Amazon In Trouble? How Google Aims To Outsmart Alexa With Home

Alphabet (GOOGL)-owned Google has unveiled its Google Home device, a virtual assistant designed to answer questions and complete tasks, geared to take on the increasingly popular Amazon (AMZN) Echo. The Google assistant made its debut at Alphabet's developer conference Wednesday, after Consumer Intelligence Research Partners said last month that Amazon sold 3 million 180 Echo devices in less than two years on the market. Google is trying to position Home as a device with even more artificial intelligence capabilities, with the help of its own search platform built into the device. Google Home can change colors, and the company says it also has a learning algorithm to keep conversations going and get to know you better over time. The speaker won't be released until the fall, and the company has yet to share a price tag.