Ahead of his appearance at The Smart Home Summit 2025, we sat down with Arnau Donate Duch, Co-founder & CTO at Phare Labs , to discuss creativity, computation, and centralizing intelligence. The Design-First Philosophy For Arnau Duch, who comes to technology from a creative background, the division between design and engineering has never made sense. " It is impossible for me to visualize these as two separate fields, design looks to ask the right questions, and engineering t

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Back-to-school season brought some heavyweight announcements from the smart home world. From Samsung's AI-powered vision to Google's long-awaited Gemini integration coming next month, the industry is clearly gearing up for a major AI transformation. Plus, our Connected Living Tips & Tricks  section returns with practical insights to help you navigate the smart home upgrade season.  Samsung Unveils "AI Home: Future Living, Now" Samsung  presented its comprehensive  "AI Home: F