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Big Tech Has Spent Billions Acquiring AI Smart Home Startups

The pattern is clear: when innovative companies successfully integrate AI into everyday products, tech giants pay billions to acquire them.

Google paid $3.2B for Nest.
Amazon spent $1.2B on Ring.
Generac spent $770M on EcoBee.

Now, a new AI-powered smart home company is following their exact path to acquisition—but is still available to everyday investors at just $1.90 per share.

With proprietary technology that connects window coverings to all major AI ecosystems, this startup has achieved what big tech wants most: seamless AI integration into daily home life.

Over 10 patents, 200% year-over-year growth, and a forecast to 5x revenue this year — this company is moving fast to seize the smart home opportunity.

The acquisition pattern is predictable. The opportunity to get in before it happens is not.

INVEST BEFORE BIG TECH MAKES THEIR MOVE

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Market Overview
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Year To Date Performances:

1. China has hit back hard at Trump’s escalating trade war, announcing an 84% tariff on U.S. goods—up from 34%—in response to a U.S. tariff hike that now exceeds 100% on Chinese imports. The move, effective April 10, signals Beijing's refusal to back down, contrasting with countries like Japan that are seeking compromise. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the escalation a “loser” for China, but markets aren’t convinced—global stocks have tumbled into bear territory, with the S&P 500 down nearly 20% from its peak and Asian indices following suit. With $143.5 billion in U.S. exports to China now under pressure, fears of a broader economic slowdown are growing.

2. The European Union has officially joined the global backlash against Trump’s tariff blitz, approving its first round of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods to take effect April 15. The move comes in response to Washington’s sweeping 25% steel and 20% aluminum tariffs, which the EU calls “unjustified and damaging.” EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said the new duties will initially hit a range of imports, with a second wave coming May 15, as Europe braces for the fallout. With €80 billion in estimated duties on €380 billion worth of exports at stake, the EU says it’s still open to talks—but fully prepared to strike back.

3. In a puzzling twist, bonds — usually a safe haven during downturns — are plunging just as recession fears rise, with the 10-year Treasury yield spiking above 4.5% and the 30-year nearing 5%. This sharp selloff defies expectations, as investors typically flock to bonds in turbulent times. Analysts are warning that the bond market may be losing its protective role, with theories ranging from hedge fund liquidations to retaliatory selling by foreign holders like China and Japan. With a weak bond auction looming and tariffs igniting global tension, both the Fed and Trump administration may be losing control of the narrative.

4. Headlines

   1. Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan is predicting that tariffs will cause a recession in the US.

   2. President Trump claims the US government is bringing in $2B per day in tariffs.

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