News
Apple, Amazon, Google, and Zigbee are teaming up for smarter homes
Better security and efficiency
The biggest names in the smart home space are teaming up to create an open-source standard. Leading the charge are Apple, Amazon, Google, and Zigbee — the biggest names in the industry right now.
They’re all competing for people to buy products that work with their in home-systems and are still trying to build a solution thatās simple for everyone to use. The aim is to make smart homes simpler, both for manufacturers and for customers, using standardized protocols.
A number of other partners are also involved, including Ikea, Legrand, NXP Semiconductors, Resideo, Samsung SmartThings, Schneider Electric, Signify, Silicon Labs, Somfy and Wulian.
Itās called āProject Connected Home over IPā and it will work to create a new standard for the smart home so that people can buy products knowing that theyāll work with the systems they have at home and that theyāre secure.
āThe project is built around a shared belief that smart home devices should be secure, reliable, and seamless to use,ā the partners said. The first implementations are expected at some point in “late 2020”.
On the software and services side, the companies will work to ensure that all devices are supported by cloud and voice services, including Amazonās Alexa, Appleās Siri, Googleās Assistant, and others.
The group will focus first on physical safety smart home devices, such as smoke alarms and CO sensors, smart doors and locks, and security systems.
Gaming
2026’s The Game Awards will stream live on Disney+
Annually, The Game Awards have become a sort of second Christmas for gamers. Besides a celebration of the past year in the world of videogames, the event hosts trailers for games of the upcoming year and beyond. Though itās already free on several platforms, viewers can now tune in to Disney+ to watch this yearās Game Awards.
Hosted as always by Geoff Keighley, 2026ās The Game Awards will happen on December 10 at 7:30pm ET. Most of the event will award the best titles of various categories for the year. Several publishers and developers also use the event to announce their upcoming titles. Itās for these reasons that a lot of gamers catch the event every year.
This year, The Game Awards is streaming live on Disney+. This is in addition to its usual platforms including Twitch and YouTube. The Disney+ stream will be available in the United States and select territories internationally.
For now, gamers can also vote on their picks for various categories via the eventās website.
On the other hand, Disney+ has been pushing live events more adamantly. In the Philippines, for example, the platform is the home for live NBA coverage. Though itās not as strong as Netflixās gaming push with its assortment of free games, Disney+ās addition of the annual awards show is a worthy go for gamers.
SEE ALSO: Here are all the big trailers from The Game Awards 2025
Enterprise
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang resigns after scandals
NVIDIAās week is finally and mercifully coming to an end. After being implicated in two extramarital affairs, now-former NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has resigned from his position.
Itās been a terrible week for Huangās personal life. Last weekend, a bombshell report revealed that Huang engaged in an affair with Alice Huang, who is reportedly involved with Chinese intelligence. Quickly realizing the heaviness of the allegations, the CEO admitted quickly to the affair.
However, barely 24 hours ago, another report revealed that Huang had a second extramarital affair. Though he was clear of any more espionage allegations, his romantic affair of choice was another executive within the company. NVIDIAās board of directors quickly debated whether Huang should be fired for his actions.
Now, Huang has voluntarily resigned from his position. The former CEO leaves behind his spot at the head of the table since cofounding NVIDIA in 1993.
In his stead, the board of directors have named incumbent CFO Colette Kress as the companyās interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent replacement. Despite her interim role, Kress will continue her duties as CFO.
Additionally, the board has named Harvey C. Jones, a member of board since its founding, as its first chair of the board.
Though the company will leave most of the controversy behind with Huangās departure, its next chapter is about to begin. Will its new direction maintain the companyās tenuous balance between AI and gaming, or tip the scales towards one segment?
SEE ALSO: NVIDIA CEO admits to having an affair with alleged Chinese spy
News
St. Peter reunited people with their deceased loved ones through tech
The new “If Heaven Could Write” campaign generates letters from the imagined perspectives of loved ones.
Grieving can take many forms. Sometimes, it manifests through a desire to hear a loved one again. We look at their old clothing, a gust of wind, or a butterfly, and imagine them talking to us one more time. This year, St. Peter, through the power of technology, gave 11,000 people that chance through its new āIf Heaven Could Writeā campaign.
During St. Peter Deathcare Week, which ran from October 27 through November 2, the deathcare provider started the āIf Heaven Could Writeā campaign, an interactive digital experience that offered participants a chance to reunite with their deceased loved ones. It was available in 37 St. Peter Chapels and 76 cemeteries nationwide.
Upon scanning a QR code which took them to a portal, participants answered questions about their loved ones. Then, the portal generates a personal letter from the imagined perspective of the participantās loved one, giving them one more chance to converse.
Of course, an imagined letter canāt replace someone who passed away. Still, the experience affords us a way to grieve and process the loss. No, the letter isn’t really from your loved one, but you can imagine what they would have said while reading through it. And sometimes, that’s all we need.
Though St. Peter Deathcare Week has already come and gone for the year, those interested can still participate in the campaign through its link.
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