Google backs AI over VR

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has backed growth of artificial intelligence over virtual reality as the next era of computing. Speaking on the company's earnings call, where Google reported year-on-year revenue growth of 23% to 20.3 billion for Q1, Pichai highlighted investments in machine learning projects and artificial intelligence will continue, though the team is not discounting virtual reality completely. "And overall, I do think in the long run, I think we will evolve in computing from a mobile first to an AI first world," said Pichai. "And I do think we are at the forefront of development. And so that's the core of what we do, and we'll continue to do that."