The AP newswire article that various newspapers are picking up does indeed appear to be dated today, but it's not clear to me what the new part is. The firmware

The AP newswire article that various newspapers are picking up does indeed appear to be dated today, but it's not clear to me what the new part is. The firmware update in question was rolled out in early April; is this article belatedly about that, or is there something else? edit: Oh, it seems the difference is that it's now officially a safety recall, rather than just a voluntary update, which makes a legal difference, e.g. it's illegal to resell unpatched units, and consumers can opt for a refund [2]. [1] Discussion at the time: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7526682 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7526682 [2] http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Nest-Labs-Recalls-to-Repair-Nest-Protect-Smoke-CO-Alarms/ http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Nest-Labs-Recalls-to-Rep...