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Global consumer robot company <keyword id="218136" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="irobot" source="Orion">iRobot</keyword>, acquired by <keyword id="18635" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="amazon" source="Orion">Amazon</keyword> for $1.7 billion last week, has laid off 10 per cent of its workforce -- nearly 140 workers.<br /><br />The company said that to better align its cost structure with near-term revenue, it is in the process of initiating a "restructuring of its operations".<br /><br />"The actions are expected to result in a net reduction of approximately 140 employees, which represents 10 per cent of the company's workforce as of July 2, 2022," it said in its quarterly earnings report.<br /><br />The restructuring, said the company, is expected to deliver net savings in the range of approximately $5 million to $10 million in 2022 and approximately $30 million to $40 million in 2023.<br /><br />This latest round is double the number iRobot laid off in April 2020 at the outset of the pandemic.<br /><br />The layoff at iRobot came as Amazon announced to acquire iRobot for $1.7 billion in an all-cash deal.<br /><br />iRobot introduced the first <keyword id="1279434" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="roomba" source="Orion">Roomba</keyword> robot vacuum in 2002 and has sold millions of robots worldwide for cleaning, mapping and navigation.<br /><br />On completion of the transaction, <keyword id="4440728" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="colin-angle" source="Orion">Colin Angle</keyword> will remain as CEO of iRobot.<br /><br />"Since we started iRobot, our team has been on a mission to create innovative, practical products that make customers' lives easier, leading to inventions like the Roomba and <keyword id="14153578" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="irobot-os" source="Orion">iRobot OS</keyword>," said Angle, chairman and CEO.<br /><br />"Amazon shares our passion for building thoughtful innovations that empower people to do more at home, and I cannot think of a better place for our team to continue our mission," he added.<br /><br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO :<br /><br /><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-beta-arrives-next-month-heres-how-to-get-early-access/articleshow/93470625.cms">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta arrives next month – here’s how to get early access</a><br /><br /></strong><a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/after-eu-india-wants-companies-to-offer-a-common-charger-for-all-devices/articleshow/93469948.cms"><strong>After EU, India wants companies to offer a common charger for all devices</strong></a><br />

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<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><ul><li><strong>Jeff Bezos shared a photo on Instagram of a creation his kids made: a MacGyver-esque combination of an iRobot Roomba and an Amazon Echo Plus.&#xa0;</strong></li><li><strong>Unfortunately, the Roomba would work like this but the Echo Plus wouldn't, as it's not plugged into the wall.</strong></li><li><strong>Bezos was previously a strategic advisor to iRobot, the company that makes Roombas.&#xa0;</strong></li><li><strong>Also, the Roomba pictured already has Alexa capabilities - and it costs $630 on Amazon.</strong></li></ul><p>Jeff Bezos' children were so preoccupied with whether or not they could build an Echo-Roomba hybrid, they didn't stop to think if they should.&#xa0;</p><p>In a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl3UXBInIqx/?hl=en&amp;taken-by=jeffbezos">post on Instagram</a>&#xa0;showing an Amazon Echo Plus haphazardly taped to an iRobot Roomba, Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, showed off the creation his kids had made, adding "I have no idea. #LifeWithFourKids."</p><p>Ingenuity aside, the contraption unfortunately wouldn't work as the Echo Plus needs to be plugged into the wall to receive power.</p><p>Coincidentally though, the Roomba device that Bezos owns appears to be the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/iRobot-Roomba-960-Connectivity-Carpets/dp/B01ID8H6NO/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1532973591&amp;sr=8-7&amp;keywords=roomba+with+alexa">Roomba 960</a> - a $630 cleaning device that already is compatible with Alexa.&#xa0;</p><p>It's no secret that Bezos is a fan of Alexa and Echo devices, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jeff-bezos-has-an-echo-in-every-room-of-his-house-2017-2">as he once said</a> he will "dance into work i<span>f I have Echo and Alexa meetings on my schedule that day," and has an Echo device in every room of his house.&#xa0;</span></p><p><span>Bezos also has a connection to iRobot - <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/03/27/stealth-mode-amazon-bezos-quietly-advised-irobot/wWqeEmTu6ASocYhBUULZbM/story.html">he previously served as a strategic advisor to the company</a>.&#xa0;</span></p><div></div>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/best-features-coming-to-the-iphone-in-ios-12-this-fall-2018-7">Top 9 features coming to the iPhone in iOS 12</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div></hr>

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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Apple has been gathering tonnes of mapping data ahead of an expected Apple Maps update.</p><p>Now, the company is even using an army of robots to help them.</p><p>Briefly mentioned in <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/21/apple-readies-transit-subway-train-bus-guides-for-ios-9-maps-deploys-robots-for-indoor-mapping/">an article by 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman</a>, Apple has reportedly let loose autonomous robots with iBeacon sensors to collect data for its indoor mapping project. The little robots area about the size of an iRobot Roomba vacuum cleaner.</p><p>The indoor mapping project is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-indoor-mapping-project-and-ibeacon-2014-6">part of a long-term plan to update iOS Maps</a> to help users navigate large indoor areas like stores, offices, event spaces and commercial buildings.</p><p>Apple has already been using static "iBeacons" to verify its indoor map data. As an iPhone receives a bluetooth signal from an iBeacon, the iBeacon can figure out exactly where that person is, and make sure the map accurately reflects the spaces where people would walk.</p><p>Indoor mapping could prove pretty lucrative for Apple. iBeacons are already being used to send location-specific advertising and deals to people's smartphones. Adding very precise indoor maps will let a merchant know exactly which products the shopper is mulling over - and which discounts will push them into buying.</p><p>9to5Mac sources said that Apple is already mapping out its own offices in Cupertino - but that we shouldn't expect the robot-powered update to go out this year with iOS 9.</p><p>However, the report also said that Apple <em>does</em> hope to finally launch transit services with iOS 9, having scrapped plans to release the update with iOS 8. This means that people will be able to use Apple Maps for bus, subway, and train route navigation for the first time since Apple stopped relying on Google Maps in favour of its own service.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/nasas-new-car-self-driving-nasa-google-electric-2015-4">NASA's new robotic car makes Google's look lame </a></h3>        <div>            <div>        <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="1ya2tqdDqlzw1mnFmsPO9kNdjDv1krAk" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>        </div>        </div>            </div>

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<p><strong>Hello, again.</strong> I'm Jordan Parker Erb. Today, it's all eyes on Amazon. </p><p>That's for a number of reasons. For starters, the company is hosting its second major sale event of the year, its two-day <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/deals/amazon-prime-early-access-event-date-2022-9">Prime Early Access Sale</a>. Prime members can expect to get some holiday shopping knocked out with deals on everything from Amazon devices to kitchen tools. </p><p>But it's not all hunky-dory in the Amazon universe. The mega-sale comes just after the company frustrated warehouse workers with the announcement of widespread raises, which some considered <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-warehouse-raises-workers-leaked-documents-2022-10">"a slap in the face."</a></p><p>Finally, we're giving you an inside look at <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ma-deal-machine-mergers-acquisitions-2022-10">Amazon's M&amp;A team and strategy</a>, which has been heating up this year with high-profile buys from iRobot to One Medical. </p><p>Without further ado…</p><p><em>If this was forwarded to you, </em><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/10-things-in-tech"><em>sign up here</em></a><em>. Download Insider's app </em><a href="https://link.insider.com/click/27645591.160803/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zaWRlci5jb20vYXBwP25yX2VtYWlsX3JlZmVyZXI9MSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPVNhaWx0aHJ1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9T3BlbmluZ19iZWxs/62667762063d6b9bef0cffb3Bf9c9aa56"><em>here.</em></a></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ma-deal-machine-mergers-acquisitions-2022-10"><strong></strong></a></p><p><strong>1. We have an inside look at Amazon's deal machine. </strong>The e-commerce giant has been on a shopping spree this year, snapping up companies from One Medical to iRobot. We spoke with more than a dozen insiders to get a better understanding of Amazon's acquisition strategy —<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ma-deal-machine-mergers-acquisitions-2022-10"> here's what we found</a>:</p><ul><li>The spate of acquisitions is unusual for Amazon, which throughout its 28-year history never prioritized acquisitions. Instead, it opted to build in-house rather than buy for growth.</li><li>But as Amazon looks for growth beyond e-commerce and cloud computing, it has become a more active buyer — especially when it comes to larger transactions. </li><li>Part of the reason behind the company's new affinity for multibillion-dollar deals is its massive scale. As Amazon reaches hundreds of billions of dollars in sales, it needs to move beyond its traditional retail and cloud businesses.</li><li>One former exec said Amazon's corporate development team, which is in charge of the acquisition strategy, broadly follows two main tenets: Never get into a bidding war, and always look for undervalued assets.</li></ul><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ma-deal-machine-mergers-acquisitions-2022-10"><strong>Everything we learned about Amazon's acquisition strategy.</strong></a></p><p><u><strong>In other news:</strong></u></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/deals/amazon-prime-early-access-event-date-2022-9"><u><strong></strong></u></a></p><div type="image" title="The Amazon Prime logo on an Amazon box." height="3133" width="4177" msid="94787085" hostid="261" sizebytes="1610470"></div><p><strong>2. Today kicks off Amazon's two-day sales event. </strong>The Prime Early Access Sale starts today and will continue until tomorrow, offering early access to holiday deals. It's the first year that Amazon has had two Prime day discount events, however, leaked documents show the company is expecting <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-prime-early-access-sale-forecasts-2022-10">the latest bargain bonanza to be smaller</a> than its July sale. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/deals/amazon-prime-early-access-event-date-2022-9">Here's what to expect at the event.</a></p><p><strong>3. Patreon is in trouble. </strong>A leaked memo from the company's SVP of finance shows that Patreon's valuation plunged 70% in the past year, and that the creator-economy company is postponing its plans to go public in order to preserve cash. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/patreon-valuation-plunged-past-year-ipo-postponed-leaked-memo-2022-10">Everything we learned from the leaked note.</a> </p><p><strong>4. Facebook says 1 million accounts may have been breached. </strong>According to Bloomberg, the company identified more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps that targeted users for their log-in information. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-07/facebook-warning-1-million-about-stolen-usernames-passwords?cmpid=BBD101022_TECH&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_term=221010&amp;utm_campaign=tech">Get the full rundown here.</a></p><p><strong>5. An ex-Twitter employee explains why they left amid Elon Musk's takeover bid.</strong> Having worked at Twitter since 2021, this employee said they felt a "night-and-day change" at the company after it announced Musk's offer to buy it. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-i-quit-working-twitter-elon-musk-takeover-2022-10">They share why it "feels like the perfect time to try and get out."</a></p><p><strong>6. Meta workers considered advertising VR headsets to people who will get student debt relief. </strong>According to The New York Times, three employees said the ad proposal <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-wanted-to-sell-vr-headset-student-debt-relief-report-2022-10">could boost sales by 20%</a>, but the company didn't move forward with the idea. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg urged staff to have virtual meetings — but many <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-meta-employees-buy-vr-headsets-virtual-meetings-report-2022-10">workers don't own VR headsets</a>.</p><p><strong>7. Microsoft insiders describe a leadership vacuum in its metaverse unit. </strong>According to current and former employees, the company's metaverse and mixed reality ambitions remain uncertain amid canceled projects, budget cuts, a struggling contract with the United States military, and lack of leadership. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-hololens-metaverse-strategy-uncertain-kipman-army-military-ivas-2022-10">Here's what insiders told us.</a></p><p><strong>8. A Florida software company has to pay $73,000 after firing a remote employee who wouldn't keep his webcam on all day. </strong>After the employee was fired for turning his webcam off, a Dutch court has ruled he was dismissed unfairly. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/remote-worker-owed-73000-fired-for-refusing-turn-on-webcam-2022-10">Get the full rundown here.</a></p><p><u><strong>Odds and ends:</strong></u></p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-honda-prologue-electric-suv-us-market-designed-with-gm-2022-10"></a></p><div type="image" title="Honda Prologue SUV" height="1799" width="2400" msid="94787089" hostid="261" sizebytes="169000"></div><p><strong>9. Honda just unveiled the Prologue, its first all-electric SUV. </strong>The Prologue, one of two brand-new EVs developed with GM for the US market, was designed with enough space and storage to compete with SUVs currently on the market. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-honda-prologue-electric-suv-us-market-designed-with-gm-2022-10">Check out the Honda Prologue.</a></p><p><strong>10. A YouTuber's "disaster" towing with the F-150 Lightning highlights one of the drawbacks of electric trucks. </strong>The YouTuber found that towing significantly slashed his F-150 Lightning's driving range, and that it's more complicated with an electric truck than a gasoline-powered one. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-f150-lightning-towing-electric-truck-downside-youtube-video-2022-10">Read about his experience. </a></p><p><u><strong>What we're watching today:</strong></u></p><ul><li>Meta Connect, a developer conference with keynote speaker Mark Zuckerberg, <a href="https://metaconnect.com/en-us">is happening today</a>.</li><li>Google Cloud Next takes place <a href="https://cloud.withgoogle.com/next">today and tomorrow</a>.</li></ul><p>Keep updated with the latest tech news throughout your day by checking out<a href="https://link.chtbl.com/therefresh"> The Refresh from Insider,</a> a dynamic audio news brief from the Insider newsroom. <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/therefresh"><strong>Listen here.</strong></a></p><p><em>Curated by Jordan Parker Erb in New York. (Feedback or tips? Email </em><a href="mailto:jerb@insider.com"><em>jerb@insider.com</em></a><em> or tweet </em><a href="https://twitter.com/jordanparkererb?lang=en"><em>@jordanparkererb</em></a><em>.) Edited by Hallam Bullock (tweet </em><a href="https://twitter.com/hallam_bullock"><em>@hallam_bullock</em></a><em>) in London.</em></p>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Apple is exploring home robots in an effort to create its next major product, Bloomberg reported. </li><li>It's working on a mobile robot that can follow users and a smart display one, per the report.</li></ul><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple">Apple</a> is in the early stages of looking into making home robots, a move that appears to be an effort to create its "next big thing" after it killed its self-driving car project earlier this year, sources familiar with the matter told <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-03/apple-explores-home-robots-after-abandoning-car-efforts">Bloomberg</a>.</p><p>Engineers are looking into developing a robot that could follow users around their houses, Bloomberg reported. They're also exploring a tabletop at-home device that uses robotics to rotate the display, a more advanced project than the mobile robot.</p><p>The idea behind the smart display robot is to mimic a person's head movement, such as reacting during a FaceTime session. It would also include a feature that zooms in on a particular person in a crowd during a video call. This device initially caught the attention of senior Apple executives years ago, though they've disagreed over whether to continue with the project, Bloomberg said.</p><p>The report about Apple's new efforts comes after a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apples-nightmarish-year-keeps-getting-worse-doj-antitrust-iphone-2024-3">series of recent blows</a> to the company. Since the start of 2024, Apple has been hit with declining iPhone sales in China, a nearly $2 billion fine from the EU, and an antitrust lawsuit from the DOJ. </p><p>It also scrapped its decadeslong, multi-billionaire car effort, Project Titan, earlier this year, shifting its focus to building <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-new-ai-realm-resolution-conversation-understands-context-2024-4">AI products.</a> Apple has been criticized as lagging behind companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google, which have all released chatbots.</p><p>The bet on home robots could be an attempt to regain its new-product mojo eventually. The company reportedly started exploring robotics in 2019. At the time, Doug Field, now an EV executive at Ford, was leading the project and was joined by leaders across the home product space to work on things like quiet indoor drones.</p><p>After Field left the company in 2021, Bloomberg says Apple's robotics efforts zeroed in on domestic products. One idea Apple explored was a robot that could do chores like washing dishes and be used for video calls. However, the concept was shelved because of engineering obstacles, according to Bloomberg.</p><p>It's not yet clear whether Apple's robots will make it to consumers. But Apple appears to have laid some groundwork. At least one engineer who used to be on the car project's hardware team has been moved to the home and robotics division, according to Bloomberg. Sources also say that SafetyOS, the operating system that would've given the car self-driving capabilities, could technically be repurposed for robots.</p><p>Still, home robotics are nothing new. The Roomba, for instance, is a popular autonomous vacuum cleaner created by iRobot that Amazon tried to acquire in 2022. Smart speakers and thermostats are also common in people's homes. Meantime, Apple's latest non-robotic launch, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-vision-pro-returns-set-up-confusion-analyst-2024-2">the Vision Pro, has had mixed reviews</a>.</p><p>Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider before publication.</p>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="908794" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="IFTTT">IFTTT</keyword> is shorthand for If This Then That; it's an automation tool for connecting apps and services.</li><li>IFTTT works with more than 650 services and brands that include web apps, social media, and smart devices.</li><li>Here's a brief overview of how IFTTT works and how to get started using it. </li></ul><p>IFTTT is an automation tool that lets you easily script actions that link together a wide variety of devices and services. It was co-founded in 2010 by Linden Tibbets and Jesse Tane, with the goal of being a major connectivity platform for web services.</p><p>In this way, it's similar to services like <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-zapier">Zapier</a> and Microsoft Power Automate, all of which streamline workflows by automating repetitive tasks or connecting apps that were never intended to work together. </p><p>IFTTT is short for "<keyword id="1592677" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="If-This-Then-That">If This Then That</keyword>," a programming convention that defines in a nutshell how the service works. The "if this" part is known as the trigger, and "then that" is the action. The sum is the applet, previously referred to as the "recipe." </p><h2><strong>How IFTTT works</strong></h2><p>IFTTT is available as a website and mobile app for both iOS and Android devices, and any automations you create are available on all three platforms. It's compatible with more than 650 brands and services - the list is exhaustive, but includes products such as Gmail, Dropbox, Slack, Uber, GE smart appliances, Pinterest, Twitter, and Withings. </p><p>By connecting these services with If This Then That statements, you create Applets, which are the automations that run for you in the background. Here are some examples of Applets you can create with IFTTT:</p><ul><li>Automatically command your iRobot vacuum to clean the house when you leave the house.</li><li>Get a notification if your Ecobee thermostat sensor detects motion.</li><li>Get a notification when the International Space Station passes overhead.</li><li>Automatically add songs you like from YouTube to a Spotify playlist.</li></ul><h2><strong>How to get started with IFTTT</strong></h2><p>You can get started with IFTTT by creating a free account on the <a href="https://ifttt.com/">IFTTT website</a> or downloading the IFTTT app for <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ifttt/id660944635">iOS</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ifttt.ifttt&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=USmp;gl=US">Android</a>. </p><p>You can search for a pre-made applet out of a selection of hundreds by entering your subject in the search bar and turning on the slider. You'll probably need to activate other services for the applet to work, to which you will be directed after switching on the slider. All it takes is the toggle of a button. </p><p>Another way to search for pre-made applets is by clicking on "Discover," which will take you to a list of applets relating to those you've previously activated. By clicking on a specific category, you'll be able to see your applets grouped together according to similarities.  </p><p>On the other hand, you can create an applet from scratch, following a process that is essentially the same regardless of which version you are using:</p><p><strong>1. </strong>Click "Create."</p><p><strong>2. </strong>On the Create Your Own screen, click "Add" in the If This box.</p><div type="image" title="What_is_IFTTT 1" height="1629" width="2033" msid="80692454" hostid="261"></div><p><strong>3. </strong>Choose the service you want to serve as your trigger. For example, click "Dropbox."</p><p><strong>4. </strong>On the next page, you'll see a list of possible triggers. Click the one you want to use, such as "New file in your folder."</p><div type="image" title="What_is_IFTTT 2" height="1656" width="2035" msid="80692455" hostid="261"></div><p><strong>5. </strong>If this is the first time you're using this service, you need to connect it to IFTTT - you'll need to log in to the service and give IFTTT permission. </p><p><strong>6. </strong>You'll next need to customize the trigger. Depending upon what the trigger does, you may need to set some parameters. In this example, you need to specify the name of the Dropbox folder IFTTT should be monitoring. </p><p><strong>7. </strong>Click "Add" in the Then That box. </p><div type="image" title="What_is_IFTTT 3" height="1643" width="2016" msid="80692456" hostid="261"></div><p><strong>8. </strong>Choose the service that should perform the action based on the trigger. For example, you can choose "Philips Hue."</p><p><strong>9. </strong>On the next page, select the specific action from the list, such as "Blink lights."</p><p><strong>10. </strong>Finally, choose the parameters of the action. In this case, for example, you'll need to choose which of your Philips Hue lights to blink. Then Click "Create action."</p><div type="image" title="What_is_IFTTT 4" height="1631" width="2028" msid="80692458" hostid="261"></div><p><strong>11. </strong>Click "Continue" and then, on the final page, verify the summary of your Applet and click "Finish."</p><div type="image" title="What_is_IFTTT 5" height="1673" width="2019" msid="80692459" hostid="261"></div><p>You've now made an IFTTT applet. In this case, every time a file is saved to a Dropbox folder, the specified Philips Hue light will blink. </p><h2><strong>IFTTT plans and pricing</strong></h2><p>You can get started with IFTTT for free and use the free plan if your needs are modest or you're just experimenting with the service. There are two plans available for individual users:</p><ul><li><strong>IFTTT Standard</strong>. You can create up to three Applets from scratch and enable an unlimited number of pre-designed Applets for free.</li><li><strong>IFTTT Pro</strong>. For $3.99 a month, you can create and use an unlimited number of Applets, as well as create complex, multi-step Applets with conditional logic and other features. </li></ul><p>In addition, there are a variety of plans for business, from IFTTT Developer ($199 a year) to IFTTT Team and IFTTT Enterprise (both of which have variable pricing). 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