Eliana Willis

Roku Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways The Roku Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus are available now for $30 and $40, respectively. Both streaming devices are more compact than ever, only slightly larger than an HDMI port; they’re also portable and can be powered by your TV These new Roku […] More

Google Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Google has just announced new Nest smart home devices. The new devices include a smart speaker with Gemini, Nest Doorbell, and Nest Cams. The company is also releasing multiple updates to its Google Home app. Google is introducing significant updates to its smart […] More

Some of the updates coming to Google Home will require a subscription, much like the current Nest Aware subscription. In fact, the prices for what Google is calling a Home Premium subscription will carry over from Nest Aware.Also: Your Google TV may be getting its biggest update in years – what Gemini offers at no costThe company will offer two tiers: a Standard tier for $10 per month, and an Advanced package that includes Google One subscriptions, costing $20 per month.The Standard tier will offer Gemini for Home, Gemini Live, automation features, 30 days of event video history, intelligent alerts, familiar faces, garage door and package detection, smoke and CO alarm, and alerts with zoomed-in previews.Also: You can Google the world around you by video now for free – with Search LiveThe Advanced tier supports everything in the Standard option, plus Ask Home for video history, AI notifications, AI descriptions, Home Brief, 60 days of event history, and 24/7 video history. The Google Home features will be included with Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra at no extra cost. More

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 Gen 3 Bluetooth speaker <!–> ZDNET’s key takeaways This Bluetooth speaker is available on Amazon for $399 The A1 Gen 3 delivers rich, luxurious sound in a small package You’ll want to use the app to get the best sound for every genre. more buying choices Follow ZDNET: Add us as […] More

Microsoft / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source More

Eugene Mymrin/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source<!–> on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Snowflake now offers MCP support. The company also debuted an AI suite for financial institutions. Both aim to make agentic AI more secure for sensitive datasets. On Thursday, data platform Snowflake announcde its own Model Context Protocol […] More