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2025-01-06

Gemini AI smarts are coming to Google Home to make the Assistant a better conversationalist

During CES 2025, I had a chance to check out a demo of the way Google is integrating Gemini capabilities into its smart home platform via devices like the Nest Audio, Nest Hub and Nest Cameras. The main takeaway is that the conversations you have with the Google Assistant will feel more natural. Personally, I'd appreciate being able to ask questions as they pop in my head, without having to formulate some Assistant-friendly sentence before speaking — what I saw makes me feel like my wish could come true. 


To kick things off, you'll still say "Hey Google," but for follow-up questions you can skip the promp [...]

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2025-01-08

The Morning After: Meta gives up on fact checking for Facebook and Instagram

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday that the company is swinging away from its efforts to corral its content. Meta is suspending its fact-checking program to move to an X-style Community Note [...]

Match Score: 204.10

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2025-05-20

Google I/O 2025 recap: AI updates, Android XR, Google Beam and everything else announced at the annual keynote

Today is one of the most important days on the tech calendar as Google kicked off its I/O developer event with its annual keynote. As ever, the company had many updates for a wide range of products to [...]

Match Score: 178.94

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2025-03-14

Google is removing Assistant from most phones this year

Google Assistant's days are numbered. Google announced Friday that all Android devices are switching to Gemini as their default assistant and "the classic Google Assistant will no longer be [...]

Match Score: 122.77

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2025-05-19

Google I/O 2025: New Android 16, Gemini AI and everything else to expect at Tuesday's keynote

Google I/O, the search giant's annual developer conference, kicks off on Tuesday, May 20. The event is arguably the most important on the company's annual calendar, offering the opportunity [...]

Match Score: 101.15

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2025-05-13

Google is bringing Gemini to Wear OS, Android Auto and more

Google is bringing Gemini to more devices. During Tuesday's airing of The Android Show: I/O Edition, the company said its family of AI models would soon power the conversational experiences on An [...]

Match Score: 87.50

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2025-05-13

Everything Google announced at The Android Show

Google I/O 2025 is still a week out, but Google shared a taste of the updates planned for Android and the larger Android Ecosystem it has in store this year in a separate event, dubbed The Android Sho [...]

Match Score: 86.90

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2025-01-06

Gemini AI is coming to Google TVs later this year and I got an early first look

This week at CES, Google presented an early look at new software and hardware upgrades coming to Google TVs. New features include a new ambient experience, the integration of Gemini, Google's AI [...]

Match Score: 83.98

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2025-01-21

The best smart home gadgets for 2025

If it feels like every piece of home tech is now “smart,” you’re not far off. The smart home space has grown exponentially in the past few years to include speakers, cameras, locks, lights and e [...]

Match Score: 80.63

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2025-04-15

The best smart plugs in 2025

I recently moved and, before I had a chance to set up my smart plugs again, I found myself turning on my living room lamps manually — I sort of hated it. Reaching, twisting and visiting each one lik [...]

Match Score: 79.93