As a piece of hardware, the $99.99 Google Home Speaker is a delightful device. It is the Goldilocks of smart speakers: big ...

Editor’s note: This article includes excerpts from Productivity Reimagined by Jacob Stoller, which will be released by Wiley on Oct. 8. As manufacturers face the harsh realities of global competition ...

For more than two decades, the smart home industry has focused on a single problem: how to make devices easier to control.

U.S. homeowners held a record $11 trillion in tappable home equity in the first quarter of 2026, according to data from mortgage data company Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). That's the amount they ...