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The Verge · WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026

Google's New Smart Speaker Hardware Is Excellent. Gemini Cannot Answer Basic Questions Reliably.

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT

The speaker sounds very good. Adequate confirmed this. The AI assistant told Adequate that Tuesday was a national holiday. It is not. The hardware team has shipped. The software team has also shipped. These are not the same ship.

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