TNW 407: Google & Amazon Reveal New Hardware - Google & Amazon's Battle for Your Home

Abrar Al-Heeti joins Tech News Weekly this week! OpenAI launches Sora 2. AI is powering more fraudulent ads. Amazon updates its lineup of products. And Google incorporates Gemini into its smart home devices.

• OpenAI launches Sora 2, its latest video generator app. Sora 2 seeks to rival platforms such as TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
• DoubleVerify's DV Fraud Lab has detected a rise in fraudulent apps available for download, with AI powering these apps to hijack mobile devices.
• Amazon held its Fall Hardware Event this past week, unveiling the latest Echo devices, Ring security cameras, and its next-gen Alexa+ chatbot being available in these devices.
• And Florence Ion joins the show to discuss Google's revamp of its smart home devices, introducing Gemini for Google Home and the new Google Home Speaker, which is slated to launch in Spring 2026.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti

Guest: Florence Ion

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