Google has said that the promise of Google Home ? its smart voice-activated speaker ? is that I won?t have to break my stride to find a light switch, change the channel, search for music or type something into a search bar again. But the $129 Google Home, which the company sent for me to review last week, stops short of that vision right now.

The tech giant has responded to backlash and says it knows users "face a transition" moving to all USB-C connectors.

Federal and state authorities are beefing up cyber defenses against potential electronic attacks on voting systems ahead of U.S. elections on Nov. 8, but few are taking new steps to guard against possible civil unrest or violence.

Comcast and Netflix, a hookup many didn't see coming, becomes official next week as Xfinity customers begin receiving Netflix on their X1 cable TV boxes.