Google unveil smart assistant to allow '2 way dialogue' with its artificial intelligence software

Google has revealed a new smart AI assistant and will build it into everything from a new smart listening speaker to a new messaging app. The firm is aiming squarely at Amazon's Echo with the Home speaker, and WhatsApp and Snapchat with the Allo app. Sundar Pichai took to the stage at a giant outdoor amphitheatre holding 7,000 next to Google's Silicon Valley HQ to unveil the Google Assistant and Google Home speaker, alongside a new version of Android and a virtual reality headsets for mobile phones. Mario Queiroz showed off the new Google speaker, called Google Home, that will be released later this year. The tech giant is reportedly working on an update to its current entry-level Cardboard, and is expected to release a headset this year.