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🚨 Researchers turned Google Gemini into a smart home puppeteer! Call it "Home Alone 4: Tech Edition" πŸ”ŒπŸ€–πŸ’€πŸ’₯
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🚨 Researchers turned Google Gemini into a smart home puppeteer! Call it "Home Alone 4: Tech Edition" πŸ”ŒπŸ€–πŸ’€πŸ’₯

August 06, 2025
3 months ago
Engadget
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πŸŒͺοΈπŸ’€ BREAKING NEWS: Your Smart Home is a Cozy Death Trap! πŸš¨πŸ€‘πŸ’° So, like, do *you* want your smart fridge talking to your oven while you’re busy wondering if you should order sushi at 2 AM? 🍣✨ Well, buckle up buttercup, 'cause researchers just *hacked* Google Gemini, and now your smart home is basically a scene from a horror movie. πŸŽƒπŸ‘» According to Wired (a.k.a. the info source we didn't want but clicked on anyway), these geniuses managed to turn calendar invites into *hacksaws* for your digital life! Imagine sending a β€œthanks” for your calendar summary, and suddenly your lights are dimming like it’s prom night. πŸ’‘πŸ’” β€œHey, Google, can you open the window?” 😱 Yeah, if you’re cool with Skynet taking control of your A/C! πŸ˜‚πŸ€– Andy Wen at Google was all like, "We’ll fix it, it’s fine πŸ™ƒ." But honestly, if Google was a meme, it’d be that distracted boyfriend, looking at β€œusers' trust” while its girlfriend, β€œcybersecurity,” frowns in the background. πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈπŸ‘€ πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Hot take: In the next year, your smart home will start selling your secrets to Big Tech for β€œbroader user insights.” Buckle up, it’s gonna get wild. 😱πŸ’₯ This is *fine.* Spread the chaos! 🀯✨ #SmartHomeHacks #GoogleWoes #StonksDown

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