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The name Google is synonymous with online searches, but over the years the company has grown beyond search and now builds multiple consumer products, including software like Gmail, Chrome, Maps, Android, and hardware like the Pixel smartphones, Google Home, and Chromebooks. Its name can also be found on internet services such as Google Fi, Flights, Checkout, and Google Fiber. Here is all of the latest news about one of the most influential tech companies in the world.

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The smart home was once a far-flung pipe dream, but it is now a reality. Wherever you live, your home is ground zero for some of the most interesting tech available right now, and tech that’s yet to come. Best of all, it doesn’t have to cost a fortune to get your home up and running with smart hardware and services.

Home security and monitoring solutions can alert you to a burglary, smoke, fire, or just simple motion activity. There are plenty of options with a range of capabilities, from smart doorbells and smart locks to indoor and outdoor cameras that can see in the dark.

Smart speakers, like the Google Home, Amazon Echo, and Apple HomePod each play a big role in helping you out, too. In the kitchen, they can read out recipes, or if you’re cleaning, you can call out to them to change the song on the fly. If you buy smart light bulbs, for instance, you can turn them on and off by using your voice.

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GM is cutting off access to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for its future EVs

Twitter takes its algorithm ‘open-source,’ as Elon Musk promised

The ‘Truckla’ DIY Tesla pickup truck is still trucking

The OverDrive library ebook app is shutting down on May 1st

Twitter’s $1,000 checkmark will be free for the 10,000 most-followed companies

Soundhalo for Android screenshots

Soundhalo for Android screenshots

Images of the new Soundhalo concert app for Android

GM is cutting off access to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for its future EVs

Twitter takes its algorithm ‘open-source,’ as Elon Musk promised

The ‘Truckla’ DIY Tesla pickup truck is still trucking

The OverDrive library ebook app is shutting down on May 1st

Twitter’s $1,000 checkmark will be free for the 10,000 most-followed companies

More from Google

Google Glass Enterprise Edition is no more

Google-backed Anthropic launches Claude, an AI chatbot that’s easier to talk to

Waze is adding electric vehicle charging stations to its route planning tool

Samsung’s Moon photos are fake — but so is a lot of mobile photography

Soundhalo for Android screenshots

Soundhalo for Android screenshots

Images of the new Soundhalo concert app for Android

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GM is cutting off access to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for its future EVs

Twitter takes its algorithm ‘open-source,’ as Elon Musk promised

The ‘Truckla’ DIY Tesla pickup truck is still trucking

The OverDrive library ebook app is shutting down on May 1st

Twitter’s $1,000 checkmark will be free for the 10,000 most-followed companies

More from Google

Google Glass Enterprise Edition is no more

Google-backed Anthropic launches Claude, an AI chatbot that’s easier to talk to

Waze is adding electric vehicle charging stations to its route planning tool

Samsung’s Moon photos are fake — but so is a lot of mobile photography