Apple unveiled Siri AI at WWDC26 on June 8, a revamped voice assistant powering a fall 2026 smart home lineup including a Home Hub with a 7-inch display and facial recognition, an upgraded Apple TV 4K…
A community developer built EdgeHome Harness, a Rust framework that treats a 1B language model as untrusted input for smart-home control. The harness, weighing 25-64 MB, validates model outputs with d…
Google Home will update its facial recognition feature on June 23rd to identify people using body size and clothing color when faces aren't visible, and will automatically update Familiar Faces librar…
Google is rolling out a major update to Google Home, enhancing the app, Gemini voice commands, and camera features. The update includes faster performance for timers and media controls, improved accid…
Indigo Engineering, a seven-person team building software for progressive organizers, adopted display.dev to collaborate on AI-generated HTML and markdown artifacts, replacing messy Slack screenshots …
Google's first new smart speaker in six years, the Google Home Speaker, starts shipping on June 29th, with preorders opening today. Priced at $99, it is designed for Gemini for Home and features 360-d…
Thread Group has launched the beta version of its Thread Network Diagnostics Tools app, providing users with visibility into their Thread-based smart home networks for the first time. The app, availab…
Nick Creighton of SmartHome Wizardry rebuilt his home automation system using Matter, AI-enhanced assistants, and presence-aware sensors to create routines that anticipate user needs rather than waiti…