2025.5: Process review comment, iterate, add missing backward incompat changes

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@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Enjoy the (beta) release!
   - [Waiting for the backup to finish on restarts](#waiting-for-the-backup-to-finish-on-restarts)
 - [Thousands of new text-to-speech voice variants for Home Assistant Cloud subscribers](#thousands-of-new-text-to-speech-voice-variants-for-home-assistant-cloud-subscribers)
 - [Picking entities](#picking-entities)
-- [Z-Wave Smart Start and long range support](#z-wave-smart-start-and-long-range-support)
+- [Z-Wave Smart Start and Long Range support](#z-wave-smart-start-and-long-range-support)
 - [Integrations](#integrations)
   - [New integrations](#new-integrations)
   - [Noteworthy improvements to existing integrations](#noteworthy-improvements-to-existing-integrations)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ multiple locations configured in Home Assistant.
 
 <img class="no-shadow" alt="TODO: Replace." src="/images/blog/2025-05/temp-backups-retention-per-location.png" />
 
-It might be that one of your backups locations has more storage space than
+It might be that one of your backup locations has more storage space than
 another, or that you want to keep more backups in one location than another.
 For example, maybe you have space to store the last 3 backups in your Google
 Drive, but you want to keep 25 backups on your local NAS server.
@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ to set the default behavior for the backup before upgrade toggle.
 <img class="no-shadow" alt="TODO: Replace." src="/images/blog/2025-05/temp-backups-select-preference-backup-before-update.png" />
 
 When you set the option to "Backup before upgrade", the toggle will be enabled
-by default, otherwise it will be default to disabled. There is an additional
+by default, otherwise it will default to disabled. There is an additional
 option to set this behavior for add-ons as well, so you can tweak it to your
 liking.
 
 ### Waiting for the backup to finish on restarts
 
-Another small improvement, but one an unimportant one, is that if you restart
+Another small improvement, but not an unimportant one, is that if you restart
 Home Assistant while a backup is in progress, the restart will wait for the
 backup to finish before proceeding.
 
@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@ abort the process by restarting Home Assistant.
 
 ## Thousands of new text-to-speech voice variants for Home Assistant Cloud subscribers
 
-You are are subscribed to [Home Assistant Cloud](https://www.nabucasa.com), you
+If you are subscribed to [Home Assistant Cloud](https://www.nabucasa.com), you
 not just get [backup storage included](https://www.nabucasa.com/config/backups/),
 but you also get access to the absolute [best in class text-to-speech](https://www.nabucasa.com/config/tts/)
 available. If you haven't tried it yet, you should!
 
-This release, extends the already staggering amount of text-to-speech voices
+This release extends the already staggering amount of text-to-speech voices
 and above all now include voice variants and styles. This means that you can
 now choose between different voice styles and tones, such as "friendly",
-"angry", "sad", "wispher", etc; allowing you to customize your announcements to
+"angry", "sad", "whisper", etc., allowing you to customize your announcements to
 fit the mood and context of the situation.
 
 <img class="no-shadow" alt="TODO: Replace." src="/images/blog/2025-05/temp-new-voice-variants-for-home-assistant-cloud.png" />
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Thanks a ton! 🙏 ❤️
 
 {% endimportant %}
 
-We are working on improving the context of things shown in the UI. This to
+We are working on improving the context of things shown in the UI. This is to
 ensure you always know which device or entity you are looking at, no matter
 where you are in the Home Assistant interface.
 
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ In the last release, we already had a small noteworthy change regarding this.
 We added the device and area to the entity information dialogs, so you always
 exactly know which entity you are viewing.
 
-This release, we improve context on the entity pickers in our UI. This is the
+In this release, we improve context on the entity pickers in our UI. This is the
-dropdown you see when you select an entity in, for example, an card, automation,
+dropdown you see when you select an entity in, for example, a card, automation,
 or script. This picker will now show the device and area name as well!
 
 <img class="no-shadow" alt="TODO: Replace." src="/images/blog/2025-05/temp-improved-entity-picker.png" />
 
-This slowly will remove the need for you to rename every single entity or
+This will slowly remove the need for you to rename every single entity or
 device to include this information in the name of the entity.
 
 You might notice that the entity ID isn't shown in the picker anymore. We think
@@ -233,20 +233,20 @@ we are at a point where many uses solely rely on the UI and the entity ID is
 not needed anymore. However, if you do prefer to see the entity ID, you can
 enable it in your profile settings.
 
-## Z-Wave Smart Start and long range support
+## Z-Wave Smart Start and Long Range support
 
 We are providing quite a few enhancements to the Z-Wave integration and
-experience this release. Our commercial partner [Nabu Casa](https://nabucasa.com)
+experience in this release. Our commercial partner [Nabu Casa](https://nabucasa.com)
-is working on a–not so secret–Z-Wave antenna, and we want to ensure that
+is working on a not-so-secret Z-Wave antenna, and we want to ensure that
-Home Assistant is ready for it; providing the best possible user experience
+Home Assistant is ready for it, providing the best user experience
 possible.
 
 This release, we improved the whole experience in setting up new Z-Wave devices,
-adding support for Z-Wave smart start to scan a QR code from your new device
+improved support for Z-Wave Smart Start to scan a QR code from your new device
 to magically add it to Home Assistant; and most noteworthy, we added support
-for Z-Wave long range devices directly in Home Assistant!
+for Z-Wave Long Range devices directly in Home Assistant!
 
-**TODO**: Add screenshots or little video of this this process.
+**TODO**: Add screenshots or little video of this process.
 
 <img class="no-shadow" alt="TODO: Replace." src="/images/blog/2025-05/temp-zwave-long-range.png" />
 
@@ -434,10 +434,10 @@ noteworthy changes this release:
   in Home Assistant. Cool!
 - The `floor_id` and `area_id` template methods have been enhanced by [@formatBCE]
   to also look for floors or area aliases. Awesome!
-- We new have support for trigger-based template entities for switches and
+- We now have support for trigger-based template entities for switches and
   lights. Amazing work [@Petro31]!
-- [@Petro31] wasn't done yet though, he also added support for modern YAML-syntax
+- Support for modern YAML-syntax was also added to the cover template entities
-  to the cover template entities. Nice!
+  by [@Petro31]. Nice!
 - [@frenck] added support for detecting Home Assistant Container installation
   types not running in host networking mode. This is important for
   Home Assistant to function properly. It raises a repair issue if it detects
@@ -496,20 +496,20 @@ condition, or action.
 
 **TODO:** Add small movie clip on how this works.
 
-An amazing quality of live improvement, contributed by [@jpbede]! Thank you! 🙌
+An amazing quality of life improvement, contributed by [@jpbede]! Thank you! 🙌
 
 [@jpbede]: https://github.com/jpbede
 
 ## Discover what Home Assistant is discovering
 
 Home Assistant is constantly scanning your network for new devices and
-integrations. using all sorts of discovery protocols. This greatly improves the
+integrations using all sorts of discovery protocols. This greatly improves the
 user experience, as it allows you to easily add new devices to your Home
 Assistant installation.
 
 However, sometimes, you might want to know what Home Assistant is seeing
 or wondering why a certain device is not being discovered. To help with that
-[@bdraco] added browsing tools for the DHCP, mDNS/ZeroConf and UPnP/SSDP, that
+[@bdraco] added browsing tools for the DHCP, mDNS/ZeroConf, and UPnP/SSDP that
 allow you to see what Home Assistant is seeing. It is quite technical, but
 it is a great way to see what is going on in your network.
 
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ Our very active [Discord chat server](/join-chat) is an excellent place to be
 at, and don't forget to join our amazing [forums](https://community.home-assistant.io/).
 
 Found a bug or issue? Please report it in our [issue tracker](https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues),
-to get it fixed! Or, check [our help page](/help) for guidance for more
+to get it fixed! Or, check [our help page](/help) for guidance on more
 places you can go.
 
 Are you more into email? [Sign-up for our Building the Open Home Newsletter](/newsletter)
@@ -667,8 +667,8 @@ following variables** accordingly.
 The previously deprecated state attributes for the 17TRACK entities
 have been removed.
 
-If you relied on these attributes your automations or scripts, you will need to
+If you relied on these attributes in your automations or scripts, you will need
-update them to use the dedicated sensors instead.
+to update them to use the dedicated sensors instead.
 
 ([@joostlek] - [#142622]) ([documentation](/integrations/seventeentrack))
 
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ multiple units with different features. We now merge all units of a device into
 one entry representing the physical device.
 
 As this might remove existing devices and create new ones, you should check your
-automations and scripts, if they need to be adjusted to the new device registry
+automations and scripts to see if they need to be adjusted to the new device registry
 entries.
 
 ([@mib1185] - [#142845]) ([documentation](/integrations/fritzbox))
@@ -731,6 +731,44 @@ has to be changed in Home Assistant (where applicable).
 
 {% enddetails %}
 
+{% details "Google Maps Travel Time" %}
+
+Google has deprecated the Distance Matrix API. The new Routes API does not
+provide the state attributes `Destination addresses` and `Origin addresses`
+anymore.
+
+The amount of free requests got halved, resulting in the sensor now refreshing
+every 10 minutes instead of every 5 minutes.
+
+([@eifinger] - [#140691]) ([documentation](/integrations/google_travel_time))
+
+[@eifinger]: https://github.com/eifinger
+[#140691]: https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/140691
+
+{% enddetails %}
+
+{% details "La Marzocco" %}
+
+La Marzocco released the gateway firmware v5 last month, which stopped
+supporting local communication. We now fully support this firmware; support for
+older firmware has been dropped.
+
+The following entities and controls are missing, either because they are no
+longer supported by the app or not part of the new library version yet:
+
+- Steam & coffee boiler temperatures
+- Shot timer sensor
+- Scale support
+- Steam temperature number
+- Prebrew & Preinfusion numbers
+
+([@zweckj] - [#142098]) ([documentation](/integrations/lamarzocco))
+
+[@zweckj]: https://github.com/zweckj
+[#142098]: https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/142098
+
+{% enddetails %}
+
 {% details "Network UPS Tools (NUT)" %}
 
 The status sensor has changed, providing the state from the UPS Display.
@@ -758,6 +796,26 @@ can be used to set a custom polling interval.
 
 {% enddetails %}
 
+{% details "Opower" %}
+
+If you return energy to the grid, you will have to reconfigure your energy
+dashboard.
+
+For improved experience in the energy dashboard, negative energy
+consumption/cost values have been separated into two dedicated
+return/compensation statistics.
+
+Add `Opower {utility name} elec {account number} return` under
+**Return to grid** to see return energy statistics. Track return compensation
+using `Opower {utility name} elec {account number} compensation`.
+
+([@parkerbxyz] - [#135258]) ([documentation](/integrations/opower))
+
+[@parkerbxyz]: https://github.com/parkerbxyz
+[#135258]: https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/135258
+
+{% enddetails %}
+
 {% details "Overkiz" %}
 
 Previously, for Atlantic Electrical Towel Dryer devices, the ‘auto’ HVAC mode
@@ -777,7 +835,7 @@ Now, the ‘auto’ mode in Home Assistant will correspond directly to the
 
 Persistent notifications are no longer created when devices are discovered.
 
-Automations which trigger on the persistent notification
+Automations that trigger on the persistent notification
 `config_entry_discovery` should be updated to instead trigger on the
 event `config_entry_discovered`.
 
@@ -793,8 +851,8 @@ event `config_entry_discovered`.
 The previously deprecated state attributes for the Total Connect alarm control
 panel have been removed.
 
-If you relied on these attributes your automations or scripts, you will need to
+If you relied on these attributes in your automations or scripts, you will need
-update them to use the dedicated sensors instead.
+to update them to use the dedicated sensors instead.
 
 ([@joostlek] - [#142625]) ([documentation](/integrations/totalconnect))