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Google opens Home MCP so AI agents can control smart devices

Google Home MCP lets compatible AI agents control devices, review activity and access history for premium U.S. subscribers.

Profound raised $180M at a $1.8B valuation as demand for AI search tools and answer engine optimization heats up.

Daydream adds fashion shopping AI features for iPhone users, turning camera-roll outfits into shoppable results with Siri-powered search.

A Decoder mailbag episode explores the AI backlash, with debate over software, surveillance, agency and why users still want control.

Clearview AI is testing InquiryIQ, an AI tool that could expand face matches into full online profiles for police, raising privacy concerns.

Apple is adding iPhone photo authenticity tools to help prove images are real as AI-generated fakes and edits spread.

Chrome updates now arrive every 2 weeks as Google speeds security fixes and AI feature rollout in a faster browser market.

Siri AI is smarter, faster and more useful on iPhone, but early beta testing shows Apple still has to make it indispensable.

The AI job market is trapped in a feedback loop as candidates and employers both use software to outsmart hiring systems.

OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, touting major gains for coding and cybersecurity while tightening safeguards after a model security scandal.