Google’s secret home security superpower : Your smart speaker with its always-on mics
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Google speakers are listening to more than just voice commands. Using them for home security could supercharge Google’s $450 million ADT deal. Last week, Reddit user Brazedowl received a curious notification on his phone : Google was telling him that a smoke detector in his home had gone off. Brazedowl, a teacher from North Carolina who goes by Drew in real life, knew about the smoke alarm — he was at home himself and had just fried some sausages in his kitchen. But up until that moment, he (...)