Google's lead for Home and Nest Anish Kattukaran apologizes for Assistant reliability issues on home devices and announces "major improvements" later this year (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Google's lead for Home and Nest Anish Kattukaran apologizes for Assistant reliability issues on home devices and announces “major improvements” later this year  —  Google Assistant has, especially in the context of the smart home, been crumbling over the past couple of years.