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The little smart home platform that could (www.theverge.com)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  • Home Assistant is now part of the Open Home Foundation, a non-profit aiming to fight against surveillance capitalism and offer privacy, choice, and sustainability.
  • The foundation will own and govern all Home Assistant entities, including the cloud, and has plans for new hardware and AI integration.
  • Home Assistant aims to become a mainstream smart home option with a focus on privacy and user control, while also expanding partnerships and certifications.
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Check out the FutureProofHomes youtube channel. He's developing a better presence/speaker puck, but the previous episodes get you something like an Alexa experience with voice assist. There's also a good thread in the HA forums about voice assist hardware ideas set up as a contest.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Thanks, I will definitely check out both of those