engagement Manager; Kathryn Kozarits, ENLIGHT Executive; Alex Metcalfe, Vice President International; Louise Hannon, Head of Research, Post Award; and Pamela Devins, Head of ENLIGHT, University of Galway. Academics and […] Read more

285 fresh

Tom's Hardware
Tom's Hardware 3 place · today 07:05 EDT

Asus to include sag detection for monstrous new ROG Matrix RTX 5090 GPU — Level Sense can warn users of a mere 0.10 degree shift

Asus' new ROG Matrix RTX 5090 GPU is so big that it will ship with Level Sense technology at launch. The feature can detect a shift of just 0.10 degrees to help prevent GPU sag. Read more

239 fresh

Engadget
Engadget 1 place · 11/06/2025 13:41 EDT

Meta is making billions of dollars from scam ads on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, report says

Meta is making billions of dollars every year from ads marketing scams and illegal products on its platform, according to a new report from Reuters. The report details the staggering numbers behind scam ads on Meta's platform, and raises fresh questions about why the company has failed to get the problem in check. Last year, Meta estimated that scam ads could account for as much as 10 percent of its... Read more

238

The most popular news from the same source for the last week
Slashdot Slashdot
Slashdot
EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 11/02/2025 21:34 EDT

Manufacturer Remotely Bricks Smart Vacuum After Its Owner Blocked It From Collecting Data

"An engineer got curious about how his iLife A11 smart vacuum worked and monitored the network traffic coming from the device," writes Tom's Hardware. "That's when he noticed it was constantly sending logs and telemetry data to the manufacturer — something he hadn't consented to." The user, Harishankar, decided to block the telemetry servers' IP addresses on his network, while keeping the firmware and OTA servers open. While his smart... Read more

185

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 11/06/2025 08:00 EDT

Manufacturer Bricks Smart Vacuum After Engineer Blocks It From Collecting Data

A curious engineer discovered that his iLife A11 smart vacuum was remotely "killed" after he blocked it from sending data to the manufacturer's servers. By reverse-engineering it with custom hardware and Python scripts, he managed to revive the device to run fully offline. Tom's Hardware reports: An engineer got curious about how his iLife A11 smart vacuum worked and monitored the network traffic coming from the device. That's when he... Read more

143

Slashdot
msmash @ Slashdot · 11/03/2025 11:41 EDT

Palantir Thinks College Might Be a Waste. So It's Hiring High-School Grads.

Palantir launched a fellowship that recruited high school graduates directly into full-time work, bypassing college entirely. The company received more than 500 applications and selected 22 for the inaugural class. The four-month program began with seminars on Western civilization, U.S. history, and leaders including Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill. Fellows then embedded in client teams working on live projects for hospitals, insurance companies, defense contractors, and government agencies. CEO Ale Read more

114

Slashdot
msmash @ Slashdot · 10/31/2025 12:02 EDT

You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says

An anonymous reader shares a report: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) does not let people decline to be scanned by its new facial recognition app, which the agency uses to verify a person's identity and their immigration status, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) document obtained by 404 Media. The document also says any face photos taken by the app, called Mobile Fortify, will be stored for... Read more

96

Slashdot
EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 11/02/2025 11:34 EDT

New Design Trend: People Downgrading 'Smart' Homes to Analog 'Dumb' Homes, Some with Landlines and Offline Appliances

"People are creating 'dumb homes,'" the VP of research at the Global Wellness Institute, tells the web site Axios. Some are swapping NASA-style setups for old-fashioned buttons, switches and knobs. Others are designing digital detox corners — all part of a bigger "analog wellness" movement... The return to analog hobbies and spacesis about more than nostalgia for pre-internet times, researchers say. A home where "technology is always in the background,... Read more

81

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 11/04/2025 08:00 EDT

DOJ Accuses US Ransomware Negotiators of Launching Their Own Ransomware Attacks

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: U.S. prosecutors have charged two rogue employees of a cybersecurity company that specializes in negotiating ransom payments to hackers on behalf of their victims with carrying out ransomware attacks of their own. Last month, the Department of Justice indicted Kevin Tyler Martin and another unnamed employee, who both worked as ransomware negotiators at DigitalMint, with three counts of computer hacking and extortion... Read more

79

Slashdot
msmash @ Slashdot · 10/31/2025 14:01 EDT

The World's Secret Electricity Superusers Revealed

An anonymous reader shares a report: The rush to secure electricity has intensified as tech companies look to spend trillions of dollars building data centers. There's an industry that consumes even more power than many tech giants, and it has largely escaped the same scrutiny: suppliers of industrial gases. Everyday items like toothpaste and life-saving treatments like MRIs are among the countless parts of modern life that hinge on access... Read more

75

Slashdot
EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 11/02/2025 10:34 EDT

Do AI Browsers Exist For You - or To Give AI Companies Data?

"It's been hard for me to understand why Atlas exists," writes MIT Technology Review. " Who is this browser for, exactly? Who is its customer? And the answer I have come to there is that Atlas is for OpenAI. The real customer, the true end user of Atlas, is not the person browsing websites, it is the company collecting data about what and how that person is browsing." New York... Read more

73

Slashdot
EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 11/02/2025 07:34 EDT

Woman Wrongfully Accused by a License Plate-Reading Camera - Then Exonerated By Camera-Equipped Car

CBS News investigates what happened when police thought they'd tracked down a "porch pirate" who'd stolen a package — and accused an innocent woman. "You know why I'm here," the police sergeant tells Chrisanna Elser. "You know we have cameras in that town..." "It went right into, 'we have video of you stealing a package,'" Elser said... "Can I see the video?" Elser asked. "If you go to court, you... Read more

65

Slashdot
msmash @ Slashdot · 10/31/2025 12:41 EDT

Google Working on Bare-Bones Maps That Removes Almost All Interface Elements and Labels

Google Maps is testing a power saving mode in its latest Android beta release that strips the navigation interface to its bare essentials. The feature transforms the screen into a monochrome display and removes nearly all UI elements during navigation, according to AndroidAuthority. Users discovered code strings in version 25.44.03.824313610 indicating the mode activates through the phone's physical power button rather than through any in-app menu. The stripped-down interface eliminates... Read more

60

Most popular sources

  • You see 862 news out of 862.
  • Sources 61 out of 61.
Ars Technica 24% 21
Business Insider 19% 4
Engadget 9% 6
Gizmodo 9% 4
Financial Times 5% 1
View sources »

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

07.11.2025 09:05
Last update: 09:00 EDT.
News rating updated: 16:04.

What is Times42?

Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.


Times42 © 2025