2019年7月3日
Google Assistant finally comes to Sonos in Australia
For far too long Sonos users have been left without Google Assistant’s much-needed help as well as its far-less-needed sass.
That is, until now.
Google Assistant has finally launched on Sonos in Australia, joining its AI rival, Alexa.
While you won’t be able to have the frenemies on the same device, you can team them up across multiple Sonos products. For example, if you feel like having Alexa manage your Sonos One while Google Assistant seems more appropriate on Sonos Beam. The possibilities are truly endless.
Google’s little helper can help you queue shows onto your Chromecast, give you a highlights reel of your favourite sport matches and let you know what time you’re supposed to be at the airport for your flight.
All you’ve got to do is install the latest software update on your Sonos device and bam, Google Assistant is now in your life.
The big four banks have taken nearly $4 billion from Australians in just 3 years by keeping rate cuts to themselves
On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut the official cash rate to 1%, its lowest level in history. Homeowners and investors waited to see whether in turn their bank cut its interest rate and, almost invariably, any cut was partial, delayed or non-existent. Among Australia’s major banks for example, the latest cut will only be passed on in full by ANZ, after it partially passed the last one. Even then, ANZ has inexplicably delayed the new reduction by 10 days.
The big four — NAB, ANZ, Westpac, and the Commonwealth Bank — have literally made billions of dollars from sitting on their hands. $3.86 billion to be exact since 2016, according to the latest analysis by comparison site Mozo. By passing on only part of a rate cut, the big four banks have pocketed an extra $125 million per month on average over the last three years between them, according to Mozo’s estimates.
By passing on only part of a rate cut, the big four banks have pocketed an extra $125 million per month on average over the last three years between them, according to Mozo’s estimates. In delaying a rate change, they’ve made an extra $221 million over the same period.
Their reluctance to pass rate relief on is no doubt due to the infamous lack of competition in the Australian banking sector. Around 80% of home loans in Australia, after all, are held by one of the big four. While Marshall says there is some legitimacy when banks complain their margins are under pressure, that’s likely to carry little weight with their customers, especially less than a year on from the financial services royal commission handed down its findings of misconduct in the sector. The banks won’t be able to cut their deposit rates by another 0.25% which puts them in a difficult situation where they’ll have to decide whether they can afford to cut home loan rates any further.
Tesla's stock is soaring after it reported record-setting vehicle deliveries last quarter
Tesla shares surged 8% in late Tuesday trading after the electric automaker reported quarterly delivery figures that topped Wall Street’s expectations. Tesla said it produced a record 87,048 vehicles during the second quarter and delivered around 95,200 vehicles, also a record. Deliveries topped the 87,749 vehicles analysts polled by Bloomberg expected.
“We believe we are well positioned to continue growing total production and deliveries in Q3,” the company said.
Tesla said it delivered 77,550 Model 3 vehicles in the second quarter, topping analysts’ expectations for 70,959 deliveries, per Bloomberg data. The automaker noted it was entering the third quarter with an increase in its order backlog, seeking to quell investors’ concerns over demand.
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