The White House presses Anthropic to stop jailbreaks, Google finally launches its Gemini-powered Home speaker, and Matter 1.6 adds NFC setup, cross-ecosystem device sharing, and smarter thermostat features.

• The White House Wants Anthropic to Block All Jailbreaks. That May Not Be Possible
• The Gemini-Powered Google Home Speaker Is Finally Here
• Matter 1.6 Announced With NFC Setup, Cross-Ecosystem Device Sharing, and Smarter Thermostats
• Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows | TechCrunch
• OpenAI launches scheduled tasks in ChatGPT, details here - 9to5Mac