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Google Reportedly Bringing Gemini AI to TV Sets

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Google is reportedly adding its Gemini AI model to TVs running its operating system. The new offering, an addition to the Google Assistant’s voice controlled system, was previewed by the tech giant at the CES conference Monday (Jan. 6),…

Google Wants to Simulate the World With AI

gizmodo.com

Are we sure this world is worth replicating?

CES 2025: Google to bring Gemini to TVs. 3 wild things it can do.

mashable.com

AI TVs are all the rage at CES 2025. Google's Gemini TVs have some intriguing features.

The Connectivity Standards Alliance announces that Apple, Google, and Samsung will accept its Matter certification for their "Works With" smart home programs (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)

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The Connectivity Standards Alliance announces that Apple, Google, and Samsung will accept its Matter certification for their “Works With” smart home programs — Buying a smart home product today means checking which ecosystems it works with…

Still rocking a Pixel 4a? Google might have some money for you

Google puts the Pixel 4a back in the spotlight with a new update, battery replacements, and more.

Google offers free battery replacement to some Pixel 4a owners affected by impending software update

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Google offers free battery replacement to some Pixel 4a owners affected by impending software update

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Qi2 will come to more Android phones in 2025 with help from Samsung and Google

Google will work to bring its fast-charging tech to a future revision of the Qi2 standard.

Gemini AI smarts are coming to Google Home to make the Assistant a better conversationalist

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During CES 2025, I had a chance to check out a demo of the way Google is integrating Gemini capabilities into its smart home platform via devices like the Nest Audio, Nest Hub and Nest Cameras. The main takeaway is that the conversations…

LG and Samsung add Microsoft Copilot to TVs as Google Assistant fades

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Alongside their new TV announcements at CES 2025, LG and Samsung have confirmed plans to adopt Microsoft Copilot as an AI voice assistant, not long after the latter brand ditched Google Assistant support.

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Philips' first Matter-compatible smart lock works with Apple HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Assistant seamlessly

www.techradar.com

The company is also releasing a lock with palm-recognition and video.

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Google Chrome Link to Highlight feature tipped to be working with PDFs soon

Chrome has been tipped to be testing new features lately, and the newly spotted one sounds promising.

Hidden code reveals Google's plan to make major change to Wear OS

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Hidden code found in Google app shows that Gemini AI will replace Assistant on Wear OS.

Gemini AI is coming to Google TVs later this year and I got an early first look

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This week at CES, Google presented an early look at new software and hardware upgrades coming to Google TVs. New features include a new ambient experience, the integration of Gemini, Google's AI model, to the Google Assistant, as well as a…

Google unveils an AI-powered TV that summarizes the news for you at CES 2025

techcrunch.com

Long gone are the days of simply watching the news. Google unveiled the latest version of its TV operating system at CES 2025 on Monday. It uses the company’s Gemini AI assistant to summarize the biggest news of the day for you. By asking…

Tired of begging, Microsoft now trying to trick users into thinking Bing is Google

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If you can't beat 'em, just imitate their branding, hide yours and hope they don't notice

Google Wallet tap-to-pay with PayPal is down on Android, fix coming

9to5google.com

For the past few days, Google Wallet for Android users haven’t been able to tap-to-pay with PayPal. Google is aware of the issue and working on a fix.

Man who sailed Pacific Ocean on small boat unlocked people's biggest fear when showing Google Maps location

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![CDATA[Luke - aka sailingsongbird - thought it would be a great idea to sail 3,000 miles on a tiny boat]]

TCL’s launches QM6K, powered by Google TV, with updated QD-Mini LED from $749

9to5google.com

At CES 2025, TCL is launching its updated QD-Mini LED tech starting in the QM6K lineup which is available for pre-order starting today.