Amazon has made its generative AI-powered Alexa+ assistant free for Prime members on Fire TV devices, with non-Prime users paying $19.99 per month. The upgrade, which rolls out automatically to eligib…
Google's Pet Memory feature for Gemini for Home, which promises Nest cameras can recognize pets by name, failed to distinguish between the author's three cats during two weeks of testing, rendering pe…
Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI for poaching employees echoes Steve Jobs' aggressive tactics to protect talent, as revealed by former Apple executive Tony Fadell. Fadell recounted a 2005 incident where…
Mill, a startup that raised over $232 million, is developing an AI-powered commercial bin that dehydrates and analyzes food waste from restaurants and grocery stores. The device reduces waste volume b…
The battle to own the inevitable AI assistant is underway, with the winner being the platform that understands the behavioral shift, not just the technology shift. The author predicts one winner will …
SwitchBot launched a new outdoor security camera with 3K resolution and AI event descriptions, including wildlife recognition down to the species level. The camera costs $80 with optional cloud storag…
Google's 2025 Environmental Report reveals data center electricity demand surged 27% in 2024, doubling over four years, and total emissions hit 11.5 million metric tons of CO₂e, up 48% since 2019, dri…
Hootsuite launched Social OS and Wisdom, a social-first AI agent, on June 24, 2026, reorganizing its product portfolio into four AI-powered tools connected by a shared agentic layer. The company also …
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 announced the $99.99 Google Home Speaker, its first standalone smart speaker since 2020, powered by Gemini AI for natural language and multi-step requests. The device offers free AI features fo…
Google announced its first new smart speaker in six years, the $99 Google Home Speaker, which ships June 25. The device is built around Gemini for Home, but key features like Gemini Live and Home Brie…
Google announced the new Google Home Speaker, its first audio device built for Gemini, available for pre-order at $99.99 and launching June 25. The speaker features Gemini for Home voice assistant wit…
Google announced the Google Home Speaker, the first dedicated smart speaker in six years, powered by the Gemini assistant instead of the old Google Assistant. Preorders start June 17 for $100, with of…
Google launched Wear OS 7 for Pixel Watch 2, 3, and 4, introducing Live Updates that sync with Android phones and offering up to 10% more battery life. The update also includes upcoming Gemini Intelli…
Tony Fadell, the inventor of the iPod, co-creator of the iPhone, and founder of Nest, discussed the heated internal debates over whether the iPhone should have a physical keyboard and warned that cogn…
The article argues that the repository pattern is often misapplied in CRUD-heavy backend applications using TypeScript, Go, and Rust, where it typically becomes a worse interface over the database rat…
Smart home companies like Google and Amazon have struggled to profit from the industry, but now see AI-powered subscriptions as a potential solution. Google is expanding its Gemini AI tools to third-p…