In the smart home, we'll likely use Gemini the same way we used Google Assistant, except it will hopefully be more precise in its answers and able to make more suggestions about home management. While many AI integrations may be behind the scenes, the average homeowner will see this more as a rebrand than anything else.

More features are disappearing from Google Assistant on a variety of devices, while Gemini is poised to take over.

We’ve only just learned that , and now, it turns out that some features are being quietly retired as a result. Some will be available as part of , but devices that don’t yet have access to Google’s latest AI companion may not have an immediate replacement.

A second person has been arrested in connection to a Texas midwife who is accused of providing illegal abortions at three clinics around the Houston area.

Paxton said that Maria "Dr. Maria" Rojas is a known midwife in Northwest Houston and was taken into custody in Waller County.

A midwife in Texas has been arrested and charged with performing illegal abortions and practicing medicine without the appropriate license.