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Google’s New Products Reflect Push Into Machine Learning

At developers conference, Alphabet unit updates devices for home, phone and body

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google is betting it can outsmart rivals on new products—from virtual assistants to messaging apps—with advances in artificial intelligence, technology that helps computers make decisions rather than follow instructions.

The Alphabet Inc. unit touted new software set for release later this year, dubbed Google assistant, that will answer users’ questions and complete tasks, like pulling up movie reviews or making...

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