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Before its smart locks were in one in every 10 new U.S. apartment units under construction, Latch started small: the front door of its co-founder's Lower East Side apartment. CEO Luke Schoenfelder was ...

Security is a major part of the smart home, with gadgets like the Nest Cam IQ indoor camera which spots when someone’s in your house and recognizes if it’s a friendly face or an intruder. Today in New ...

Locks operated with keys were first invented 4,000 years ago in Ancient Egypt. These locks were far simpler than today's, but their operating principles were the same. Is it any wonder that most of ...