Look for security systems, showers, microwaves, garages and more to work more naturally with your Google Home. …read more Source:: CNet

Tick-tock, tick-tock … the superhero show’s coming in the fall. …read more Source:: CNet

We have been hearing about the “convergence” of physical and cyber security for years, but even today there are still debates about whether it has happened yet (spoiler alert: it hasn’t). Part of the challenge might be that the word convergence itself can apply to more than one kind of activity – for example, some…

It’s a busy day in Ohio. …read more Source:: CNet

From Google Assistant to the budget Pixel 3A, here’s everything the search giant announced. …read more Source:: CNet

New options for gender nonconforming emoji are reportedly coming to the next version of the mobile OS. …read more Source:: CNet

Commentary: By moving beyond Verizon, Pixel phones can finally compete. …read more Source:: CNet

Video games popular among kids would be prohibited from offering “loot boxes” or randomized assortments of digital weapons, clothing and other items that can be purchased for a fee, under federal legislation to be introduced by Republican Sen. Josh Hawley (Mo.). From a report: Hawley’s Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act takes aim at a…

Um, are we supposed to feel proud about this? Wow. Pat yourself on the back, Blighty. The average download speed UK punters receive has surpassed the distinctly average 50Mbps, comms regulator Ofcom said today.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Ben Thompson, writing for Stratechery: For a company famed for its engineering culture, you wouldn’t expect a video at Google’s annual I/O developer conference to have such emotional resonance. And yet, just watch (I have included the context around the video in question, which starts at the 2:33 mark): “I liked that very much.” This…