There are an awful lot of devices out in the wild with Google Assistant on them though – including third-party hardware that's not made by Google – which means support for the older AI bot is ...

You will finally be able to speak to your Google TV like you would speak to a person. And future models will support ambient sensors for a hands-free viewing experience.

Google laid off some employees from its hardware and central engineering teams, as well as workers in Google Assistant, its voice-activated software product. Tech news outlet 9to5Google first ...