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Google Gemini Has Conquered Nest Devices. Will It Fix Voice Assistant Woes?

Commentary: Gemini for Home is a huge leap into conversational AI for all Nest users, and we've been waiting for serious improvements.

3 More Hidden Features Every Google Chromecast Owner Should Know

Chromecast still has tricks left in 2025. Learn how to remap buttons, use Google Assistant for voice control, and mirror your ...

Beware of promptware: How researchers broke into Google Home via Gemini

Researchers demonstrated a way to hack Google Home devices via Gemini. Keeping your devices up-to-date on security patches is ...

Hackers Hijacked Google’s Gemini AI With a Poisoned Calendar Invite to Take Over a Smart Home

For likely the first time ever, security researchers have shown how AI can be hacked to create real world havoc, allowing ...
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Matter support is now available in the Google Home app on iOS

Now, Matter support is live in the Google Home app for iOS. Support for Matter first went live at the tail-end of last year, and it was available to the Google Home app on Android pretty quickly.

That blink-and-miss Google Home speaker cameo? Here’s what we know

Google may have accidentally spoiled one of its own surprises, although it could have been slyly intentional. During ...

Google Home adds scheduling for older Nest thermostats

Google has announced that users of the US and UK versions of the 3rd gen Nest Learning Thermostat and the Nest Thermostat E ...

Google finally lets you customize icon shapes on your Pixel's home screen

You can now customize the icon shapes on your Pixel's home screen in the latest Android Canary release. Here are the options you're given.