Google, part of Alphabet Inc , is building a new mobile messaging application to
better compete with rival services such as those offered by Facebook Inc ,
The Wall Street Journal reported.
better compete with rival services such as those offered by Facebook Inc ,
The Wall Street Journal reported.
The new service would tap into Google's artificial intelligence know-how,
integrating chatbots, or software programs that answer questions, inside a messaging app.
integrating chatbots, or software programs that answer questions, inside a messaging app.
The new app will enable users to text friends or a chatbot, which will search the
Web and other sources for information to answer a question, similar to how
Google search works.
Web and other sources for information to answer a question, similar to how
Google search works.
It is unclear when the service will be launched, or what it will be named, the report said,
though it adds that Google veteran Nick Fox has been leading a team working on
the new service for at least a year.
though it adds that Google veteran Nick Fox has been leading a team working on
the new service for at least a year.
Google declined Reuter's request to comment on the WSJ report.
Popular messaging apps include Facebook's WhatsApp and Messenger services,
and Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat, while Google has a service called Hangouts.
and Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat, while Google has a service called Hangouts.
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