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Google Moves Internally to Incorporate AI Into Google Assistant

Tim August 1, 2023 5

An internal email sent by Google VP Peeyush Ranjan and director of product Duke Dukellis lays out work the company is beginning to combine artificial intelligence (AI) and Google Assistant. The work is said to have already started for Assistant on mobile, and...

Google Combines Multiple Apps, Services Into Experimental Assistant ‘Memory’ Feature

Tim March 24, 2021 11

As Android users, we have a few ways of saving information for later down the road, depending on how we need to access that information. For example, if I have an idea for a song, I'd toss that into Google Keep and access it for editing whenever I want. I...

Google Podcasts Swipes ‘Your News Update’ From Assistant

Tim September 2, 2020 4

For some time, you've been able to ask Google Assistant to give you a news update. However, Google is bringing that same feature to Google Podcasts, which seems like a weird move because Google says it will use, "new natural sounding text-to-speech voices to...

Google Assistant Will Now Help You Find a Local Tradesman

Tim November 30, 2017 6

Need the help of a local electrician, plumber, or house cleaner? Well, thanks to a sweet update for Google Assistant, the service can now help you pinpoint the perfect helper. For example, you can say, "Ok Google, I need a plumber." With that, Assistant will...

Google Home Max Announced, Arrives This December for $399

Tim October 4, 2017 59

Google has surprises! Announced at its press event, Google introduced the Google Home Max, a Google Assistant-powered high-quality speaker that is all about that bass. Unlike the standard Google Home, the Google Home Max is specifically made to satisfy those...

Report: LG G6 May Include Google Assistant

Tim January 20, 2017 48

According to Business Korea, LG is working with Google to include Google Assistant with the launch of the G6. If this move does take place, LG could be the first OEM to include Assistant on its devices, outside of the existing Pixel and Pixel XL from Google....

Google Assistant is a More Personalized Google Search Experience

Tim May 18, 2016 30

Google is essentially rebranding Google Now and the overall Google Search experience for individual users, announcing Google Assistant at this year's Google I/O developer conference. Unlike the 1-way conversations we have with Google right now, Assistant is a...

SoundHound Announces “Hound” Personal Assistant App

Kellen June 2, 2015 14

Looking for a personal assistant app on Android outside of the combination of Google Now and Google Voice Search? SoundHound introduced an app today called Hound that wants to be just that. It's currently an invite-only service, but if their promo video is to...