Amazon and Google think artificially intelligent assistants will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved.

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Apple is planning to take over the smart home market. The company is working on new software, a smart display, and a tabletop robot. The firm is also creating a new Home Ecosystem team helmed by ...

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Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...