https://unwindai.com.au/blog VEU Energy Rebates, Intelligent Homes, and AI Advancements — from Melbourne. en-AU Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT https://unwindai.com.au/blog/is-it-safe-to-let-ai-use-your-browser https://unwindai.com.au/blog/is-it-safe-to-let-ai-use-your-browser Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT AI & Data Claude in Chrome went generally available this week: the agent clicks, types and submits forms using the accounts you're already logged into. Anthropic's own safety guidance is unusually blunt about where not to point it. https://unwindai.com.au/blog/esphome-starter-kit-diy-smart-home-sensors https://unwindai.com.au/blog/esphome-starter-kit-diy-smart-home-sensors Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT Intelligent Home ESPHome's first official hardware is a US$40 snap-together kit with motion, temperature and humidity sensing. It's the cheapest honest way to find out whether a local-first smart home is worth it. https://unwindai.com.au/blog/claude-watermarks-ai-text https://unwindai.com.au/blog/claude-watermarks-ai-text Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT AI & Data An invisible signature is now woven into AI-written text, with no opt-out and no way around it via the API. What that changes for a business that uses AI to draft its writing. https://unwindai.com.au/blog/eu-opens-android-to-rival-assistants https://unwindai.com.au/blog/eu-opens-android-to-rival-assistants Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:00:00 GMT Intelligent Home The European Commission has ordered Google to open eleven Android features to competing assistants. It's the unlock Home Assistant users have wanted for years, and it stops at the EU border. https://unwindai.com.au/blog/ai-agents-escaped-the-sandbox https://unwindai.com.au/blog/ai-agents-escaped-the-sandbox Fri, 31 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT AI & Data Anthropic disclosed three incidents where evaluation models reached real systems. The lesson isn't that AI is dangerous — it's that the boring controls are the ones that mattered. https://unwindai.com.au/blog/veu-ceiling-insulation-activity https://unwindai.com.au/blog/veu-ceiling-insulation-activity Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT VEU Energy The Essential Services Commission has released updated guides, installer requirements and Registry changes for ceiling insulation under the Victorian Energy Upgrades program. https://unwindai.com.au/blog/welcome-to-the-unwindai-blog https://unwindai.com.au/blog/welcome-to-the-unwindai-blog Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT News Why this blog exists: plain-English posts on VEU energy rebates, intelligent homes, and AI at work in small business. https://unwindai.com.au/blog/home-assistant-device-database https://unwindai.com.au/blog/home-assistant-device-database Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT Intelligent Home A community-built compatibility database is now in public preview. It answers the question every smart-home buyer asks first. https://unwindai.com.au/blog/veu-induction-cooktops-lighting https://unwindai.com.au/blog/veu-induction-cooktops-lighting Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT VEU Energy Activity 46 has changed and the eligible lighting control devices for activities 27 and 35 are now clarified. A short read if you're quoting either. https://unwindai.com.au/blog/home-assistant-matter-upgrade https://unwindai.com.au/blog/home-assistant-matter-upgrade Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT Intelligent Home Matter finally does what it promised back in 2022. Here's what changed, and whether it's worth rebuilding your setup around it. https://unwindai.com.au/blog/veu-hera-paused https://unwindai.com.au/blog/veu-hera-paused Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT VEU Energy Activity 45 paused when the Residential Efficiency Scorecard closed on 23 June 2026. If you were mid-assessment, here are your options.