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Look ma, no setups! Apple's AI automates the smart home | Freeze? Please! Smart tech can winterproof homes | Smart grill turns up the heat for steaks, rotisseries, pizza night
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January 21, 2025
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Look ma, no setups! Apple's AI automates the smart home
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Apple Intelligence has the potential to transform smart homes by enabling automation that requires minimal user input, writes Ben Lovejoy. While current systems like HomeKit require manual programming of scenes and automation, Apple Intelligence could learn user behaviors and automate tasks accordingly, making smart homes more accessible to less savvy tech users.
Full Story: 9to5Mac (1/21) 
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Frozen pipes are a common winter risk that can potentially lead to costly damage that some insurance may not cover. Smart home devices, such as temperature sensors, leak detectors and smart water valves, can help prevent this by monitoring and maintaining temperatures.
Full Story: CNET (1/19) 
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X has introduced a dedicated vertical video feed for US users, adding a tab in the app's bottom bar. The new feature, launched prior to President Donald Trump's 75-day stay on a US ban of TikTok -- which is unavailable in major app stores as of at least Tuesday morning -- is designed to enhance the platform's video accessibility and experience.
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TikTok back online after 12-hour US downtime
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TikTok advertisers resumed US campaigns on Sunday after the app was offline for 12 hours, causing US brands to see ad traffic plummet to zero. The platform returned after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to allow service providers to host TikTok, which remains unavailable for new downloads.
Full Story: Ad Age (tiered subscription model) (1/19),  Social Media Today (1/19),  MediaPost Communications (free registration) (1/20) 
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In a bid to enhance sustainability, L'Oreal is teaming with IBM to create an AI model that will assist the beauty giant with reformulating products with renewable ingredients and developing sustainable product lines. This initiative is part of L'Oreal's broader strategy to integrate AI into its operations for growth and sustainability. However, the environmental impact of AI on data centre emissions poses a challenge to these goals.
Full Story: CIO Dive (1/16) 
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