Google Assistant picks up a few new tricks
Google Assistant, the voice-driven AI that sits inside Google Home (plus Android phones, newer Nest cameras and a bunch of other devices) and awaits your "Hey, Google" commands, is already pretty clever. In a quick press briefing this week, Google told us a couple of new abilities Assistant will pick up in the coming weeks. Routines are basically Google Assistant combo moves; you build them to trigger multiple actions at once.