At its developer conference, OpenAI announced a new API, the Assistants API, that it characterizes as a step toward helping developers build “agent-like experiences” within their apps. Using the ...

Google Assistant as we knew it is on the way out. Well, at least its guts. Late last year, Google added AI capabilities from its chatbot Bard to Google Assistant, allowing the virtual helper to make ...

Update August 27, 2025: Google is planning on replacing the Assistant with Gemini everywhere. And that continues to happen, now with the Google Home app, and the new Nest products launching this fall.