Community members are invited to learn about smart thermostats during an Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program open house at 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 at LIFT, 121 S. 17th St.

Google is adding new Nest cameras and a smart home speaker to its portfolio, tagging alongside a revamped companion app and Gemini taking the charge as the conversation agent.

With the ‘semantic scene understanding’ introduced by Gemini, notifications should become incredibly specific: ‘UPS driver left a package on the porch by the chair,’ or ‘a woman in an Amnesty ...

Gemini for Home is a new, foundational intelligence that transforms your relationship with your home, says Google. Gemini not only replaces the Google Assistant on your smart displays and speakers but ...

Google is rolling out a redesigned Google Home app starting today, October 1, built to support its new AI assistant Gemini. The update focuses on speed, reliability, and unifying Nest features that ...

An Ohio lawmaker has introduced a bill that will allow utility companies to automatically adjust your thermostat at your house.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google introduced a range of new Nest-branded hardware on Wednesday, just a day after Amazon.com Inc. held its own product showcase, as both companies vie to more deeply integrate ...

Smart home devices can streamline a lot of your day-to-day tasks, but all of this convenience comes at a potential cost, as smart tech is vulnerable to attack. Here's what you need to know to secure ...

During the cold weather of fall and winter, knowing how to stop pipes from freezing becomes ever more important. Luckily, frozen pipes and subsequent leaks are more than preventable if you take the ...

Both Google and Amazon are moving to more deeply integrate artificial intelligence (AI) through their smart home offerings.| Business News ...

The real focus of this new product wave is showcasing Gemini for Home, the Google’s AI platform that will be replacing Assistant as the brains for countless smart home devices. As part of this push, ...

Google has pulled the plug on Nest Aware and Aware Plus, replacing them with a brand new subscription for its smart home devices.