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Home Assistant renames Home Assistant Cloud to Link - The Verge
Publisher description: Founder Paulus Schoutsen explains why the smart home platform is dropping “cloud” from its name and how a new hub and AI agents could take it mainstream.
NewsAPI | Oct 2, 2026 | Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
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The open-source smart home platform Home Assistant is kicking the cloud to the curb — in name at least. “We are renaming Home Assistant Cloud to Home Assistant Link, because we hate clouds,” founder Paulus Schoutsen told The Verge in an interview ahead of today’s announcement. “Big tech ruined the cloud, so we’re out. ”The move is part of a long-term strategy Schoutsen and his team have been pursuing to make Home Assistant a mainstream smart home platform.
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