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Google's Smart Home Devices Are Finally Getting Gemini's AI Skills

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-07 03:28:00

Gemini for Home will replace Google Assistant in the company's line of smart displays and speakers, a step up in capabilities for its smart home devices. The announcement was made on Wednesday to coincide with its Made By Google event in New York. Gemini for Home will use AI models tuned for home tasks and work with any member of the household, including guests, according to a company press release. It'll activate with the same "hey Google" phrase, but Gemini for Home can better understand cont

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Device searches at the US border hit record high, new data shows

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-11-07 09:29:01

In Brief U.S. border agents searched more electronic devices during a three-month period than ever before, according to new government statistics. The data shows that U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency tasked with immigration screening at the U.S. border, searched 14,899 devices of international travelers between April through June, a 17% rise on the previous record high recorded in early 2022. Most of these searches are “basic,” where U.S. border agents demand the password to the

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The Pixel 10 Pro has a smart home feature that might make it future-proof

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-07 23:00:43

TL;DR The Google Pixel 10 Pro includes a built-in Thread radio, a crucial piece of hardware for the future of the smart home. Thread is a low-power mesh network that offers a more reliable and faster connection for smart home devices compared to Wi-Fi. This inclusion future-proofs the phone, enabling it to directly control the growing number of Matter-compatible smart devices. Google’s commitment to seven years of software support for the new Pixel 10 series is bold, as the phone’s state-of-t

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Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

news.ycombinator.com Matt Burgess 2025-11-07 23:19:53

United States Custom and Border Protection officials have sweeping powers to search anyone’s phone when they are entering the country—including US citizens. Newly released figures show that over the past three months, CBP officials have been searching more phones and other devices than ever before. From April through June this year, CBP searched 14,899 devices carried by international travelers, according to stats published on the agency's website. While the figures aren’t broken down by device

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Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

wired.com Matt Burgess 2025-11-07 23:01:25

United States Custom and Border Protection officials have sweeping powers to search anyone’s phone when they are entering the country—including US citizens. Newly released figures show that over the past three months, CBP officials have been searching more phones and other devices than ever before. From April through June this year, CBP searched 14,899 devices carried by international travelers, according to stats published on the agency's website. While the figures aren’t broken down by device

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Graphene capacitors achieve rapid, high-depth modulation of terahertz waves

news.ycombinator.com University Of Cambridge 2025-11-03 16:52:54

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: The demonstrated tuneable capacitance metamaterial, used as a terahertz amplitude modulator. Credit: Cavendish Laboratory Researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge have demonstrated a new way to control radiation in the terahertz range—an often-overlooked part of the electromagnetic spectrum—w

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AYN Odin 3 and Thor could be the upgrade that retro gamers have been waiting for

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-11 09:32:55

TL;DR AYN has teased two new handheld gaming devices, the Odin 3 and a new handset named Thor. Both devices are confirmed to be Android handhelds, and not x86. More information about the devices will be released in the coming weeks. AYN’s Odin 2 handheld lineup has been extremely popular, primarily due to the decently capable Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 on board, which makes them perfect for emulating demanding retro consoles like the Nintendo Switch and others. However, there’s no denying th

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Streamlining patch management for macOS

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-11-11 23:00:00

Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with

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PSA: One of the biggest Google Play Store alternatives is shutting down on Android tomorrow

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-11 22:51:09

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon is shutting down its Appstore on Android tomorrow, August 20, 2025. Today is the day to make any changes to your subscriptions via the Amazon Appstore. You can spend your remaining Amazon Coin balance, or it will be refunded to you once the store shuts down. Amazon will shut down its Appstore on Android tomorrow. The Google Play Store alternative will cease to operate on Android devices starting August 20, 2025, and all the apps that you may hav

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Your smart home device just got a performance and security boost for free

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-11-14 08:00:19

Maria Diaz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Matter 1.4.2 enhances experiences by focusing on security and efficiency. Improvements cover Wi-Fi-only commissioning and scene management. The update sets the stage for the Matter 1.5 release this fall. Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. The smart home world is gearing up for the Matter 1.5 release this fall, but the CSA this week announced a 1.4.2 update as a precursor to prepa

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This big stick solved my smart garden connectivity problems

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-11-16 12:00:00

is a senior reviewer focused on smart home and connected tech, with over twenty years of experience. She has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. I recently installed the biggest smart home antenna I’ve ever seen, and it helped open up new areas in my smart home, from the attic to the chicken coop. The towering 12-inch-tall Home Assistant Connect ZWA-2, which launched this week

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OnePlus will limit bootloader unlocking, but it’s not all bad news

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-16 20:00:10

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR OnePlus is placing new restrictions on bootloader unlocking. It requires filling out an application form and limits the number of requests to one every 30 days. Thankfully, these limitations only apply to Chinese users (so far) and only on devices running at least ColorOS 16 based on Android 16. Android has evolved significantly in the last decade, and one noticeable shift has been in the decline of custom development in Android. Custom ROMs or mods are f

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Managing time shiftable devices (2024)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-14 04:28:15

Managing time shiftable devices Published on August 12, 2024 30 minute read Back to homepage Heat pumps, induction cooking, electric vehicles (EVs) - our energy consumption is rapidly becoming more and more electric. And with good reason: electrification (switching to devices that use electrical energy) is an effective way of reducing carbon emissions when the used energy is produced in a renewable way, so it is one of many ways by which we can try to limit global warming and climate change. Th

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Samsung has a new way you can get a Galaxy foldable at an actually affordable price

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-18 17:34:00

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has announced that it’s expanding its certified refurbished program to include Galaxy foldable devices for the first time. The Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 are now available as “Certified Re-Newed” phones exclusively from Samsung’s website. Samsung specialists service the refurbished phones with genuine parts, including a new battery, and they come with a one-year warranty. If you’ve been eyeing a Galaxy foldable phone but balked at the pr

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Unplugging these 7 common household devices greatly reduced my electricity bill

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-11-19 03:55:00

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET With costs climbing across the US, energy prices stand out -made worse by record-breaking summer heat and recent waves scorching multiple states. Having endured several of them this season, I'm always searching for ways to cut back on energy use. There are many little things you can do that can shave dollars off your monthly energy bill, and they go beyond switching off the lights when you leave the room. Did you know you can save 3% on cooling costs for every 1°F

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NIST Finalizes 'Lightweight Cryptography' Standard to Protect Small Devices

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-20 12:43:46

Lightweight cryptography is designed to protect information created and transmitted by the Internet of Things, as well as for other miniature technologies. Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST It’s the little things that matter most, as the saying goes, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has got their back. NIST’s newly finalized lightweight cryptography standard provides a defense from cyberattacks for even the smallest of networked electronic devices. Released as Ascon-Based Li

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Study finds your smartwatch might be way off on one key health stat

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-24 08:59:20

Kris Carlon / Android Authority TL;DR Study finds smartwatch stress scores often don’t match how you actually feel. Researchers tracked 800 Garmin users for three months and saw “basically zero” correlation for stress. Sleep tracking was more accurate, but better at logging hours slept than rest quality. They’re meant to be your health sidekick, you might suspect that there’s only so much that a wearable can tell you about your mental state from taking a pulse reading. If this wasn’t already

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The Matter 1.4.2 update has the smart home upgrades you didn't know you needed

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-11-25 10:58:37

Maria Diaz/ZDNET The smart home world is gearing up for the Matter 1.5 update this fall, but the CSA just announced a 1.4.2 update as a precursor to prepare the field. Matter 1.4.2 makes devices more secure and efficient, enhancing the user experience, likely without you realizing that major changes have been made. That's the beauty of Matter: we're watching the connectivity protocol grow and blossom into a fully fledged and future-proof smart home wonder. The Matter 1.4.2 update includes Wi-F

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Matter enhancements enable cheaper HomeKit devices and slicker control

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-11-27 17:53:06

The Matter standard – which brings HomeKit compatibility to a far broader range of devices – is getting a significant upgrade. The latest version will enable the production of lower cost HomeKit-compatible smart home devices, as well as slicker control over your existing ones … A quick recap on Matter and HomeKit Originally, brands wanting to offer HomeKit compatibility had to comply with an Apple-specific standard, and submit their devices for approval. The Matter standard eliminates both st

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Surprise Matter update focuses on reliability and stability

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-11-27 17:00:00

is a senior reviewer focused on smart home and connected tech, with over twenty years of experience. She has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. For Matter, this year was never going to be about flashy new features. Other than support for security cameras, which I hear should finally arrive this fall, 2025 is all about fixing problems. And with Matter 1.4.2, announced today, t

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Apple @ Work: Device Management Service migration is going to elminate vendor lock-in on Apple fleets

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-11-27 15:00:00

Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with

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Virtual Linux Devices on ARM64

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-26 00:51:00

500 virtual Linux devices on ARM 64 Underjord is an artisanal consultancy doing consulting in Elixir, Nerves with an accidental speciality in marketing and outreach. If you like the writing you should really try the pro version. This is the first part of an experimental journey as I explore how many instances of my favorite IoT framework I can run on the 192 core Ampere One. Background I work on the Nerves project which is an IoT framework providing best-practice underpinnings and support so

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

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-01 08:28:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Researchers demonstrated a way to hack Google Home devices via Gemini. Google put additional safeguards in place for Gemini in response. Keeping your devices up-to-date on security patches is the best protection. The idea that artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to maliciously control your home and life is one of the main reasons why many are reluctant to adopt the new technology -- it's downright scary. Almost as scary as having your smart devi

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Researchers used Gemini to break into Google Home - here's how

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-01 12:42:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Researchers demonstrated a way to hack Google Home devices via Gemini. Google put additional safeguards in place for Gemini in response. Keeping your devices up-to-date on security patches is the best protection. The idea that artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to maliciously control your home and life is one of the main reasons why many are reluctant to adopt the new technology -- it's downright scary. Almost as scary as having your smart devi

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7 common household devices to unplug to save money on your electricity bill

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-02 06:14:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Costs are steadily rising in the US, and energy costs are a prominent example. This is made worse by summer temperatures being at record highs, with heat waves wreaking havoc across various states in the past few weeks. As someone who's gone through a few of these this summer alone, I'm constantly looking for ways to conserve energy. There are many little things you can do that can shave dollars off your monthly energy bill, and they go beyond switching off the lights when you

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Here’s when to look for One UI 8 beta on your Galaxy S24 and S23

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 06:27:07

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A noted tipster has suggested One UI 8 beta rollout dates for the Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S23 series. The Galaxy S24 is reported to receive its One UI 8 beta update on August 13. Samsung has already confirmed that the beta updates will be live in the US, the UK, South Korea, and India. After a stretched-out transition from One UI 6 to One UI 7, Samsung jumped too quickly to the next version upgrade. and released One UI 8 last month alongside its latest fol

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These 7 common household items were draining power all day - until I pulled the plug

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-04 12:26:00

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Costs are steadily rising in the US, and energy costs are a prominent example. This is made worse by summer temperatures being at record highs, with heat waves wreaking havoc across various states in the past few weeks. As someone who's gone through a few of these this summer alone, I'm constantly looking for ways to conserve energy. There are many little things you can do that can shave dollars off your monthly energy bill, and they go beyond switching off the lights when you

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TP-Link’s new travel router delivers Wi-Fi 7 speeds

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-12-06 22:56:42

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Connecting to free airport or hotel Wi-Fi can often be a time-consuming and frustrating task that doesn’t seem worth the effort for a bag full of wireless devices. TP-Link has announced its first Wi-Fi 7 travel router, providing up to a total of 3.6 Gbps of b

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Tired of Google Home not working? This new change will make you furious

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 03:11:23

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is updating names for certain voice options for Gemini-powered Assistant on Google Nest and Home smart devices. Some of these names are now simpler and easier to recall. These changes do not reflect Google’s plans to fix the ongoing reliability issues with Google Assistant on Home-affiliated smart devices. Google Assistant on Nest and other Google Home devices has been a mess lately, displaying a steadily declining perception of voice commands

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Unplugging these 7 common household devices helped reduce my electricity bills

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-12-11 11:00:14

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Costs are steadily rising in the US, and energy costs are a prominent example. This is made worse by summer temperatures being at record highs, with heat waves wreaking havoc across various states in the past few weeks. As someone who's gone through a few of these this summer alone, I'm constantly looking for ways to conserve energy. There are many little things you can do that can shave dollars off your monthly energy bill, and they go beyond switching off the lights when you

Topics: devices energy home save use

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Latest Tech News

Google's Smart Home Devices Are Finally Getting Gemini's AI Skills

Device searches at the US border hit record high, new data shows

The Pixel 10 Pro has a smart home feature that might make it future-proof

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Graphene capacitors achieve rapid, high-depth modulation of terahertz waves

AYN Odin 3 and Thor could be the upgrade that retro gamers have been waiting for

Apple @ Work Podcast: Streamlining patch management for macOS

PSA: One of the biggest Google Play Store alternatives is shutting down on Android tomorrow

Your smart home device just got a performance and security boost for free

This big stick solved my smart garden connectivity problems

OnePlus will limit bootloader unlocking, but it’s not all bad news

Managing time shiftable devices (2024)

Samsung has a new way you can get a Galaxy foldable at an actually affordable price

Unplugging these 7 common household devices greatly reduced my electricity bill

NIST Finalizes 'Lightweight Cryptography' Standard to Protect Small Devices

Study finds your smartwatch might be way off on one key health stat

The Matter 1.4.2 update has the smart home upgrades you didn't know you needed

Matter enhancements enable cheaper HomeKit devices and slicker control

Surprise Matter update focuses on reliability and stability

Apple @ Work: Device Management Service migration is going to elminate vendor lock-in on Apple fleets

Virtual Linux Devices on ARM64

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7 common household devices to unplug to save money on your electricity bill

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These 7 common household items were draining power all day - until I pulled the plug

TP-Link’s new travel router delivers Wi-Fi 7 speeds

Tired of Google Home not working? This new change will make you furious

Unplugging these 7 common household devices helped reduce my electricity bills

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