Today: 11 July 2026

Leokadia Głogulska

Leokadia Głogulska is a financial and technology journalist at TS2.tech, covering stocks, artificial intelligence, space technology and global market developments. She graduated from Wrocław University of Economics and Business and previously worked in financial analysis before moving into business journalism. Her reporting focuses on helping readers understand the market trends, companies and technologies shaping the global economy.

Smart Home Showdown 2025: Google Nest vs Alexa, HomeKit & the Rest – Which Ecosystem Rules?

The Post-Assistant Era: Google’s Gemini Comes Home – What It Means for Your Smart Home

Nearly a decade after introducing Google Assistant as a handy voice helper, Google is now giving its smart home ecosystem a radical upgrade. Gemini for Home is an all-new AI voice assistant that will “eventually replace Google Assistant” on all Nest-brand smart speakers and smart displays theverge.com. Announced in August 2025 by Google’s Nest team, Gemini for Home is built on the company’s latest large language model technology. This means it can understand and respond to far more complex commands and questions than the old Assistant. As Google’s smart home chief Anish Kattukaran explains, Gemini leverages “advanced reasoning, inference and search capabilities”, allowing it to handle nuanced or multi-part requests that would have stumped the old Assistant blog.google. “You still say ‘Hey Google’ to get started, but your interactions will feel fundamentally new,” Kattukaran promises blog.google. Instead of rigid, scripted commands, you can speak naturally to Gemini and expect it to grasp your intent and context.
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Stock Market Today

  • Chevron (CVX) Jumps 4.3% as Alinta Energy Inks New Australian Gas Contract at Lower Volume
    July 11, 2026, 4:19 PM EDT. Chevron (CVX) shares climbed 4.3% this week to close at $176.40 on July 10. The stock was up after Chevron landed a new five-year gas supply deal with Alinta Energy in Australia, averaging 9.2 petajoules a year-down 54% from the previous seven-year contract at 20 petajoules. The company said the lower volume reflects a shift in contract terms, not weaker demand. Alinta separately signed a 30 petajoule supply agreement with LNG Japan Corporation. Chevron's big positions in Gorgon, Wheatstone and the North West Shelf account for about 40% of Western Australia's gas. Jefferies trimmed its price target on Chevron to $216 but kept its Buy call, seeing Q2 adjusted EPS at $5.86, which is 9% better than consensus. Analysts expect Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips to post strong earnings helped by high oil prices and premiums on supply risk.
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