Save $40 on an Amazon Cloud Cam and Echo Spot bundle that will make your home smarter and safer

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. AmazonAmazon discounts its hardware on a semi-regular basis, and right now you can save $ 40 on a bundle that includes the Echo Spot and Cloud Cam.  The […]

Let Your Smart Home Products Become Smarter and Safer With This Product

Advancement in technology has helped to infuse the internet into the electrical appliances and gadgets used in our various homes. With our smartphone, we can switch lights on/off, regulate room temperature, and control various happenings in and around the home. However, IoT puts us at risk. These devices can be hacked by external sources. When […]

Apple has an obligation to make the iPhone safer for kids

Getty Images/Mario Tama Research shows that there’s a link between digital media use and depression — especially for kids and teens. There’s an increasing consensus that the tech companies who have led us into the digital age have a responsibility to build some safeguards. The average teen spends at least six hours a day looking […]

REVIEW: Nest’s new $499 home security system is simple to install and made me feel a lot safer (GOOGL)

Nest As an extremely neurotic homeowner, I am always looking for new ways to keep my home safe and spy on my dog, to make sure he’s not getting into mischief.  So I was extremely excited to try out the Nest Secure, the smart-home company’s new $ 499 security system. Nest, one of Google’s corporate […]

Magnesium batteries could be safer and more efficient than lithium

It’s still early days for the promise of safer, energy-dense solid-state rechargeable batteries. However, a team of scientists at the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research have just discovered a fast magnesium-ion solid-state conductor that will go a long way towards making non-flammable batteries with more capacity. In current commercial batteries, a liquid electrolyte transports […]

How ‘Citizen Housewives’ Made Food Cheaper and Safer

Today’s shoppers take many features of the modern supermarket for granted: Ground beef is sealed with see-through plastic, prices are clearly labeled on the shelves and known before checkout, and expiration dates are clearly indicated on packaging. But without grassroots organizing by women throughout the 20th century against rotting ingredients, high food prices, and indecipherable […]

AI is making smart homes safer

GUEST: Smart home and AI devices aren’t just convenient — they can also make your home a safer place. And thanks to the proliferating internet of things (IoT), good security practices are becoming less of a chore. It’s a little like the iPhone’s touch ID fingerprint reader, or now face ID — it’s more secure than […]