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Elon Musk's first week at Twitter / Matter's newest smart home devices

11.04.2022 - By The VergePlay

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, Alex Cranz, and Alex Heath discuss what has happened with Twitter since Elon Musk has taken over the company.

Then, Nilay, David and Alex discuss the first Matter-compatible devices since the launch of the smart home standard.

Further reading:

Elon Musk wastes no time changing Twitter 

Why Elon Musk is so desperate for Twitter to make money

Elon Musk could enable Twitter's edit button for everyone 

Elon Musk could cut half of Twitter’s workforce 

Over 190 smart home devices are now Matter certified and here’s what’s coming next

We’re getting our first look at Matter devices today, and here’s what’s coming next

Level locks had a secret Thread radio this whole time

Amazon announces a phased rollout of Matter to its Alexa smart home platform

Eve’s sensors and smart plugs will be among the first Matter-compatible devices

Nanoleaf announces the first Matter-over-Thread light bulbs

Philips Hue Bridge is getting updated to Matter early next year

Aqara’s Matter transition begins in December with free hub update

Amazon Music’s library of songs and podcasts is now free for Prime subscribers 

Apple TV 4K (2022) review: unmatched power, unrealized potential

Netflix’s new cheaper plan with ads doesn’t work on Apple TV at launch

Netflix’s $6.99 per month ad tier is now live

PlayStation VR2 launches on February 22nd for $549.99

Comcast’s big rival to Roku and the smart TV is called… Xumo 

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