Google Reportedly Plans Major Home Mini Speaker Refresh, Will Embrace Nest Branding

Google reportedly working on next-gen Home Mini, dubbed the Nest Mini, with a wall mount, improved speakers, new colors.
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Google contractors told to stop listening to conversations captured on your Home assistant… for now, in Europe at least

Google has agreed to temporarily stop listening to audio captured by its Google Home smart speaker across the European Union… after an investigation was started by German regulators.
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"Smart" coffee table packs in the techy features

You may think that the humble coffee table is something that couldn’t be subjected to a high-tech makeover, but … yeah, you’d be wrong. The currently-crowdfunding Coosno is equipped with a mini fridge, voice control, Google Home and mo… Continue reading "Smart" coffee table packs in the techy features

Amazon Alexa, Google Home On Collision Course With Regulation

Threatpost talks to Tim Mackey with Synopsys about recent Amazon Echo and Google Home privacy faux pas. Will GDPR and other regulations catch up to the voice assistants? Continue reading Amazon Alexa, Google Home On Collision Course With Regulation

Google Home Silently Captures Recordings of Domestic Violence and More

Google is under fire after a report found that Google Home and Google Assistant records user audio, even when no wake-up word is used. Continue reading Google Home Silently Captures Recordings of Domestic Violence and More