Both Windows 10 and macOS Sierra come with voice-activated digital assistants to do your bidding. Here are all the different ways you can put them to use.

Smart assistants can be found on your Windows or macOS computer as well as your smart speakers and smartphone.

Google Assistant has already had control over appliances and other not-so-typical connected devices for a while, but it's been clunky and limited. You could turn your oven on with a simple command ...

Google Assistant was having trouble with controlling smart home devices. The issue appeared to be happening in the US and other locations. The problem seems to be fixed now.

Home Assistant had previously released OpenAI and Google AI integrations for Assist, but until now, the voice assistant didn’t have access to smart home control when it was powered by an LLM.

Google's big-screen operating system is getting an update to add better voice capabilities including smart home control.

The Polestar 2 is gaining yet more Google Assistant controls, but this time you're able to control in-car hardware with voice-powered devices.