The Google Home app will soon support the Nest Protect

Image: The Verge Will the last device leaving the Nest app please turn out the lights? The day finally arrived; Google has announced it’s transitioning the Nest Protect smoke and CO alarm to the Google Home app. This means you’ll be able to get alerts and notifications for your alarm directly through Google Home, as…

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Israel-Hamas cease-fire, hostage release deal reached

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire deal that also ensures the release of hostages, Fox News has confirmed. “A Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal was reached following the Qatari Prime Minister’s meeting with Hamas negotiators, and separately Israeli negotiators in his office,” a source briefed on the matter told Fox News. Separately,…

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Social media platforms are not built for this

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Like the wildfire conditions in Los Angeles County, my For You page on TikTok turned overnight. I woke up last week to a phone screen filled with ravenous flames and video after video of razed homes, businesses, and other structures. Influencers broke from their regular cadence of…

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Iran’s president denies claim that Iran tried to assassinate Trump

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country “never” plotted to assassinate President-elect Trump and affirmed that “we never will.” Pezeshkian made the statement during an interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt on Tuesday in Tehran. U.S. intelligence authorities had stated that Iran was exploring an attempt on Trump’s life prior to Election Day.  “This is…

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