Episode 563 - Auto-Man

On this week’s show: Ring’s Super Bowl ad fallout keeps getting worse as Search Party, Flock, Axon, and leaked emails raise bigger surveillance questions, Fire TV gets its biggest UI update ever, Eufy promises five-year motion sensors, and Third Reality drops new Zigbee gear. Ubiquiti goes industrial with a new Cloud Gateway, Shelly leaves garage doors wide open (literally), and OpenAI picks up the founder of OpenClaw. All of this, a pick of the week, project updates, and so much more!

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Show Notes

• After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions - The Verge
• Definitely Only for Dogs: Ring's Superbowl Commercial (Parody)
• Ring’s Flock breakup doesn’t fix its real problem - The Verge
• Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash - The Verge
• Ring’s AI-powered Search Party won’t stop at finding lost dogs, leaked email shows - The Verge
• HomeTech Headlines
  • Fire TV's biggest update ever is here. - amazon.com
  • Eufy reveals new smart home motion sensors with incredible battery life - The Ambient
  • Smart Water Leak Sensor WL2 - thirdreality.com
  • Smart Button ZB2
  • Cloud Gateway Industrial - Ubiquiti Store United States - Ubiquiti Store United States
  • Smart Home Flaw Lets Hackers Open Your Garage Door - TROYPOINT
• Pic of the Week: Frisbee or Ubiquity?
• OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI - The Verge