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Google's Gemini for Home assistant reaches 3.5M users ahead of speaker launch

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Google has announced that 3.5 million users have participated in early testing of its Gemini for Home assistant. The company sent out emails to these testers, expressing gratitude for their feedback. This announcement also serves to build anticipation for an upcoming Google Home Speaker, which is expected to be revealed next week. AI

IMPACT Indicates growing consumer adoption and testing of AI-powered home assistants, potentially paving the way for broader smart home integration.

RANK_REASON This is a product update and user engagement metric for a consumer AI assistant, not a frontier model release or significant industry event.

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Google's Gemini for Home assistant reaches 3.5M users ahead of speaker launch

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Google: 3.5M users have tested the Gemini for Home assistant, Speaker teased for next week Google sent an email to customers today thanking Gemini for Home earl

    Google: 3.5M users have tested the Gemini for Home assistant, Speaker teased for next week Google sent an email to customers today thanking Gemini for Home early access testers for their feedback, and laying the groundwork for the upcoming Google Home Speaker. https:// 9to5google…

    LINKS 9to5google.com/…/google-home-speaker-tease

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