Big Tech stopped smart speakers from using multiple talking assistants at once -...
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Big Tech’s not-so-secret plan to monopolize your home
Google made smart speakers dumber by stopping Sonos from selling one that lets you talk to all the voice assistants at once
I recently moved into a new home. But before I can get settled, I have to install a tech monopoly. Is it an Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri home?
Like a growing number of American homes, mine will be a smart home. Maybe you don’t think of yours as “smart” just yet, but this year alone, America will get 100 million more connected home gadgets like talking speakers, video doorbells, learning thermostats, robot vacuums and programmable lights. The “Jetsons” life has never been closer.
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