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Google’s products and services have been flooded with AI features over the past couple of years, but smart home has been largely spared until now. The company’s plans to replace Assistant are moving ...

The most promising new features all require a Google Home Advanced subscription, which costs $20 per month or $200 annually. A cheaper $10-a-month (or $100-per-year) plan offers 30 days of event ...

Google is updating the Home app with new functionality, a modernized interface, and all the power of Gemini. Nest camera control features prominently in the new Home, with faster, more responsive ...

The long-awaited Google smart home revival is finally upon us, with the tech giant unveiling a bunch of new devices, all built with Gemini AI smarts powering the show. It has, as was widely expected, ...

Apple is gearing up for a new investment in the smart home that’s coming soon, and according to changes in the latest tvOS 26 beta, it seems part of that may be the replacing of the HomeKit brand with ...

Rumors indicate Apple has big plans for a new smart home push, with several new Home products and accessories launching in the year ahead. And per a new report, there are two additional Home products ...