The setup process involves adding additional users through the Home app, who then train the device to recognize them by repeating a few key phrases. Google uses a neural network that's actually located on the device itself to differentiate the distinct voices in the household. The system will still respond to requests from random people, like a guest in your home, but it also means that your Home device should only read your more personal information--like what's on your schedule for the day--to you.

Google Home has developed a skill many humans have yet to master – being a better listener. The virtual assistant can now distinguish between different voices and formulate responses that are relevant to a specific user. The update comes as Google adds the ability for up to six people to connect their account to one smart speaker. Google Home can now distinguish between different voices and formulate responses that are relevant to specific users. The first step in linking multiple accounts to one virtual assistant is opening up the card in the app that says'multi-user is available'.

Smart home hubs are continuing to evolve, and Google just added a pretty important feature to its own hub, the Google Home. Previously, Home only linked up to the account of whomever set it up first. Now, the device will be able to handle multiple accounts and tell who's speaking to it, offering personalized answers to some questions. That's a feature that Amazon's Echo doesn't have. And it's important for a voice assistant that's designed to run your household.

Waking up your PC from sleep is as easy as tapping the touchscreen, moving the mouse or pressing a button on the keyboard -- but if you have a Microsoft Surface Studio, it just got even easier. As long as you have the Windows 10 Creator Update and the latest patch, all you have to do is say the assistant's keywords: "Hey Cortana." Until now, the wake phrase would only turn the screen on while it was fullly powered up -- but the new update allows the user to call the machine out of a lower power sleep mode, making it easier to use Cortana as an in-home voice assistant for casual searches.

Starting today, your Google Home device will be able to identify up to six distinct voices. Starting today, your Google Home device can identify as many as six voices, and summon information based on each person's calendars, services, and preferences. In doing so, Google's speaker-bound personal assistant becomes truly personal, unlocking the true potential of the most promising new category of consumer tech to come along in years. Oh, and it gives Google an important edge in the race with Amazon's Alexa to own the next generation of interfaces.

The Echo has been out on the market for much longer than Google Home, but we're still surprised about the latest trick that Amazon's voice-controlled speaker just picked up. As of today, you can integrate your professional G Suite calendar with the Echo. Once you set up your G Suite account in the Echo app, you can ask Alexa to add events to your calendar or read your agenda. Alexa also already works with Gmail, Outlook and Office 365 calendars as well. The surprising thing here is that Google Home doesn't yet work with G Suite accounts, nor does it even let you add events to your Google Calendar.

Google Home may finally have a solution to children "hijacking" the device to buy stuff. Google Home now supports up to six different accounts on one device and can distinguish between the voices of different users, the company announced on Thursday. It uses a specific voice as a key to share your playlists, commute time and schedule. SEE ALSO: Need some medical advice? One of the best parts of Google Assistant on the phone is that it is highly personalized to you.

Among the first things you might ask the cloud-based voice activated Google Assistant inside Google Home is to "tell me about my day." Google Assistant will then rattle off the local weather, upcoming appointments, and connect you to preferred news sources. Until now, though, the standalone artificial intelligence-infused $129 speaker--Google's rival to Amazon's popular Alexa voice-based Echo speaker--couldn't distinguish your voice from that of a spouse, partner or roommate. On Wednesday, Google began rolling out a feature to remedy the situation in households with a shared Google Home unit: the ability for up to six people to connect their account to that unit and, following a brief training period, have the speaker recognize each person's voice independently. Google Home can then deliver their commute times, calendars, playlists, and so on--not yours.

Burger King's latest marketing stunt not only resulted in some less-than-flattering descriptions of its Whopper sandwich online but now Wikipedia is calling on the fast food chain to apologize. On April 12, the chain unveiled a 15-second TV spot designed to trigger Google Home devices into reciting the definition of a Whopper, pulled from the crowd-sourced online encyclopedia. "You're watching a 15-second Burger King ad, which is unfortunately not enough time to explain all the fresh ingredients in the Whopper sandwich," an actor playing a Burger King employee says directly into the camera. Any Google Home devices set to respond to voice commands were then set off when the actor said, "OK Google, what is the Whopper burger?" At some point, public users changed the burger's definition and added "cyanide" as an ingredient in one version.

There's only so much you can tell about a person from their online dating profile--and until you really get to know someone, even a real-life encounter is kind of a gamble. No matter how tough your selection process is when you're swiping left and right, at some point you're bound to end up on a date with someone you really don't want to be with. On the one hand, you don't owe a near-stranger your time--especially if they've said or done something that, to you, is a dealbreaker. On the other, you probably wouldn't like it if your date just up and bounced. According to psychologist, dating coach, and relationship expert Dr. Paulette Sherman, the appropriate response will vary based on what exactly your issue is with your date.