• Motley Fool, Thursday, May 19, 2016 9:05 AM

This week, Alphabet's Google opened up the Thread protocol (originally created by Nest), which makes communication between home Internet of Things devices built by different companies much easier, and enables their connection to the cloud.  This is the first open-source initiative for Nest, and the company said in a statement that, "As a company with a long-standing history of actively supporting and contributing to open technologies, OpenThread allows us to work with other like-minded corporations and individuals to deliver a best-in-class implementation of Thread that can be widely used for the advancement of a connected and secure home."

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