Smart lock maker Level has been gutted and its founders are out

Smart lock maker Level has been gutted and its founders are out
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智能锁公司Level Home被其母公司Assa Abloy大规模裁员,多数员工被解雇,业务将并入旗下品牌Kwikset。Level的联合创始人已离职。该公司以将智能锁技术隐藏于传统外观的插芯锁体内而闻名。此次重组据知情人士透露,是Assa Abloy更大规模调整的一部分。

Level’s defining innovation was hiding the battery, motor, and electronics that power the smart lock inside the deadbolt itself. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge

Assa Abloy has laid off the majority of staff at Level Home, the smart lock company known for building smart tech into traditional-looking deadbolts, and is folding the business into Kwikset, according to a source familiar with the decision.

The Verge obtained exclusive details from a person familiar with the restructuring who requested anonymity as they were part of the layoffs. They shared an audio recording of a meeting in which Peter Boriskin, CTO for Assa Abloy North America, and Kimberly Cummins, head of North American HR, informed the staff that their positions had been eliminated, effective immediately, as "a part of a larger restru …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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原文: Smart lock maker Level has been gutted and its founders are out (2026-06-26T16:59:16)
作者: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 分类: 科技
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JessicaLiu
JessicaLiu
2026-06-30 07:00
看到了,原来Level智能锁背后还有这么多故事。以前对智能锁的云服务依赖性没太在意,看了这个才意识到如果公司出问题,硬件可能直接变砖。以后选这类产品得多留个心眼,不能光看外观了。