As Google Nest hardware ages and Google Assistant winds down, the experience hasn't been great for smart home users. Now, Google is finally acknowledging it.

Google lays off hundreds in hardware, voice assistant teams FILE — People on Google’s campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023.

The news comes as Google is laying off hundreds of employees in its Google Assistant, hardware and other divisions. The features being removed include the ability to use your voice to send an ...

Google Home is a mess in 2025, and it's why I ditched the smart home platform years ago. So if you're still using it — why?

Google has also partnered with ADT to bring more hardware and features into the Nest/Google Home ecosystem. As it stands, Gemini and Google Assistant offer two distinct ways to be “helpful.” ...

Google Assistant’s fate has been an open question for more than a year now. Once a jewel in Google’s crown, the software was a key to both the company’s mobile and smart home strategies.

Phones are first, but judging by Google's announcement, Gemini will replace Google Assistant on all platforms. The only exceptions are devices that don't meet Gemini's minimum hardware requirements.

The January 10 date of the memo means Googlers got a heads up about the Google Assistant, Hardware, Google Ads, and YouTube layoffs, but no one knows when the layoffs will stop. Making investors ...

Alphabet’s Google is laying off hundreds of people working on its digital assistant, hardware and engineering teams as part of a continued effort to lower costs and prioritize efforts around ...