{
  "id": 690243,
  "title": "Smart home devices are bricking faster than ever, and even trusted brands are pulling the plug",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/smart-home-devices-are-bricking-faster-than-ever-and-even-trusted",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T18:30:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/smart-home-devices-being-abandoned-faster-reaching-brands-people-trusted/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Google, Belkin and Spotify are all culprits",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}