Profile of Google's SVP of hardware Rick Osterloh, who restructured its hardware organization and is tasked with integrating Google Assistant into devices
IT'S EARLY IN the morning on October 4, 2016, and in a few seconds, Rick Osterloh will present Google's latest gadget portfolio to the world. Tweets: @kevinctofel and @nxthompson Tweets: Kevin C. Tofel / @kevinctofel : Great profile of Osterloh and Google's “Assistant everywhere” approach. One question I would have liked to see asked (maybe it was) & answered: What does he think of Alexa and Bixby? http://www.wired.com/... Nicholas Thompson / @nxthompson : “The future involves a whole lot more hardware, and for Google that shift represents an existential threat.” http://www.wired.com/...