On smart speakers, Gemini brings an entirely new voice assistant that uses and understands natural language, can interpret context, and can pull in more real-time information. You still activate it ...

Google announced a number of new smart home initiatives on Wednesday, including Gemini for Home and a new Google Home app.

Google is replacing Google Assistant with Gemini for Home, a more conversational and capable smart home AI assistant.

Smart speakers like the Google Nest Hub or Amazon Echo are convenient, but they come with trade-offs: you sacrifice control, flexibility, and often privacy as well. As I've gone down the Home ...