Apple, Google, Amazon Want One Language for Smart Devices
- Siri, Alexa and Assistant should work with other products
- Privacy is a top concern as huge amounts of data collected
Google Home and Home Mini smart speakers.
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Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc. -- three of the biggest smart-home and voice-assistant providers -- are joining forces to make internet-connected homes easier to set up and safer to use.
The rivals announced Wednesday that they’re working with the Zigbee Alliance, a foundation that promotes standards for the Internet of Things, and its members including Samsung Electronics Co., Somfy SA and IKEA, on a new standard that will ensure their products work with one another.