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They said smart home hubs were dead, but 2024 has seen a resurgence of these multi-protocol machines that work with every smart home radio out there. Case in point: this week, Homey announced the launch of the Homey Pro Mini.

The Mini is a cheaper and pint-sized version of the $400 Homey Pro smart home hub, offering built-in support for Ethernet, Zigbee, Thread, and Matter. It runs

• The series finale of "Yellowstone" has aired, concluding Paramount Network's epic western drama.
• From lingering mysteries to lost characters, the show didn't tie up every loose end.
• Warning: This article contains spoilers for seasons one to five of "Yellowstone."

The credits have rolled on the last-ever episode of "Yellowstone,"

• Reid Hoffman discussed on "Diary of a CEO" the lack of work-life balance in startup culture.
• He said startups needed to be intense and competitive to achieve success.
• Sacrifices that come with startup work include dinner at the office and working on the weekends.

Reid Hoffman got real

• We tried chicken nuggets from Chick-fil-A, KFC, Burger King, Wendy's, McDonald's, and Taco Bell.
• Chick-fil-A and KFC's nuggets had a similar texture and size but distinctly different textures.
• Taco Bell's crispy chicken nuggets stood out for their crunch and innovative sauce

• Early testers of Google's new AI video generator compared it with OpenAI's Sora.
• So far, Google's results are blowing OpenAI's out of the water.
• Google has tapped YouTube to train its AI models but says other companies can't do the same.

Not to let OpenAI have all the fun with its 12 days of 'Shipmas,' Google on Monday revealed its new AI video generator, Veo 2. Early

• The US military has confirmed recent drone activity around bases in New Jersey.
• The Pentagon said this week that it sent counter-drone technology to two installations.
• One of these systems has been identified as the Dronebuster, a hand-held

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear TikTok owner ByteDance’s appeal of a law that could ban the app. The court took up the case (via NBC News) unusually quickly — only two days after the company filed its appeal. Oral arguments are scheduled for January 10.

The law being challenged, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, is set to go into effect on January

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• Many major companies are requiring employees to return to the office full or part-time.
• Business Insider compiled a running list of the companies calling employees back.
• The list includes companies like Starbucks, Amazon, and BlackRock.

In September, Amazon mandated corporate workers return to the

• The Biden administration on Wednesday approved California's ban on gas cars by 2035.
• Trump has promised to revoke California's authority to set strict limits on tailpipe pollution.
• It's a high-stakes fight over the future of electric