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Articles by: Jae Spivey

Jae Spivey

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Articles by: Jae Spivey

Jae Spivey

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Articles by: Jae Spivey

Jae Spivey

Smart home innovation accelerates in 2026 as AI, design, reliability, and interoperability reshape how homes actually function and feel.

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Smart home innovation accelerates in 2026 as AI, design, reliability, and interoperability reshape how homes actually function and feel.

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Smart home innovation accelerates in 2026 as AI, design, reliability, and interoperability reshape how homes actually function and feel.

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Autonomous vehicles are advancing quickly, but their success depends on infrastructure, trust, and human-centered design shaping the future of cities.

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Autonomous vehicles are advancing quickly, but their success depends on infrastructure, trust, and human-centered design shaping the future of cities.

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Autonomous vehicles are advancing quickly, but their success depends on infrastructure, trust, and human-centered design shaping the future of cities.

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PropTech is evolving beyond tools, integrating human-centered design, connected experiences, and scalable technology. Here is why people-first PropTech wins in 2026.

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PropTech is evolving beyond tools, integrating human-centered design, connected experiences, and scalable technology. Here is why people-first PropTech wins in 2026.

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PropTech is evolving beyond tools, integrating human-centered design, connected experiences, and scalable technology. Here is why people-first PropTech wins in 2026.

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Smart homes in 2025 are no longer about gadgets or dashboards. They are quietly disappearing into daily life through design, interoperability, and infrastructure.

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Smart homes in 2025 are no longer about gadgets or dashboards. They are quietly disappearing into daily life through design, interoperability, and infrastructure.

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Smart homes in 2025 are no longer about gadgets or dashboards. They are quietly disappearing into daily life through design, interoperability, and infrastructure.

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Cities are shifting from reactive services to predictive, AI-driven infrastructure. Here is how digital twins, AI agents, and new governance models are reshaping urban operations for 2026 and beyond.

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Cities are shifting from reactive services to predictive, AI-driven infrastructure. Here is how digital twins, AI agents, and new governance models are reshaping urban operations for 2026 and beyond.

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Cities are shifting from reactive services to predictive, AI-driven infrastructure. Here is how digital twins, AI agents, and new governance models are reshaping urban operations for 2026 and beyond.

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Automation, AI standards, and renter diversity are reshaping how multifamily operators manage buildings in 2026. Here is what the next generation of human centered, tech enabled property operations looks like.

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Automation, AI standards, and renter diversity are reshaping how multifamily operators manage buildings in 2026. Here is what the next generation of human centered, tech enabled property operations looks like.

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Automation, AI standards, and renter diversity are reshaping how multifamily operators manage buildings in 2026. Here is what the next generation of human centered, tech enabled property operations looks like.

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Smart homes are becoming easier to set up and more secure than ever. Here is what every homeowner should know in 2026, from protecting devices to using tap to pair onboarding.

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Smart homes are becoming easier to set up and more secure than ever. Here is what every homeowner should know in 2026, from protecting devices to using tap to pair onboarding.

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Smart homes are becoming easier to set up and more secure than ever. Here is what every homeowner should know in 2026, from protecting devices to using tap to pair onboarding.

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Undersea cables, coastal defenses and green corridors are becoming data driven, AI monitored and parametric financed infrastructure. Here is how autonomous ISR, urban sensing and climate indexed insurance are reshaping coastal resilience.

Undersea cables, coastal defenses and green corridors are becoming data driven, AI monitored and parametric financed infrastructure. Here is how autonomous ISR, urban sensing and climate indexed insurance are reshaping coastal resilience.

Undersea cables, coastal defenses and green corridors are becoming data driven, AI monitored and parametric financed infrastructure. Here is how autonomous ISR, urban sensing and climate indexed insurance are reshaping coastal resilience.

Buildings are evolving into grid-aware, climate-underwritten assets as institutional capital shifts, AI strains power networks, and green financing becomes survival logic for portfolio resilience in 2026.

Buildings are evolving into grid-aware, climate-underwritten assets as institutional capital shifts, AI strains power networks, and green financing becomes survival logic for portfolio resilience in 2026.

Buildings are evolving into grid-aware, climate-underwritten assets as institutional capital shifts, AI strains power networks, and green financing becomes survival logic for portfolio resilience in 2026.

Thread, paired with Matter, brings low-power, IPv6 mesh networking to smart homes, improving reliability, interoperability and scale, a foundational shift driving the industry forward.

Thread, paired with Matter, brings low-power, IPv6 mesh networking to smart homes, improving reliability, interoperability and scale, a foundational shift driving the industry forward.

Thread, paired with Matter, brings low-power, IPv6 mesh networking to smart homes, improving reliability, interoperability and scale, a foundational shift driving the industry forward.

Cities are rethinking infrastructure for a hotter, riskier world, blending green systems, megaprojects, and satellite data to build climate resilient, future ready networks.

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Cities are rethinking infrastructure for a hotter, riskier world, blending green systems, megaprojects, and satellite data to build climate resilient, future ready networks.

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Cities are rethinking infrastructure for a hotter, riskier world, blending green systems, megaprojects, and satellite data to build climate resilient, future ready networks.

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Decarbonization in real estate is no longer optional. As the climate crisis accelerates and buildings remain major emitters, smart grids, AI and ESG frameworks offer the most practical path to cut emissions at scale. Here is what will actually move the needle.

Decarbonization in real estate is no longer optional. As the climate crisis accelerates and buildings remain major emitters, smart grids, AI and ESG frameworks offer the most practical path to cut emissions at scale. Here is what will actually move the needle.

Decarbonization in real estate is no longer optional. As the climate crisis accelerates and buildings remain major emitters, smart grids, AI and ESG frameworks offer the most practical path to cut emissions at scale. Here is what will actually move the needle.

Still confused about what Matter actually is? You’re in good company. This update clears up the confusion, explains how it works and shows what the first updateMatter 1.5 means for the future of connected Smart Homes.

Still confused about what Matter actually is? You’re in good company. This update clears up the confusion, explains how it works and shows what the first updateMatter 1.5 means for the future of connected Smart Homes.

Still confused about what Matter actually is? You’re in good company. This update clears up the confusion, explains how it works and shows what the first updateMatter 1.5 means for the future of connected Smart Homes.

Don’t be afraid of robots and AI. They’re here to improve our cities, not complicate them. These new systems of connected infrastructure are quickly becoming the operating layer for localities, reshaping daily life by making our cities safer, cleaner, more predictable and more responsive to the people who live in them.

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Don’t be afraid of robots and AI. They’re here to improve our cities, not complicate them. These new systems of connected infrastructure are quickly becoming the operating layer for localities, reshaping daily life by making our cities safer, cleaner, more predictable and more responsive to the people who live in them.

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Don’t be afraid of robots and AI. They’re here to improve our cities, not complicate them. These new systems of connected infrastructure are quickly becoming the operating layer for localities, reshaping daily life by making our cities safer, cleaner, more predictable and more responsive to the people who live in them.

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AI is accelerating a new era in PropTech by transforming investment, operations, and value creation across the real estate lifecycle, signaling a move from slow adoption to intelligent, data-driven growth.

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AI is accelerating a new era in PropTech by transforming investment, operations, and value creation across the real estate lifecycle, signaling a move from slow adoption to intelligent, data-driven growth.

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AI is accelerating a new era in PropTech by transforming investment, operations, and value creation across the real estate lifecycle, signaling a move from slow adoption to intelligent, data-driven growth.

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The Mashable Readers’ Choice Awards highlight the Smart Home brands consumers trust most, and reveal a major shift: Smart Homes are no longer niche, they’re foundational to everyday living.

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The Mashable Readers’ Choice Awards highlight the Smart Home brands consumers trust most, and reveal a major shift: Smart Homes are no longer niche, they’re foundational to everyday living.

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The Mashable Readers’ Choice Awards highlight the Smart Home brands consumers trust most, and reveal a major shift: Smart Homes are no longer niche, they’re foundational to everyday living.

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Where Smart Home, PropTech/Real Estate, and Infrastructure leaders converge to discover what’s next, build partnerships, and shape the future of connected living.

Where Smart Home, PropTech/Real Estate, and Infrastructure leaders converge to discover what’s next, build partnerships, and shape the future of connected living.

Where Smart Home, PropTech/Real Estate, and Infrastructure leaders converge to discover what’s next, build partnerships, and shape the future of connected living.