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The Verge
3 days ago
- Business
- The Verge
Sonos' smart assistant is expanding from music to home control
Since its launch in 2022, the capabilities of Sonos Voice Control have expanded to include setting timers and checking the weather. But by the end of this year, the smart assistant will introduce compatibility with the Philips Hue smart home platform allowing it to also control lights through voice commands, according to Hueblog. In late 2019, Sonos acquired a Paris-based company called Snips that had created a 'private-by-design' AI voice platform. Nearly three years later, Sonos Voice Control was introduced offering users an alternative to Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for controlling the company's smart speakers with voice commands. Sonos Voice Control can be used to adjust volume, group multiple Sonos speakers together, or play songs from streaming services including Apple Music and Spotify, with an emphasis on privacy since all commands are processed locally and never sent to the cloud. Its capabilities have slowly expanded over the past few years, but interoperability with Philips Hue would be the first time Sonos Voice Control is compatible with another smart home platform. Specifics on how exactly you can control Hue lights with the smart assistant aren't known, but Hueblog speculates that users will be able to turn individual lights on and off, adjust brightness, or activate scenes using voice commands. More details will potentially be revealed at a media event that Philips Hue has planned for September 3rd, 2025, during the IFA show in Berlin where it typically announces new products and services. The Verge has reached out to Sonos about this potential major expansion of Sonos Voice Control's capabilities. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Andrew Liszewski Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Gadgets Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Smart Home Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Sonos Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Speakers Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Tech
Miami Herald
11-06-2025
- Miami Herald
Digital Overload Harms the Human Brain: 71% of People Struggle to Stay Focused
65% of people feel overwhelmed by the amount of information available online. Meanwhile, almost 50% feel stressed about missing important people often start working on one online task, they find themselves getting distracted by other links, tabs, or notifications - with many people (71%) later realizing they drifted away from their original the end of the day, 64% of people feel that they didn't manage to do something important and are looking for ways to simplify their interaction with information. LIMASSOL, CY / ACCESS Newswire / June 11, 2025 / Today, privacy-first Aloha Browser announces the results of its global study, which showed that people suffer from information overload: almost 30% of them keeping open over 10 tabs, and half of them feel stressed when they miss out on something important. About 60% of the respondents receive notifications for things they don't care about more than once per hour, including 30% receiving them every 15 minutes or more often. This situation is negatively influencing human productivity and quality of life, with 71% of people confirming that they started working on one online task, only to get distracted by other links, tabs, or notifications, and later realized they drifted away from their original goal, and 64%-that, at the end of the day, they feel that they didn't manage to do something important, such as spend time with family and friends, or sport and hobbies. "At Aloha, we believe that technologies are meant to help people cope with digital overload, stay focused, decrease stress, and organize smart information consumption. In response to our users' requests (with 58% of respondents being interested in using an AI tool that helps them stay updated and have at their fingertips the information that matters to them), today, we are releasing Snips for iOS, which follows the Snips for desktops launch earlier this year. It is designed to keep people on top of the information they really want or need and avoid digital noise," said Andrew Frost Moroz, the Founder of Aloha Browser. "Snips paves the way for a new human-centric browsing experience, shifting the paradigm from digital resources showing users content that algorithms think they need to a model that empowers users to act as their own algorithms." About Snips Snips is a ground-breaking web-snipping tool for desktops and mobile iOS devices that allows people to escape digital noise and focus on what matters to them, minimizing distractions, supporting mental clarity, and simplifying daily routines. These unique, intelligent live screenshots proactively monitor web updates for the exact information chosen by the person, offering a convenient, instantly updated feed in a familiar vertical format. This enables people to curate their own algorithms and be engaged with only the content that matters to them, protecting them from compulsive information intake, eliminating unnecessary browsing friction, helping them stay focused and avoid stress. Already available on desktops and launching today for iOS users worldwide, the Android release is expected in the coming weeks. Video, images and other materials are available here. About Aloha Browser Since 2015, Cyprus-based Aloha Browser has set out to make digital freedom and digital privacy accessible to everyone. Through its privacy-first web browser and Private AI Assistant, Aloha offers a seamless and intuitive user experience while providing unparalleled data protection, security and easy access to online content anytime, anywhere. The company has adhered to the principle of safeguarding user data. It refrains from any collection, storage, or monetization of user data and derives its revenue from its premium services. Aloha verifies the safety of its open-source engine daily, creates and designs all other browser elements and features in-house. Aloha's core product is its private and secure web browser, which includes a free encrypted and unlimited VPN with no logs, built-in AdBlock, enhanced privacy features like biometrics-locked tabs, a powerful file manager, and a media player with native VR video support. Aloha Browser is currently available for Windows, macOS, iOS, iPad and Android platforms, with millions of users worldwide. Discover more at Media Contacts: MediaRelations@ SOURCE: Aloha Browser press release
Miami Herald
11-06-2025
- Miami Herald
Smash Through Informational Noise: Meet Aloha Browser's Cutting-Edge Snips Tool for iOS
Snips for iOS - a new browser snipping tool for mobile devices - helps users break free from web clutter, protecting their time and mental selecting information from web pages they want to follow, users will see a feed of smartphone-sized snips in a familiar vertical format, with the content that matters to them. The latest updates appear at the top of their feed, and users can swipe through all their snips just like in social shifts the paradigm of information consumption that results in increasing users' focus, concentration, and productivity and decreasing the stress from the informational chaos. According to Aloha's study, over 70% of the respondents start performing one online task only to get distracted by other links, tabs, or notifications - and later realize they've drifted away from their original goal. LIMASSOL, CY / ACCESS Newswire / June 11, 2025 / Today, privacy-first Aloha Browser released Snips for iOS - a ground-breaking web-snipping tool that allows users to escape digital noise and focus on what matters to them, minimizing distractions, supporting mental clarity, and simplifying daily routines. These unique, intelligent live screenshots proactively monitor web updates for the exact information chosen by users, offering a convenient, instantly updated feed in a familiar vertical format. This enables people to curate their own algorithms and be engaged with only the content important to them, protecting them from compulsive information intake, eliminating unnecessary browsing friction, helping them stay focused and avoid stress. Launching today for iOS users worldwide, the Android release is expected in the coming weeks. According to Aloha's global study, people suffer from information overload, and because of it, most of them are not able to stay focused[1]. 65% confirmed that they feel overwhelmed by the amount of information available online, while 71% admitted that they start performing one online task only to get distracted by other links, tabs, or notifications - later realizing they've drifted away from their original goal. This results in most of them (64%) feeling that they didn't manage to do something important at the end of the day. "At Aloha, we understand the frustration of information overload that users suffer in modern days, and know that most of them feel stressed about missing important information - almost 50% of our users confirmed it," said Andrew Frost Moroz, the Founder of Aloha Browser. "Snips for iOS, which follows the Snips for desktops launch earlier this year, is designed to keep people on top of the information they really want or need. According to our study, almost 60% of respondents receive notifications for things they don't care about more than once per hour- including 30% who get them every 15 minutes or more often. While updating the only information based on the person's request, Snips protects people from noise and gives them the opportunity for smart information consumption, paving the way for a human-centric browsing experience." SIMPLE AND EASY TO USE The Snips for iOS feature is intuitive and easy to use: Choose the information you're interested in on a web page using the Aloha browser. Select "Create Snip" in the menu. Adjust the frame with your finger to capture the part of the webpage that contains the content you want to track for updates. Set up the notification. Access your Snips by swiping up on the Aloha's start page. Swipe easily through Snips with the same gesture you use in social media. Updates you care about will appear at the top of your feed. Smash through informational noise, while being updated on what is really important to you. PRIVATE AND SECURE Being a privacy-first browser, Aloha designed Snips to analyze web content using local processing power and on-device functionality, ensuring that information never unnecessarily leaves your device. Web pages are opened discreetly in the background, and only the specific section clipped by the user is monitored. Snips compares it to previously captured versions and brings any updates straight to the top of your feed. Video, images and other materials are available here. About Aloha Browser Since 2015, Cyprus-based Aloha Browser has set out to make digital freedom and digital privacy accessible to everyone. Through its privacy-first web browser and Private AI Assistant, Aloha offers a seamless and intuitive user experience while providing unparalleled data protection, security and easy access to online content anytime, anywhere. The company has adhered to the principle of safeguarding user data. It refrains from any collection, storage, or monetization of user data and derives its revenue from its premium services. Aloha verifies the safety of its open-source engine daily, creates and designs all other browser elements and features in-house. Aloha's core product is its private and secure web browser, which includes a free encrypted and unlimited VPN with no logs, built-in AdBlock, enhanced privacy features like biometrics-locked tabs, a powerful file manager, and a media player with native VR video support. Aloha Browser is currently available for Windows, macOS, iOS, iPad and Android platforms, with millions of users worldwide. Discover more at Media Contacts: MediaRelations@ [1] Aloha's Browser Internal Research "Digital Information Consumption", Q2 2025: a sample of 1,000 respondents with worldwide (WW) coverage. SOURCE: Aloha Browser press release
