Home Assistant AI Tasks can now help you name and tag your automations, meanwhile the cloud strikes again thanks to Belkin and FutureHome
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Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:38 Episode Overview and Topics
00:01:21 Belkin Wemo Disruption
00:06:00 FutureHome Bankruptcy
00:07:59 Home Assistant Isometric Animated Picture Card
00:10:54 Viewer Feedback and Streaming Issues
00:21:37 AI Integration in Home Assistant
00:29:10 Introduction to LLM Vision
00:29:22 LLM Vision Features
00:31:38 Voice Processing Improvements
00:32:53 UI Changes in 2025.8
00:33:29 Matter Support Updates
00:34:22 PiHole API and Data Breach
00:37:53 Home Assistant Integrations
00:43:04 WiFi Presence Detection
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