Google's Deal to Purchase Nest Labs Sends a Surge Through the Home Automation Industry
January 14, 2014 at 18:01 PM EST
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) announced Monday that it will purchase privately-owned Nest Labs for $3.2 billion - an item which could be a signal toward the company's further diversification of its operations. According to the Wall Street Journal, this deal marks one of Google's largest deals, second only to