Google bids for AI leadership with new Pixel 2 smartphone

Internet giant Google’s big gadget unveil is all about positioning itself for the artificial intelligence era, not becoming an iPhone killer.
The flagship product is the Pixel 2 – a product so important for Google that it blew a billion bucks on beefing up its R&D team. As a premium smartphone the specs seem to measure up, with the camera apparently of the highest standard. But top components have been table stakes in the smartphone game for some time; Google’s aim is not t