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The Rabbit R1 will offer up-to-date answers powered by Perplexity's AI
The Rabbit R1 AI device will offer up-to-date answers powered by Perplexity.
Google removes 'underutilized' Assistant features to focus on 'quality and reliability'
Google has announced that it will eliminate 17 features from its Assistant product, following news that it had laid off "hundreds" of employees from the division.
Pixies apologize for sabotaging your Google Assistant alarm
Google apparently did not test an Assistant feature against the song "Where Is My Mind?"
Google is shutting down its Assistant-powered Driving Mode
After announcing it at I/O 2019 and finally launching it officially last year, Google is shutting down the Assistant Driving Mode dashboard.
Here are the new features Amazon is adding to Alexa
At its annual Devices and Services Event, Amazon announced a number of new skills and features that will be added to its Alexa voice assistant.
Google is scrapping Assistant's ability to set location-based reminders
You'll have to find another way to remind you to get milk at the grocery store.
Google's big Android update offers voice pay for parking and offline live transcriptions
Google has released a bunch of new features and updates across its products.
Google has fixed the 'white noise' sound on Nest speakers that helps people sleep
Google recently changed its white noise ambient sound to something that loops more often and has a muffled sound. Users are not happy.
Google Pixel update delivers time-saving improvements on new and older models
Google has rolled out a number of updates that will help owners of both older Pixel and the latest Pixel 6 devices.
Google made an app to ease communication for people with speech impairments
Google made an app called Project Relate that could help people with speech impairments communicate more easily with others.
Google Assistant will let you teach it how to pronounce tricky names
Google is introducing a handful new updates that will make Assistant better at pronouncing tricky names and understanding the context of conversations you share with it.
Google Assistant can fill out your payment info for your next takeout order
Google's Assistant updates for Spring 2021 revolve around simplifying the restaurant checkout process and making it easier to automate your smart home.
There's a Google-branded Fiat 500 range now
Fiat has launched special edition versions of its 500 lineup of cars with an unusual partner: Google.
Google is officially retiring the Home Max
Say goodbye to the Home Max, Google’s original large smart speaker meant to provide HiFi audio. The company has shared with Engadget that it is no longer manufacturing the device and that it’s sold out of the last few units on the Google Store. Existing users will still see support for the foreseeable future, and there are no plans to end support for this or the original Google Home.
Samsung SmartThings can now control Google Nest devices
Starting in January, Google and Samsung plan to integrate their respective platforms more closely together.
Google is giving its smart displays new touch controls
Smart displays are a unique type of product. The company is announcing a new set of features for its smart displays, including an “improved visual experience,” a dark theme, relaxing sounds, gentle alarm and Meet improvements. Instead of sticking to a one-page layout with all your notifications and cards lined up horizontally, Google’s smart displays will now have five tabs at the top the following sections: Your Day, Home Control, Media, Communicate and Discover.
Google has added more natural-sounding voices to Assistant
A credit card CVC verification option is also on the way to smart displays.
Google promises better search results for recipes, jobs and shopping
It also rolled out Assistant-powered audio messages on Android.
Google's smart displays will simplify multi-room audio
For people with multiple Google speakers and displays in their home, getting all your devices to play the same music can be tricky. At the top of the list is a master control for volume that allows you to quickly soften the music when it’s too loud, for example.
Google Assistant's latest games are built for your smart display
Google Assistant gets a handful of new games to play on smart displays.
