In late November 2025, a federal class action lawsuit was filed in California alleging Google misled consumers about the reliability and longevity of its Google Nest Hub, Nest Hub Max, Nest Mini, and ...

Google's Nest Renue energy tracking feature is being spun off into a new company called "Renew Home." The core concept is partnering with power companies to obtain data about the current condition of ...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) wants to know more about how Amazon and Alphabet approach interoperability in connection with their smart-home devices and protect the user data that they collect. In ...

Big technology companies like Amazon AMZN, Alphabet’s GOOGL Google, and Apple AAPL are trying to expand in the connected home space, diversifying their range of AI-powered products from smartphone ...

The tech giant's first smart buildings could open in either late 2023 or early 2024, according to a CNBC report. Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019 ...

New financial figures for Nest shed light on Google’s race to be the eyes and ears of the smart home New financial figures for Nest shed light on Google’s race to be the eyes and ears of the smart ...

The last we heard, Alphabet’s smart city project was on hold due to privacy concerns, but now it’s moving forward--possibly even bigger than originally planned. Indeed, residents and local government ...