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Nest disables feature on smoke alarms

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NEW YORK (AP) — The high-tech home monitoring device company Nest Labs is disabling a feature on its smoke alarms due to the risk that owners could unintentionally turn off the device with the wave of a hand.

Nest was acquired this year by Google Inc. for $3.2 billion.

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