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Topic > Google Assistant
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![AI Weekly: If Duplex is the future, then Google Assistant, Alexa, and Cortana should start working together](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
AI Weekly: If Duplex is the future, then Google Assistant, Alexa, and Cortana should start working together
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Sonos files for IPO, highlighting profitability but also risks it faces with Apple, Google, Amazon
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Microsoft spells out its plans for Semantic Machines
![Google Assistant can now use your voice to control 5,000 devices](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Google Assistant can now use your voice to control 5,000 devices
![Google announces investment program to back digital assistant startups](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Google announces investment program to back digital assistant startups
![Amazon expands Alexa Voice Service to Germany and the U.K.](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/download-1-copy-5.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Amazon expands Alexa Voice Service to Germany and the U.K.
![Amazon Echo is better at talking about Super Bowl LI than Google Home](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/download-1-1.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Amazon Echo is better at talking about Super Bowl LI than Google Home
![5 predictions about Alexa, Cortana, and other AI assistants](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/download.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
5 predictions about Alexa, Cortana, and other AI assistants
![5 ways popular Alexa skills keep users coming back](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/amazon-alexa.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
5 ways popular Alexa skills keep users coming back
![Google’s AI assistant now has services like a dog doctor and wine guide](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/google-home.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google’s AI assistant now has services like a dog doctor and wine guide
![Google’s Allo gets Lucky, its first bot after Google Assistant](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/google-allo-lucky-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google’s Allo gets Lucky, its first bot after Google Assistant
![Google Assistant can now control Belkin and Honeywell smart home gadgets](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Google-Assistant-Google-Pixel-XL-ODonnell-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google Assistant can now control Belkin and Honeywell smart home gadgets
![BotBeat Weekly: This week’s top bot stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat Weekly: This week’s top bot stories
![Westworld is full of sex and violence, but the show’s Google Home bot won’t talk about it](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/westworld-main.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Westworld is full of sex and violence, but the show’s Google Home bot won’t talk about it
![Google Assistant actions can now talk about religion, eldercare, and city services](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Screen-Shot-2016-05-18-at-1.25.15-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google Assistant actions can now talk about religion, eldercare, and city services
![Betaworks launches Voicecamp startup accelerator around AI assistants and Alexa skills](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/amazon-alexa.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Betaworks launches Voicecamp startup accelerator around AI assistants and Alexa skills
![Ford to bring Amazon’s Alexa to millions of cars already on the road](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/AmazonEcho_2733_HR.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Ford to bring Amazon’s Alexa to millions of cars already on the road
![Nvidia overhauls Shield TV with Google Assistant voice commands](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nvidia-shield-tv.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nvidia overhauls Shield TV with Google Assistant voice commands
![Google’s AI assistant has 5 New Year’s resolutions for you](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Google-Home-ODonnell-02.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google’s AI assistant has 5 New Year’s resolutions for you
![Track Santa with Google Home and Amazon’s Alexa](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/312541706_63c9f0d77d_b.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Track Santa with Google Home and Amazon’s Alexa
![BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories
![What Google, Microsoft, and Amazon did this week in the race to be everyone’s favorite virtual assistant](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/15966145248_5ebc2ddcf0_k.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
What Google, Microsoft, and Amazon did this week in the race to be everyone’s favorite virtual assistant
![BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories
![Google Home launches support for WebMD, Quora, Domino’s, and dozens more](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/google-home-1.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google Home launches support for WebMD, Quora, Domino’s, and dozens more
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VentureBeat news is now available on Google Home
![Facebook is testing suggested responses in its M assistant](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Facebook-Messenger-logo-F8-2016-Novet-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook is testing suggested responses in its M assistant
![With Delivery.com and Kip, groups can vote on where to go for lunch](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lunch.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
With Delivery.com and Kip, groups can vote on where to go for lunch
![Wynn Las Vegas to put an Amazon Echo in every hotel room by summer 2017](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/download.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Wynn Las Vegas to put an Amazon Echo in every hotel room by summer 2017
![How Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, and Apple Siri will help automate business](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Cortana-image.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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How Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, and Apple Siri will help automate business
![BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories
![Dashbot now helps bot developers building on Google Assistant measure what works](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dashbot-homepage.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Dashbot now helps bot developers building on Google Assistant measure what works
![Google teams with Gupshup to develop voice-activated Actions for Google Home](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-07-at-12.26.44-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Google teams with Gupshup to develop voice-activated Actions for Google Home
![Actions on Google platform launches for Google Home](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Google-Home-ODonnell-08.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Actions on Google platform launches for Google Home
![Amazon Alexa vs. Google Assistant: A war of words](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/shutterstock_199647008.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Amazon Alexa vs. Google Assistant: A war of words
![Google Assistant now speaks Hindi and Brazilian Portuguese in Allo messaging app](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PHOTO_20161205_102337.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google Assistant now speaks Hindi and Brazilian Portuguese in Allo messaging app
![Wheelchairs, Pringles cans, and other unlikely objects with Amazon’s Alexa](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/maxresdefault-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Wheelchairs, Pringles cans, and other unlikely objects with Amazon’s Alexa
![Here’s a reality check on chatbots](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/doctor-strange-trailer-image-3.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Here’s a reality check on chatbots
![You will love this Siri versus Google Assistant infographic](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/shutterstock_305248046.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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You will love this Siri versus Google Assistant infographic
![The Bots Landscape evolves, adds heavyweights like Google Assistant, funds 14 more Slack bots](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/shutterstock_329541794.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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