Google Assistant can now answer your questions on the Oscars, and more


Google rolls out a few new features for its voice assistant, from helping find users’ iPhones to answering questions about the Oscars. — Google

With the Oscars just around the corner, Google has trained its voice assistant to help users keep track of the movie awards, plus a few other amusing tricks.

Google Assistant will now be able to answer questions like what time the 93rd Academy Awards is due to start, which it will adjust according to the user’s time zone, and when asked can also list what movies are nominated in which categories.

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