Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Ecobee launched its first smart doorbell last year, including a camera that integrates with its video-enabled thermostats. (Ecobee Photo) Greg Fyke is president and CEO of ecobee, the Toronto-based ...

The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of top leaders and experts who pay dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership, and more. BY Svetlin Todorov Her ...

Smart spaces, also known as "connected places," are physical locations equipped with networked sensors that provide owners, occupants, and administrators with more and better information about the ...

Slowly but surely, many of us are remaking our homes with smart devices. At the top of the list for many are smart thermostats, which offer benefits like automatically adjusting your home's heating ...

There's been an explosion in the number of artificial intelligence (AI) tools following last year's launch of ChatGPT. Now, Chatbots dominate the media limelight, AI projects number in the hundreds of ...

LA Times Studios may earn commission from purchases made through our links. Luxury, once a synonym for extravagance, is being quietly rewritten. In today’s most coveted homes, the magic is in what you ...

Most homes already have a smart meter that digitally communicates with the electric grid. If you're looking to get rooftop solar panels, a smart meter is an essential piece of equipment. Here's why.

The global EV-charging-station market rocketed to $39.7 billion in 2024 and is compounding at 24.4% a year—a growth that echoes the early smartphone era. Yet 80% of charging happens not at public ...