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These home security startups aren’t afraid of Amazon and Google

Companies like August and SimpliSafe say they’ve got a plan to survive as the tech giants scale up their smart home ambitions.

These home security startups aren’t afraid of Amazon and Google

Who needs keys? August has a plan to get you in the door of your Airbnb rental

The Future Of Airbnb And Amazon Might Hinge On A Smart Lock

Run by a former Apple public-policy wonk, Latch wants to be the infrastructure that enables the home delivery services of the future.

The Future Of Airbnb And Amazon Might Hinge On A Smart Lock

How Walmart Could Make You Ditch Amazon

Hearsay? Or just good design?

How Walmart Could Make You Ditch Amazon

Innovation By Design

Yves Béhar, Star Venture Designer, Plots His Next Move

After selling his firm to a Chinese conglomerate, Béhar hopes to build new global partnerships. Can he do it without losing his soul?

Yves Béhar, Star Venture Designer, Plots His Next Move

From Fuseproject, A Keyless Door Lock You Control With Your Smartphone

August is the latest in keyless entry–and party invitations.

From Fuseproject, A Keyless Door Lock You Control With Your Smartphone

Impact

A simple way to make flying less bad for the environment: just fly the planes at different altitudes

Could the military’s focus on climate readiness be the way to convince climate deniers?

Jeff Bezos, here’s how to give away $10 billion to stop climate change

Creativity

Blame millennials: McDonald’s candles smell like the future of marketing

Amazon’s ‘Hunters’ brings Nazis, Al Pacino, and muddled morality to ’70s New York

Which celebrity has all the range? Twitter’s latest meme has some answers

Co.Design

Gave up on your New Year’s resolutions? Recharge your creativity with this no-nonsense advice

A tribute to Larry Tesler, the father of user-friendly design

How cities are making the obesity epidemic worse

Work Life

If you never feel like you’ve done enough, try these 3 things

3 simple ways to set realistic goals and keep them

A time management coach’s surprising advice for the overly organized