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Amazon's Ring announces smart smoke alarm as CES tech-palooza kicks off

Amazon doesn’t disclose unit sales for its Ring division, but Ring and rival home security company SimpliSafe comprise one-fifth of the U.S. market for professional monitoring systems, according to data from market research firm Parks Associates. Ring CEO Liz Hamren, who took the helm from founder Jamie Siminoff in March 2023, told Bloomberg in May that the company “recently” became profitable.

From the article, "Amazon's Ring announces smart smoke alarm as CES tech-palooza kicks off" by Annie Palmer

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