...Google Home called 911 when a man pulled a gun on someone 🤔gizmodo.com/google-home-brea…
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so this story was SUPER tasty but turns out a) Google Home can't call 911 and b) news company didn't fact check that

Jul 10, 2017 · 12:34 PM UTC

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the original source updated their story but Giz didn't
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the original source seemed to delete the entire thing now :|
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The original ABC article had since all mentions of google home scrubbed from it, with a note saying it was some other smart home device.
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Yep: support.google.com/googlehom…
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This says it was an echo: fox8.com/2017/07/11/woman-sa…
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nitter.vloup.ch/lizlodude/status… I feel like this still stands.
Lizlodude @lizlodude
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This both comforting and deeply concerning at the same time... I mean at least it (supposedly) heard a 'call' command rather than just call.
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@PKKinahan Honey now knows @DavidDJJames likes to cuddle more.
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