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Google Squares Up To Alexa On Ecommerce

Google has added shopping functionality to its smart speaker Google Assistant, as it looks to take on the popularity of Amazon Echo. Google’s Assistant will pull goods from the retailers that already support Google Express — including Costco, Walgreens and Whole Foods. To make the system work, the customer does a manoeuver familiar to anyone who has ever spoke to Alexa via an Echo.

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