Your devices and services may or may not still work with Nest now, Johnson Controls pulls Cortana from its Cortana-based thermostat, and a recent hub update brings us one step closer to the new Insteon app. Plus: Sense co-founder and CEO Mike Phillips talks about how insight into how we use electricity in our homes can help us save energy and money, and their aftermarket electrical panel add-on enables that!

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• Philips Hue’s fall update: Vintage bulbs, smart buttons and a big bet on Bluetooth
• Sonos Move speaker cuts the cord, goes portable
• June smart ovens have been turning on and preheating
• Cortana Is Being Removed from Its Own Thermostat
• Nest is now prompting users to convert to Google Accounts
• Insteon updated Hub firmware to prep for new app
• IKEA invests heavily in the smart home going forward
• Hubitat sensors and automations can now trigger Alexa routines
• Learn more about Sense and save $30 with discount code SENSE30
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