Google to buy 6.6% stake in ADT in home security push

Google to buy 6.6% stake in ADT in home security push

Alphabet Inc’s Google is buying a 6.6% stake in home security firm ADT Inc for $450 million in a deal that will allow it to provide service to customers of its Nest home security devices.

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