Google refreshes Home Speaker with Gemini AI and smarter voice controls
Google’s new Home Speaker is the first device built around Gemini, bringing smarter voice controls, conversational AI, and improved smart home functionality.
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Realtor.com wants AI to help you buy a house with Google Gemini
Realtor.com has launched RealAssist AI, a new Google Gemini-powered platform that lets buyers search for homes using natural conversation instead of traditional filters. The company says the tool can help with affordability, neighborhoods, commutes, and more, but some buyers may still be cautious about trusting AI with major financial decisions.
TCL TAB A1 Plus tablet lands on Amazon with a 12.2-inch 120Hz display and built-in Google Gemini
TCL has released the TAB A1 Plus Android tablet featuring a 12.2-inch 2.4K 120Hz display, Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 processor, quad speakers, and Google Gemini AI features. The tablet is already discounted on Amazon to $229.99.
Google Gemini now lets you import AI chat history and memories from competitors
Google is making it easier to switch AI assistants. Gemini can now import your chat history, preferences, and memories from other AI apps so you can pick up right where you left off.
Quest Diagnostics taps Google Gemini for new AI Companion that explains your lab results
Quest Diagnostics has launched Quest AI Companion, a Google Gemini-powered feature inside MyQuest that analyzes up to five years of lab results and helps patients better understand trends, terminology, and potential risks before speaking with their healthcare provider.
Android’s AI nightmare begins as malware turns Gemini into a hacking tool
Security researchers have uncovered PromptSpy, the first known Android AI malware to abuse Google’s Gemini model for on screen UI manipulation. The malware uses generative AI to keep itself pinned in recent apps, block removal attempts, and deploy a built in VNC module that gives attackers full remote access to infected devices. Android is no longer just fighting scripts and hardcoded taps. It is now facing adaptive AI driven threats.
Samsung is putting Google Gemini AI into your refrigerator, whether you need it or not
Samsung is taking AI out of phones and laptops and placing it directly into the kitchen. At CES 2026, the company plans to unveil refrigerators and other appliances powered by Google Gemini, using cameras and cloud intelligence to track food, manage inventory, and suggest actions. While some design upgrades solve real problems, the deeper push toward cloud based AI inside everyday appliances raises new questions about control, longevity, and whether consumers actually want this level of intelligence watching what they eat.
Google updates its G logo with brighter design for the AI era
Google has rolled out a brighter gradient “G” logo to represent its AI era, but critics may view it as little more than a cosmetic update.
Salesforce Agentforce 3 gives AI agents a big upgrade with clarity and speed
Salesforce has released Agentforce 3, the latest version of its AI-powered agent platform, and it is clearly trying to solve one of the biggest pain points for businesses using artificial intelligence. Companies want to adopt AI agents, but they struggle to see what those agents are doing and how to make them better. Agentforce 3 … Read more