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| 04.05.2024 | Understanding Burglar Alarms: Enhancing Security and Peace of Mind | Share
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Burglar alarms are critical components of residential and commercial security strategies. These systems detect unauthorized entry into a building or area, thereby helping to protect property and personal safety... |
| 15.04.2024 | Trident IoT Secures $10 Million in Funding | Silicon provider and RF technology company, Trident IoT, based in the USA, recently raised $10 million in funding. The investment, led by Todd Pedersen, founder of Vivint and Vivint Solar, aims to accelerate engineering support, certificati... |
| 12.04.2024 | Trident IoT Closes $10M Funding | Trident IoT, a Carlsbad, CA-based silicon provider and RF technology company focused on decreasing time-to-market for connected device manufacturers, raised $10m in funding.
The round was led by Todd Pedersen, entrepreneur and founder of Vi... |
| 05.03.2024 | Home Security Systems Market to reach $100 Bn by 2032, Says Global Market Insights Inc. | - |
| 21.10.2023 | Vivint Expands Security Offering With Smart Lighting Bundle | Bridge, Bulbs, and Switches!Vivint |
| 10.03.2023 | NRG Completes Acquisition of Vivint Smart Home, Inc., Creating the Leading Essential Home Services Platform | Acquisition Accelerates Company’s Growth Plan, at-Value, and Brings Customers a Unique Whole Home Experience |
| 06.12.2022 | NRG Energy, Inc. to Acquire Vivint Smart Home, Inc. | Acquisition Positions NRG as the Leading Essential Home Services Provider, Accelerating Growth Plan |
| 17.08.2022 | Airbnb launches ‘anti-party’ tech to spot potential rule-breakers at the point of booking | After permanently banning parties and events on all Airbnb listings in June, the company is hardening its anti-party stance by launching new screening tools in the U.S. and Canada.
The firm’s “anti-party” tech is an algorithm to identify po... |
| 10.05.2022 | Vivint’s new updates make its smart home system even smarter | I’ve had a Vivint smart home for about 18 months, ever since reviewing the Vivint Doorbell Camera Pro and the Vivint Outdoor Camera Pro. For the most part, I find them to be incredibly smart and useful. Plus, the integration with Google and... |
| 15.11.2021 | Vivint Smart Home : Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results - Form 8-K | Vivint Smart Home Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results
Revenue increased by over 21% as the company grew Total Subscribers in the portfolio by more than 155,000
Attrition declined by 140 basis points year over year to 11.4%, a 13-quarter lo... |
| 08.06.2021 | Vivint Smart Home Announces Appointment Of David Bywater As Chief Executive Officer | Seasoned Executive with 25 Years of Leadership Experience Across Consumer-Facing Technology Companies
Vivint Smart Home, Inc. a leading smart home company, announced that David Bywater has been appointed chief executive officer. In connecti... |
| 22.01.2021 | Digital.com Announces Best Business Security Systems of 2021 | SEATTLE (PRWEB) January 22, 2021
Digital.com, a leading independent review website for small business online tools, products, and services, has announced the best business security systems of 2021. The top platforms were evaluated based on ... |
| 27.11.2020 | 8 Black Friday Gadget Deals On Doorbell Cams, Coffee Makers, Thermostats Smart Plugs, And More | Controlling everything from your couch with your phone sounds like the perfect holiday season to me. getty |
| 28.10.2020 | Doorbells And Darwinism: What Evolutionary Biology Taught Me About Smart Homes | Vice President, Cameras and Computer Vision at Vivint Smart Home. |
| 04.03.2020 | Vivint Doorbell Camera Pro Automatically Protects Your Packages | Vivint Doorbell Camera ProVivint |
| 05.12.2019 | Luxury Decor Gifts For The Person Who Has Everything | Unwrap luxury goodness Photo by Michelle on Unsplash |
| 14.08.2019 | Are Smart Neighborhoods the Future? | Are Smart Neighborhoods the Future?
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The city of Auburn, the largest in eastern Alabama, officially has its first smart neighborhood thanks to a partnership between Holland... |
| 05.06.2019 | Vivint raises US$360m pot to deploy 95-100MW PV pipeline | - |
| 05.06.2019 | Vivint raises up to $360 million to deploy more rooftop solar | The most important competency for running a third-party solar company is not installing solar. It is raising cash.
Big companies like Sunrun and Vivint Solar can always find installers to partner with, but without a steady flow of cash to g... |
| 07.05.2019 | These AI-powered gadgets do all the thinking for you | Originally Published by:
Zuckerberg under fire as shareholders are urged to remove him as board chair FCC warns about 'one ring' robocall scam Apple reportedly exaggerating iPhone battery life by up to 51 percent
In case you haven’t been pa... |
| 06.09.2018 | A Mixup Let a Stranger Watch a Woman Through Her Security Cameras | Shelan Faith, a woman living in Canada, had two security cameras installed in her home: one to keep an eye on her front door, and one in her infant’s bedroom. In late August, she received a letter from a stranger describing the inside of he... |
| 08.08.2017 | Humans have much to teach AI about the smart home | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Artificial intelligence has attracted broad atten... |
| 26.07.2017 | Why Elon Musk is wrong about Mark Zuckerberg — and vice versa | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Artificial intelligence is easily the buzzword of... |
| 02.08.2016 | A one-stop solution to make your home smarter? | Remember the Jetsons and their awesome smart home? The 1960s kids’ favorite cartoon is set in the distant year of 2062, where the connected homes become an integral part of families and define the world around them.
So how is it possible th... |
| 30.07.2016 | The pros and cons of using Amazon Alexa as a model for chatbots | Amazon Alexa is slowly becoming self-aware.
Well, not really. Amazon has added some new features, including the ability to read an entire book, start your Ford Fusion (still in beta), and unlock the doors of your house with a simple command... |
| 18.06.2016 | IoT, Venture Capital Backed Startups Make our Home Smarter | Startups leverage the technology to change the world we live. Or, minimally, a small part of it either at work, improving our productivity, or how we go to office, our way to communicate, to book a holiday, just to make a few examples.
But ... |
| 27.04.2016 | Vivint Smart Home Raises $100M in Equity Funding | Vivint Smart Home, a Provo, UT-based provider of smart home technology and services, raised $100m in equity funding.
The round was co-led by tech investor Peter Thiel and investment firm Solamere Capital.
The company intends to use the fund... |
| 27.04.2016 | Vivint Smart Home Grabs $100M |
PROVO, UT, Leading provider of smart home technology and services, today announced a $100 million equity investment.
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| 27.04.2016 | Daily funding roundup - April 27, 2016 | Peter Thiel led investment in Vivint; Seclore raised $12M Series B; IMMUNIO secured Series A funding
wineOwine, a Rome, Italy-based wine ecommerce startup, raised €800,000 (approximately $905,000) in venture capital funding. Backers include... |
| 27.04.2016 | Mitt Romney's Fund And Peter Thiel Invested in a Utah Smart Home Startup | Solamere Capital, the Mass.-based venture capital and private equity fund established by Mitt Romney and son Tagg Romney, has joined PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel in a $100 million funding for Vivint, a company out of... |
| 27.04.2016 | Vivint lands $100m investment from Peter Thiel and Solamere Capital | Vivint’s smart home systems are about to get a bit smarter. The home automation and security company just nabbed $100m co-led by tech investor Peter Thiel and strategic investment firm Solamere Capital. This influx in capital will be used f... |
| 21.01.2016 | Amazon Echo now works with Vivint home security and automation | Of the countless product announcements that filled the Consumer Electronics Show it was easy to miss many things. One announcement came from Vivint, which produces home security and automation products. The company unveiled that it planned ... |
| 20.12.2015 | Here’s what the smart home market will look like in 2016 | Many of the big players competing in the smart home space made significant bets this past year. Among the tech titans, Apple rolled out an improved version of HomeKit; Alphabet-owned Nest overhauled its product line; Samsung launched a new ... |
| 24.06.2015 | 100Mbps, $60-per-month wireless Internet comes to single-family homes | A Vivint "hub home." On the right is a radio that connects to a tower. On the left is a radio that other homes in the area connect to.
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| 19.05.2015 | Vivint Launches A New Home Automation System Complete With A Tiny Doorbell Camera | Home security and automation starts and ends with the front door. It needs to keep the bad guys out yet let the good guys in without hassle. Either a system gets it right or it doesn’t, and, until now, I had yet to see a system that’s truly... |
| 11.06.2014 | Openness Is Overrated: Honeywell And Vivint’s New Smart Home Platforms | ReadWriteHome is an ongoing series exploring the implications of living in connected homes.
Honeywell, the 125-year-old company known for home appliances, and Vivint, the former 90s-era Apex Alarm company, both just unveiled two new devices... |
| 20.02.2014 | Meet Vivint, the latest billion-dollar company stripped from Google’s search results [update] | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Updated at 5:12 p.m. Pacific with comment from Vi... |
| 20.02.2014 | Meet Vivint, the latest billion-dollar company stripped from Google’s search results [update] | Updated at 5:12 p.m. Pacific with comment from Vivint.
After cracking down on Rap Genius and Expedia, Google has a fresh target: Vivint, a multibillion dollar security firm.
Acquired by Blackstone for $2 billion in late 2012, Vivint is famo... |
| 21.10.2013 | Vivint secures US$540 million for residential solar | - |
| 18.09.2012 | Blackstone Throws Down Just Over $2 Billion To Acquire Home Automation Giant Vivint | News broke tonight that The Blackstone Group, which operates the second largest equity fund businesses in the world, has agreed to acquire home automation giant Vivint in a deal that’s worth just over $2 billion.
Blackstone will be purchasi... |
| 18.09.2012 | Vivint keeps bad guys out, brings in $2B for sale to Blackstone | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
People are willing to pay a lot of money to keep ... |
| 19.10.2011 | Vivint Solar raises $75M for solar installations | The company receives a $75M tax equity commitment from U.S. Bancorp
Vivint Solar, the solar energy division of home automation company Vivint Inc., announced Wednesday that it has received a $75 million tax equity commitment from U.S. Banco... |
| 03.05.2011 | Vivint Adds Free In-Home Tornado Alerts | Vivint is rolling out an in-home tornado alert for its home security and automation systems that use the Go!Control panel. This free application will automatically download to users in 20 states through-out the US’s midsection. Once a torna... |
| - | Think your house is haunted and want out? Author Grady Hendrix has ideas on how to sell it | In Grady Hendrix’s new novel, “How to Sell a Haunted House,” the parents of protagonist Louise die unexpectedly in a car crash — and she runs into trouble trying to sell the house she grew up in.
She’s not alone in her concerns about the ho... |
| - | U.S. News & World Report Names Vivint Smart Home a Best Home Security System for Third Year Running | PROVO, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 2, 2021--
Vivint Smart Home, Inc. (NYSE:VVNT), a leading smart home company in North America, today announced that U.S. News & World Report named the company a “ Best Home Security System for 2021.” Thi... |
