Google Assistant is coming to ChromeOS

Google Assistant has been around for a while now but is still predominantly centred on Android smartphones and the Google Home. In an attempt to catch up with Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri, Google's now preparing to bring the Assistant to a new class of device. Evidence found within the Chromium source, found by XDA-Developers, strongly implies the Google Assistant will be available to new ChromeOS devices. Code containing references to the "GoogleOSAssistant" and "AssistantManager" was recently merged into the main ChromeOS source. It includes references to some settings for the feature and hints at how the assistant will operate when running on a ChromeOS laptop.