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2 days ago | cepro.com | Nick Boever

Hunter Douglas has rolled out a series of enhancements to their PowerView Automation system, bringing quieter motors, a more advanced set of control permissions and more streamlined battery storage solutions for wireless shades. This is the latest update to Hunter Douglas’s PowerView home automation system since the company expanded its control to shades, blinds and shutters in October of last year.

3 days ago | cepro.com | Zachary Comeau

Brilliant NextGen has introduced its Second Generation Smart Home Controls, aimed at enhancing automation performance and device compatibility for both single-family and multifamily housing. The company says the new offering includes a suite of hardware and software upgrades, designed to provide faster response times, streamlined connectivity, and advanced integration capabilities with major smart home ecosystems.

3 days ago | cepro.com | Zachary Comeau

Custom home integrators and their manufacturers woke up to great news today, as the U.S. and China have announced an agreement to reduce tariffs levied on one another and eliminate retaliation for 90 days, signaling a new openness toward trade cooperation. According to the Trump Administration, China will remove the retaliatory tariffs it announced on April 4 and will suspend or remote the non-tariff countermeasures taken against the U.S. since April 2.

3 days ago | cepro.com | Nick Boever

Panasonic has stated it will be slashing its global workforce by roughly 10,000 people, with half of those job cuts occurring in Japan where the company is based. The rest will occur in its overseas departments. The goal, according to Panasonic is to become a more efficient, “lean” company. The cost cutting efforts by Panasonic will result in a 4% reduction in its total global workforce.

6 days ago | cepro.com | Zachary Comeau

Security system manufacturer Arlo Technologies has announced the rollout of Arlo Secure 6, the latest evolution of its home security subscription service that the company says is designed to deepen the contextual awareness of Arlo smart devices. The company says Secure 6 integrates advanced AI features aimed at improving both the precision of alerts and the speed at which users can respond to potential threats in and around their homes.